News & Publications

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 […]

Currents Q3 2018

Matt McKay with students at the automotive training center named after his father, who was a teacher and principal in EBR schools. From time to time, Matt McKay wonders about […]

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s donors contributed $47 million to their charitable funds in 2017, and the Foundation granted $46 million to nonprofits last year. Grants were $9 million more […]

Currents Q2 2018

By C.E. Richard Evangeline Area Council Boy Scouts of America Executive Director Art Hawkins, left, and Louisiana Swamp Base Executive Director Ben Pierce | Photo by Tim Mueller On a […]

Anthony Kimble of Kimble Properties is investing in the rise of Mid City. By Maggie Heyn Richardson Every so often, business owner David Applegate steps out onto the balcony of […]