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A police department as easy as PhD

Any Louisiana college president—public or private—can create a fully armed police department with one signature and a $10,000 bond. Why it matters: A state that professes a deep love for small, efficient government responds by making it easier to crank up a new police force than to

Baton Rouge losing its lawn-mowing roar

Here and around the country, people are switching to battery-powered mowers for their homes.

Lessons from the perfect storm

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | August 17–23

Why it matters: Friday is the week's anchor—the 10th anniversary of the August 2016 flood gets a retrospective at the Observatory, Ghostbusters gets the roast treatment at Manship and the West Baton Rouge Museum hosts an evening of spoken word, art and live music just across the

PSC may go nuclear on you

The algorithm will see you now

With AI, Louisiana may accelerate its already aggressive strategy to get rid of hepatitis C.

Field of screens

Illinois is on a run. The size of its new scoreboard is a bet that the team will win many more football games.

A lesson in accountability

Baton Rouge's government is a maze. Chelsea has a map.

Fate of Mike Johnson

If the GOP loses in the midterms, the House Speaker from Louisiana is likely to face one of three fates.

Pete Bush pours a comeback

The former LSU first baseman swings for the fences with his BamVino wine label.

Cane, meet Destiny

Galvez Rum is the most recent distillery making rum. A visit to its tasting room will show why it won medals at the international spirits competition this year.

Going big on the bluffs

A building boom at Southern will make room for more academics, more students.

In BRAF we don't trust

Better parks with upkeep

A crowded beat

A crowded beat East Baton Rouge Parish is patrolled by 11 different law enforcement agencies. Why it matters: Between five incorporated cities, three university campuses and a scattering of special-purpose authorities, EBR residents can cross a jurisdictional line just walking down the street—each one policed by a different

An unexpected burger

The American burger on Superior's menu is as delicious as the tasty Mexican fare.

Roux's first day, less scary

Sixty-four kindergartners at Highland Elementary started the school year with a little extra armor against first-day jitters, courtesy of a hometown author and a squad of local changemakers. Julie Gerdes Becnel, who wrote Roux's First Day, teamed up with the Baton Rouge Alliance for Students and

Roads crumble despite billions

Billions in new federal highway money haven't slowed Louisiana's road and bridge backlog. It's more than doubled since 2021.

Snowball's chance in summer hell

With Baton Rouge baking under an unrelenting summer blowtorch and America sweating through its hottest July on record, let's get giddy about the possibility of winter weather in South Louisiana. This isn't a mirage of a sun-fried brain, but it could actually happen ... maybe. The

Cane's: Have it your way

Raising Cane's turned 30 by focusing on one love: chicken fingers. But fans have turned the menu to 11.

Louisiana's AI double bet

AI was supposed to diversify Louisiana's economy beyond oil and gas. New research suggests it may be doing the opposite.