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Publisher: Alton Sterling videos shocking and painful

“The facts of the event are not much in dispute,” says international police union...

JR Ball: LSU initiative should tackle poverty

LSU is out to solve the state’s problems. For reasons we’ll get into later, those...

Riegel: Questions raised by the Baton Rouge Zoo debate

(Editor's Note: This column has been updated from an earlier version to include new...

Publisher: Enough of the trash talking Baton Rouge

Our recent cover story was titled “Blight Rouge.” It would be funny if it...

JR Ball: St. George is just another Baton Rouge taxing district

What does the disaster known as Louisiana’s special legislative session and the second go-round...

Riegel: Once again, Louisiana is dead last

On the same late February day that economic development officials from across Louisiana were...
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Publisher: Who’s responsible for St. George?

There are many critics of those who want to organize the city of St....

JR Ball: Making dollars-and-cents of the Louisiana Legislature

This much seems certain: There will be no meaningful budget or tax reforms in...

Riegel: DPW reorganization revisted

In 2014, former Mayor Kip Holden’s administration decided the citizens of Baton Rouge would...

Publisher: North Baton Rouge…make something happen

We often hear about all the needs or complaints of north Baton Rouge. The...