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JR Ball: Perhaps Baton Rouge could use Batman to fight crime

Eight unrelated shootings in East Baton Rouge Parish over 10 days in late June...

Riegel: Louisiana’s role in the immigration debate

The immigration debate raging across the country may seem somewhat removed from us here...

Publisher: Gov. John Bel Edwards is no conservative

If you look up John Bel Edwards on Wikipedia, it describes the governor as...

Alford: And now the weather… 

In south Louisiana, where politics and football are too easily labeled as theater and...

Alford: Young voters, women candidates are trends to watch

On one side of the ballot, prognosticators and at least one poll are predicting...

Inside Lori Virdue’s vintage style shop

Lori Virdue’s love for vintage was born in her grandmother’s closet. Growing up, she lived...

Firsts in Five: Christine Lipsey

Firsts in Five poses five questions to South Louisiana women who were first in...

How I Get It Done: Sarah Taylor

Sarah Taylor thrives on chaos. There’s no way to predict injuries, so she’s never...

I asked for and got a raise

Over the course of her two years with environmental consulting firm QRI, L. Rivers...

Why so few women in politics?

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome began her political career 30 years ago with a seat...