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 […]
Under a new plan, BR could build extensive bike, pedestrian network By Sara Bongiorni The draft of a master plan for developing a parishwide network of bike and pedestrian paths […]
Jamel Brinkley won the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence for his debut collection A Lucky Man. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation started and oversees the $10,000 book […]
Currents Q1 2019
2019 Annual Report
RDA’s Chris Tyson By Maggie Heyn Richardson To the south, there is Nicholson Drive, Louisiana Highway 30, a major corridor that runs from downtown Baton Rouge past Tiger Stadium and […]
Few public health problems are as complex as obesity. Dr. John Kirwan By Maggie Heyn Richardson Forty percent of adults in the United States now struggle with the condition, the […]
Gentrification is improving neighborhoods in Mid City. By Sara Bongiorni The Economist magazine calls gentrification the dirtiest word in American cities. Used to describe an influx of middle-class, often white […]
Currents Q4 2018
By Maggie Heyn Richardson In the world of planning, greenspace is a priority. Neighborhood residents and users of mixed-used developments place a premium on parks where their children can play, […]
By Maggie Heyn Richardson It’s a hot June weekday and friends Jason Wesley and Brandon Kelly are having lunch at White Star Market, the new food hall in Baton Rouge’s […]