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Currents 4Q 2019
Currents 4Q 2019
A Way Out
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, […]
A time to HEAL
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 […]
Follow the trail
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 Shape of Water
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 […]
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 Brice Mohundro, Opioid Stewardship Task Force chair By Maggie Heyn Richardson The opioid epidemic continues to be a challenge for communities […]
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 […]