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Blind trust

Louisiana bill would keep college athlete revenue-sharing details out of public view—but it treats a subsidized system like a private one.

University Lakes, next two projects

SI checks into downtown

New resort will test condo market, while adding to sports tourism economy

Fellowship of silence

A Baton Rouge bar mixes cocktails with reading books

Bibliophile’s bazaar turns 50

Take the day. Buy more than you should

College Drive dreams

What if Baton Rouge's most notorious parking lot could actually be fixed—and why it probably never will.

College Drive reality

The most significant intervention on Baton Rouge's most notorious corridor in decades is underway—sort of.

Talking City Park: beyond the usual suspects

Forum 225 gathered a new generation of voices to discuss aspirational hopes for City-Brooks Park.

Homeownership, with a climate surcharge

Home insurance isn’t just rising in Baton Rouge. It’s pushing some people to leave.

Tabasco's giant leap

As a child, one prominent Baton Rouge resident packed tiny bottles of Tabasco to save boarding school cafeteria meals. Last week was a reminder that the sauce still travels well and still has the power to rescue broccoli au gratin. Made on Avery Island, Tabasco was one of five hot

The bill nobody's running

Developers build in Baton Rouge. Future taxpayers maintain.

Going broke on sports

State money meant for classrooms is keeping college sports programs alive—and lawmakers just voted to send more.

Wade Evans fires back

The BREC commissioner pushes back as the City Park golf debate goes full political campaign.

AI to reduce poverty

A Maryland project could be duplicated in Baton Rouge to make government more efficient

The art of noticing early

A Baton Rouge Magnet High School senior has won one of the city’s more heartening cultural prizes. Sophia Zhu took top honors in the 2026 REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE High School Exhibition, a juried show at Baton Rouge Gallery that gathers student work from across East Baton Rouge Parish. The award

Join or die

City Park meeting pushed back

“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” wrote John Muir, whose words sit on BREC’s website and now feel like an accidental explanation for the latest move over City-Brooks Community Park plan. Why it matters: City-Brooks Community Park and the University Lakes are Baton

Front yards, front porches

Some Baton Rouge neighborhoods make it easy to meet your neighbors. Most don't. That's a problem worth fixing.

In God they trust

Gen Z was supposed to be done with organized religion. Nobody told the Catholic Church.

Drifting to Bay St. Louis

A second home for Baton Rouge's well-to-do welcomes all.

A new flavor

Immigration is offsetting a decline in the native population, making Baton Rouge more varied and interesting.