Who's measuring the air?
Louisiana has a system for monitoring air quality near its industrial corridor. Depending on who you ask, it's either rigorous or riddled with gaps.
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Amazon readies drones for Baton Rouge
Packages will be delivered within an 8-mile radius of the launch area. Prime members will pay $5 extra per delivery.
Y’all aboard
Trains from New Orleans to Mobile are twice as popular as expected
Nobody asked permission
How Baton Rouge's most effective civic improvements actually happen—and why they don't happen more often.
Potholes meet their algorithm
Waymo and Waze will alert cities about potholes. New Orleans could benefit early from the information.
New BREC superintendent by July
Three finalists will interview, meet locals before one is picked to run the parks system.
Cheap, but not cheerful
Baton Rouge became a little more affordable last year, according to a national study, a reminder that the city still has one of its old advantages even as it struggles with another key problem - the quality of life
Why it matters: Younger people choose where to live on a