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By Sara Bongiorni The Water Institute’s Justin Eherenwerth, center, discusses how sensors measure the Mississippi River’s depth. | Tim Mueller photo A Water Institute tool could transform river management and […]

Sarah Broome, Thrive Academy founder For more than two decades, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation has honored the best and most devoted nonprofit leaders with the John W. Barton Sr. […]

In his 33-year tenure, BRAF grew to $722 million in assets, changed the region John G. Davies, president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, announced Wednesday that he […]

Currents Q2 2021

By Jeffrey Roedel Restorer Susie Anders secures tape before the final painting of the Martin Luther King Jr. sculpture | Tim Mueller Photo Editor’s note: This story was written when […]

By Maggie Heyn Richardson Imagine it: a new park replacing an empty lot—broken concrete and poison ivy exchanged for native shade trees, picnic tables and flower-filled raised beds. A vibrant […]

Schauer is equal parts towering figure in medicine and down-to-earth regular guy. | Tim Mueller photo Dr. Philip R. Schauer is kind of a big deal. It says exactly that […]

By Sara Bongiorni Strangers began calling Charlotte Claiborne in the weeks before the opening of the Bridge Center for Hope, sometimes late at night, always frantic with worry. Each caller […]

By Maggie Heyn Richardson Photo by Tim Mueller In 2017, Dustin LaFont stood in front of the former Sarkis Oriental Rugs building at Government and Wiltz streets and dreamed. The […]

Currents Q1 2021