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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Staging a comeback
By Jeff Roedel With every step clacking across the cool concrete quicker than the last, it is easy to see Renee Chatelain is elated. She should be. She’s walking through […]
Housing isn’t enough
By Maggie Heyn Richardson J. Daniels, EBR Housing Authority | Tim Mueller Photo The 50-year-old Baton Rouge public housing development Ardenwood Village is slated to eventually be decommissioned, but what […]
Currents Q4 2020
Currents Q4 2020
Plank Road Progress: Master plan to revive corridor is being implemented
By Maggie Heyn Richardson Last year, residents of Baton Rouge’s Plank Road corridor were invited to do something they’re rarely asked to do. Dream. The inaugural project of the Plank […]
Green Machine: How data and design are nourishing Baton Rouge Green’s growth across the region
By Jeffrey Roedel Staff of Baton Rouge Green, from left, Director of Operations Robert Seeman, Executive Director Sage Roberts Foley and Program Specialist Chris Cooper | Photo by Tim Mueller […]
Justice, not denied – a small Foundation experiment leads to big changes in incarceration fairness
By Sara Bongiorni In Baton Rouge, experienced leaders within our justice system have come to terms with a reality: We can’t jail our way to safety. Their own data showed […]
CityStats survey: Majority don’t want to attend big events and fly; nearly one-fourth shifted to working from home
A majority of Baton Rouge residents don’t want to attend large events during the pandemic. They don’t want to fly from the local airport either. Parents are okay with sending […]
Currents Q3 2020
Currents Q3 2020
Three O’Clock Project has scaled up to feed 70,000+ children daily
Emily Chatelain, Three O’Clock Project By Olivia McClure For the past three years, Emily Chatelain and her nonprofit have made sure at-risk kids in South Louisiana get the food they […]
More (New) Schools for Baton Rouge
By Sara Bongiorni Chris Meyer, CEO of New Schools for Baton Rouge | Photo by Tim Mueller There is no arguing the role of New Schools for Baton Rouge in […]