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The Shape of Water
The Water Institute and Tulane team on a waterfront plan in Argentina By Maggie Heyn Richardson South of Argentina’s cosmopolitan capital of Buenos Aires is the city of Quilmes, a […]
Currents 3Q 2019
Currents 3Q 2019
BR Bikeshare: Startup Guide
HOW IT BEGAN: Bikeshare in Baton Rouge began as a project of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and turned into a collaboration with public agencies and private companies. Partners on […]
Foundation Grants to Rework Waterfront in Argentinian City
Contact: Mukul Verma, mverma@braf.org, 225-362-9260 The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has approved a $75,000 grant to Tulane University and The Water Institute of the Gulf to support their work in […]
Health District fights opioid crisis
Collaboration aims to prevent people from using at all By Maggie Heyn Richardson Brice Mohundro, Opioid Stewardship Task Force chair Brice Mohundro, Opioid Stewardship Task Force chair The opioid epidemic […]
Bluebonnet Swamp: A center for warbler research
A charismatic yellow bird worth saving By Sara Bongiorni GeoDad was more or less standard issue as Prothonotary Warblers go. Bright-eyed, blunt-tailed and just five inches long, the songbird with […]
Go North
A project to reclaim Plank Road would link the area to downtown, LSU with rapid transit By Sara Bongiorni Planned redevelopment of Plank Road in north Baton Rouge centers on […]
Currents Q2 2019
Currents Q2 2019
Meet Chris Csonka
The Foundation has hired a coordinator for a Safety and Justice Challenge project. Chris Csonka will collaborate with local justice officials to reduce the local jail population. The goal is […]
Conversation with Serena Pandos, new director of Louisiana Art and Science Museum
Serena Pandos is the new executive director and president of Louisiana Art and Science Museum, replacing Carol Gikas, who retired after 39 years. Pandos was president and executive director of […]