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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 are Baton

In God they trust

In God they trust

Gen Z was supposed to be done with organized religion. Nobody told the Catholic Church.

Night Market BTR

A new flavor

Immigration is offsetting a decline in the native population, making Baton Rouge more varied and interesting.

Homeownership in BR is now a luxury

Homeownership in BR is now a luxury

The typical Baton Rouge household can't afford the typical Baton Rouge home

311 tells on Baton Rouge

311 tells on Baton Rouge

The biggest complaints residents send to City Hall are not glamorous. They are the daily irritations that make a place feel worn down. The big picture: East Baton Rouge residents mostly use 311 to ask city-parish government to do the basics, consistently and well, a RedEye analysis shows. By the

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.

Pothole playbook

Pothole playbook

Coming soon: a roving pothole fixer, no crew needed