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Perkins Overpass gets missing link
Bike, walking paths will connect the restaurant district with neighborhoods
Breaking away
On May 16, East Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide whether to amend the Louisiana Constitution to allow the City of St. George to establish its own independent school district—one of the most consequential education votes in the region's recent history.
The amendment requires majority approval both
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
Baton Rouge stops underpaying cops
Police pay in Baton Rouge is getting a long-overdue jump.
Why it matters: Baton Rouge is finally moving to pay police officers like it wants to hire them. City leaders are betting that higher salaries will help fill vacancies and improve the caliber of those wearing the badge.
The details:
Watts takes over a corner of Third Street
His Cecelia and event space will occupy 10,000 square feet
Squeezed out
Plant a variety of fruit, and hope the citrus makes it