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

Opinion| Accelerating hope for Louisiana

The $3 billion Accelerate Louisiana nonprofit, if done right, has the potential to significantly address Louisiana's foundational problems.

Opinion| The numbers don’t lie, Louisiana is a loser

There's a population explosion happening across the South, except in Louisiana where the mass exodus continues. What's the deal with that?

Opinion: An economic development resolution for Baton Rouge

The Baton Rouge resolution for 2023 ought to be developing a comprehensive economic development strategy beyond petrochemical.

DIFFERENCE MAKERS

10 individuals who are elevating Baton Rouge through their vision, work and research.

JR Ball: Broome calls in the cavalry

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome isn't going down without a fight, naming Maj. Gen. Glenn Curtis as her latest chief administrative officer.

JR Ball: Stormwater-gate spells end for Mayor Broome

Sharon Weston Broome is done as mayor of Baton Rouge. This is the stark reality...

JR Ball: Mayor Broome can’t recover from Stormwater-gate

Stormwater-gate has cost Mayor Sharon Weston Broome the trust of the council and key business leaders; which is why Baton Rouge needs new leadership.

JR Ball: Bridging the intelligence gap

What's more worrisome: the proposed locations of a new Mississippi River bridge or that those making the decision seem to know shockingly little?

JR Ball: Getting the cool kids to eat at the Baton Rouge table

Help Wanted: Seeking young professionals and the creative class to make Baton Rouge the place where they live, work and play.

JR Ball: Life in Jeff Landry’s Louisiana

Jeff Landry, our wannabe governor, has a message for any resident—or any city official—who doesn't think the way he does: Get the hell out of Louisiana.
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