JR Ball is the former Executive Editor at Business Report and the head lacrosse coach at Louisiana State University.

JR Ball: They make the mistake, we pay for it

Why are we, the taxpayers of Louisiana, routinely paying for the mistakes of others? Some...

JR Ball: Blame the lawyers for Louisiana’s fiscal health

Louisiana’s financial health is … not good. No secret there. Anyone paying anything resembling...

JR Ball: The political crusades of Jeff Landry

Jeff Landry, the attorney general for the banana republic of Louisiana, could find no wrongdoing...

JR Ball: The value of higher education at LSU

During a week where New York University made international headlines by announcing a tuition-free...

JR Ball: Baton Rouge embracing the spirit of independence

For the better part of three-plus years, the dominant political battle in East Baton...

JR Ball: Council stunt widens Baton Rouge divide

So … what have we learned from the latest Baton Rouge controversy to spin...

JR Ball: Louisiana budget compromise brings end to uncivil war

The sun is shining brightly over our crud-covered Louisiana Capitol these days. The birds...

Truckers have a slow haul navigating Baton Rouge I-10 traffic

LONG DETOUR: Chance McNeely, executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, says long-haul truckers,...

Is there actually hope for a new Mississippi River bridge?

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Scott Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure,...

Baton Rouge restaurants, hotels are asking for Yelp

MARKETING REVIEW: Yelp reviewers Breanna Williams, left, and Rebecca Whyte prepare reviews from a...