BRAF Releases New Opportunity Data Project Briefing
Report details economic mobility and family prosperity in EBR Parish. BATON ROUGE, La. — The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, in partnership with Common Good Labs, has released a new Opportunity […]
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Meet Chris Meyer, the new CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation
By Mukul Verma Photo by Tim Mueller Imagine your first day of high school. Everyone is dressed to impress. You’ve shown up in gym shorts. It does not go unnoticed. […]
Currents Q1 2022
Currents Q1 2022
Home is a Lonely Place
By C.E. Richard Photo by Tim Mueller photo Struck by hurricanes and endangered by higher seas, Cameron Parish has become sparsely populated. Is there a future for the largest parish […]
Nathan Harris wins 15th Annual Ernest J Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
Seattle writer Nathan Harris’ debut novel, The Sweetness of Water, has won the 2021 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, presented annually by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to […]
A master plan will guide the preservation of Southwest Louisiana
By Gary Perilloux What’s $17 billion? It’s Netflix’s entire content investment for 2021 and the cost of Samsung’s advanced semiconductor plant in Central Texas. For Southwest Louisiana, $17 billion is […]
The Art of Doctoring
By Sara Bongiorni Dr. George Karam | Photo by Tim Mueller Louisiana State University’s internal medicine residency in Baton Rouge has had two homes in its first half-century. It began […]
More than a gym: Under Christian Engle, the Y is going regional and adding services
By Sara Bongiorni Christian Engle | Photo by Tim Mueller The YMCA of the Capital Area will open an early childhood education program at its A.C. Lewis branch in early […]
AT&T Donates $375,000 to the Hurricane Ida Relief Fund to Support Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Baton Rouge, La., October 26, 2021 – We are proud to announce AT&T’s contribution of $375,000 to the Hurricane Ida Relief Fund. These dollars will support critical response and recovery […]
Currents Q4 2021
Currents Q4 2021
District Rx: better mobility
By Gary Perilloux WHLC’s Rex Cabaniss | Photo by Tim Mueller Broadway fans will remember the musical Fiddler on the Roof and the battle cry of Tevye the Dairyman: “Tradition.” […]