Unique Partnership Preserves Founder Newton B. Thomas’s Legacy, Intent Baton Rouge, LA – The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced it has officially assumed ownership of The NewtronGroup, marking the culmination of a thoughtfully designed, values-driven partnership envisioned by founder Newton B. Thomas. Structured over the course of […]
2020 Annual Report
By Maggie Heyn Richardson J Daniels, CEO of East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority | Photo by Tim Mueller A $29.5 million grant brings the principles of New Urbanism to […]
Symphony’s executive director brings energy and ideas to new post By Maggie Heyn Richardson BR Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Eric Marshall | Photo by Tim Mueller Austin, Texas, is known […]
Kinder Baumgardner Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that a coalition of state, local and university officials has been formed to save the six lakes surrounding the LSU campus. […]
Ernest J. Gaines died Nov. 5, 2019, in Oscar, Louisiana. He was born into a family that picked cotton on land along False River. He became among the greatest writers […]
Currents 4Q 2019
RACHEL WILSON By Sara Bongiorni They were trapped in their addictions. Then came a woman named Angel.Every morning for years Rachel Wilson woke with a prayer. Please, God, […]
For children in poverty, basic health screenings a gamechanger in classroom learning By Maggie Heyn Richardson Sometimes, it’s the simplest solution that yields the best results. For Health and Education […]
Lessons from Little Rock’s emergence as the Cycling Hub of the South Rebecca Rusch, endurance racer By Jeff Roedel Imagine riding a bike up Mount Everest. Then down its rocky […]
The Water Institute and Tulane team on a waterfront plan in Argentina Tulane’s Iñaki Alday By Maggie Heyn Richardson South of Argentina’s cosmopolitan capital of Buenos Aires is the city […]