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

JR Ball: The sound and fury of tax reform

Interested in a little foreshadowing into how political life will play out next year...

JR Ball: The ‘shocking’ story of redistricting in Louisiana

A group calling itself Fair Districts Louisiana is out to pull off the impossible:...

JR Ball: The First Amendment goes à la carte

What is happening to us? Since when—in the name of all things red, white...

JR Ball: The ‘T’ in TOPS stands for Texas

If there’s one thing Louisiana excels at it’s this: throwing money, tax breaks and...

JR Ball: What Amazon’s HQ2 wishlist says about Baton Rouge

Amazon’s announcement that it will allow some lucky American city to pay oodles of...

JR Ball: Let’s treat Baton Rouge like we do LSU football

Ask Les Miles how seriously we take our LSU football. Mediocrity—or just being pretty...

JR Ball: LSU should charge on degree value

If we’ve learned anything over the past decade about higher education in Louisiana it’s...

JR Ball: The great Louisiana budget divide

Enough apparently is enough. That can of fiscal-cliff-flavored LaCroix our—ahem—state leaders have been kicking...

JR Ball: People are the story of Louisiana Flood of 2016

Here’s the thing about life-changing events: You rarely see them coming. The split-second decisions made...

JR Ball: Government distrust in Baton Rouge is expensive

If we’ve learned anything from the fortnight debate over our unwillingness to support new...
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