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Talking City Park: beyond the usual suspects

Talking City Park: beyond the usual suspects

Forum 225 gathered a new generation of voices to discuss aspirational hopes for City-Brooks Park.
JR Ball 14 Apr 2026
City Park meeting pushed back

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
Mukul Verma 12 Apr 2026
Splitting the City Park golf baby

Splitting the City Park golf baby

Sasaki confirms the golf course stays, but a scaled-back footprint and unanswered questions left stakeholders more unsettled than relieved.
JR Ball 06 Apr 2026
Sludge to sward

Sludge to sward

A 4-acre lawn for Lod Cook Alumni Center
Mukul Verma 31 Mar 2026
The park Baton Rouge keeps almost building

The park Baton Rouge keeps almost building

BREC chair says the future of City Park belongs to those in their 20s, 30s and 40s. That's the right generational hand-off
JR Ball 19 Mar 2026
Baton Rouge wants its park back

Baton Rouge wants its park back

Survey says: People want more nature, less golf
JR Ball 18 Mar 2026
Lake woes be gone

Lake woes be gone

The lakes will bloom with irises, goldenrod, switchgrass and other natives
Mukul Verma 09 Mar 2026

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