Impact Charter Students Offered Crash Course in How Not to Run a School—Using Their Own

Impact Charter is being evicted, and its students are learning that “Education Explosion” wasn’t just a name—it was the business model.
Istrouma and Dutchtown Compete for Title of ‘Most Arrests in a Single Lunch Period’

When Dutchtown and Istrouma High Schools both ended lunch periods with six arrests each, nobody expected parents to get involved—or a traveling trophy engraved with handcuffs. Find out how cafeteria chaos became Baton Rouge’s latest varsity sport.
CATS Strike Enters Day 3 – Baton Rouge Residents Still Waiting to Be Affected

Officials say they are working toward a resolution, but at this point, they’re also considering just quietly removing the entire bus system and seeing if anyone even notices.
Baton Rouge’s New Crime-Free Neighborhood Turns Out to Just Be in Prairieville

Excitement spread through the city this week as real estate developers announced a brand-new, crime-free neighborhood, a first for Baton Rouge. The development, dubbed “Serenity Oaks,” boasts zero break-ins, no carjackings, and not a single murder since its construction.
BREC Offers BRPD Half of the Fuel They’ve Been Skimming for Years

BREC has generously decided to help the Baton Rouge Police Department by sharing the stolen fuel that has been being siphoned off undetected for years.