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(Aspiring entrepreneur Dezmion Barrow has “decided to plant my stake” in north Baton Rouge despite the area’s myriad challenges. Photography by Don Kadair) Dezmion Barrow grew up with his grandmother in Holiday Acres, a subdivision of low-slung, primarily...

It’s 6:45 Friday morning; and as I’m leaving for work, my Dad texts me and says, “Maybe you shouldn’t go to work today, the weather is supposed to get really bad.” I blew it off. I already knew Baton Rouge was expected to get 5 inches of rain over the...

You’ve probably seen or heard claims about the inevitable demise of terrestrial radio and print media, the former due to satellite radio, internet radio, and podcasts, and the latter due to the internet. Yet, the steady decline toward oblivion of those...

Our sister station WAFB in Baton Rouge has been on the front line of this historic flooding. Employees homes were devastated by the rising water, through it all WAFB has maintained continued coverage acting as the eyes of the nation.  This is their coverage...

A roundtable discussion with local leaders shows that for Baton Rouge, the future looks bright. Ten years in print doesn’t just mean looking back. It also means forecasting how the Capital Region will continue to grow—and grow up. 225 publisher Julio...