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Baton Rouge is spread out, spread thin

Baton Rouge is spread out, spread thin

Baton Rouge has become one of America’s most sprawling cities, spending decades pushing outward one subdivision and strip mall at a time, swallowing vast amounts of land without adding many more people. Now there's a report card for it. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s
Mukul Verma 18 May 2026
St. George said yes, EBR shouted no

St. George said yes, EBR shouted no

JR Ball 17 May 2026
Raises approved, debt deferred

Raises approved, debt deferred

JR Ball 17 May 2026
Where did everyone go?

Where did everyone go?

JR Ball 14 May 2026
Three years of restaurant openings, mapped

Three years of restaurant openings, mapped

A new restaurant is more than a menu. It's a signed lease, a construction loan, and a bet on a neighborhood. We tracked where those bets are being placed.
Mukul Verma 14 May 2026
Dare to dream

Dare to dream

JR Ball 13 May 2026
Gov. Landry's amendments face a reckoning

Gov. Landry's amendments face a reckoning

Read our quick guide to the proposed constitutional changes before voting.
Mukul Verma 13 May 2026

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