News & Publications

By Mukul Verma Librarians are pioneers. Smart and adventurous, they willingly try new ideas and technologies before employees of other government agencies do. Baton Rouge’s library system, for instance, will […]

By Mukul Verma Dyke Nelson and David Weinstein are winning at calculated gambles. They have profited from redevelopments in challenged areas. Seeing the promise in Mid City, for instance, Nelson […]

Currents Q2 2017

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation announced winners of its annual nonprofit management awards, and that its assets surpassed $600 million to reach a record at year-end 2016. At its annual […]

Frustration is no match for the drive to find out new things.” — DR. WILLIAM HANSEL Editor’s note: this story, written by Mary Ann Sternberg, appeared in the Fourth Quarter […]

Currents 1Q 2017

2017 Annual Report

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, with support from a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant, is underwriting a program to help people clear property titles, potentially making them eligible for thousands of […]

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today released a report that details a bikeshare plan, including locations for the first stations, and announced the creation of a nonprofit that is charged with […]

Currents 4Q 2016-The Great Flood