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Get in on the joke

GWAR has turned fake blood, alien monsters and heavy metal into something approaching a cultural institution.

A mom away from home

Rent-a-mom services are becoming the latest college craze.

The show may go on

Baton Rouge is betting that big concerts can fill a stadium, boost its profile and bring more visitors to town.

Fairways and unfair pasts

BREC’s new chief confronts City-Brooks Parks racist history, outlines vision for park system under his leadership.

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | Sept. 21–27

Why it matters: Wednesday is the week's cultural fulcrum—Weird Al and GWAR both hit Baton Rouge the same night. Thursday brings the BREC Commission's City-Brooks verdict, Farm Fête and Jason Carter at Manship. Friday explodes with five simultaneous options. Saturday closes with silent film

The Durham Redemption

The North Carolina city treats prisoners with respect—even inviting them to help shape spending on civic improvements.

A plan for all park users

Geaux Tiger$

NYT: LSU, other SEC teams among the top spenders on football payrolls.

Counting tips

Louisiana diners tipped an average of 18.9% at full-service restaurants, just below the national average of 19.1%, according to 2026 data from Toast released yesterday. By the numbers: Delaware diners tip the most, at 21.4%, while Californians tip the least, at 17.1%. Why it matters:

Respect the Grove, by damn

Friends, RedEye readers and Tiger Nation, lend me your ears; I come not to bury Ole Miss—that's for Saturday—but to praise the Grove. Pray hear me out: Understand that the good people of Oxford will be mixing a cocktail of anger, betrayal and "Et tu,

Outrunning the rats

Chicago is testing rat contraception as a rat control experiment. Mosquitoes are getting the same treatment.

Sasaki's conservancy call

A new nonprofit could run City-Brooks Park, University Lakes and Wampold Beach—if BREC, LSU and the city-parish agree.

Kiffin's the circus, not the show

History suggests a head coach's success is directly tied to the quality of his coordinators.

Lettuce bid

Corny headlines aside, BREADA’s annual fundraiser offers plenty worth bidding on, starting Saturday at the Farmers Market.

RedEye warning: your government at work

John Kennedy’s drawl gets the laughs; his questions for Kash Patel about the bureau’s hiring standards supply the punchline.

Saying 'no' to 'no'

The psychology behind Baton Rouge's favorite word—and the cities that talked themselves out of it.

Baton Rouge shifts gears on parking

Find your stride with Run Krewe

Running is good for you. Running with others is even better.

Power to the parish

Renewable energy is providing backup power to vulnerable neighborhoods. But some energy entrepreneurs see them as a replacement for the main grid many years in the future.

Look past the fairway

The golf debate has swallowed City-Brooks Park for months. On Thursday, perhaps the public's attention can focus on everything else.

A grant illusion

NYT: Relocation incentives produce mixed results.