Unique Partnership Preserves Founder Newton B. Thomas’s Legacy, Intent Baton Rouge, LA – The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced it has officially assumed ownership of The NewtronGroup, marking the culmination of a thoughtfully designed, values-driven partnership envisioned by founder Newton B. Thomas. Structured over the course of […]
By Kinder Baumgardner Kinder Baumgardner, SWA Group Editor’s note: The Foundation’s magazine, Currents, includes a cover story in which experts offer ideas and predict the future after the pandemic. This […]
By Sara Bongiorni Expert guidance on improving nutrition, mood, sleep and fitness during the coronavirus pandemic is available through a social-media initiative launched by Pennington Biomedical Research Center in late […]
Camille Manning-Broome, Center for Planning Excellence By Camille Manning-Broome Editor’s note: The Foundation’s magazine, Currents, includes a cover story in which experts offer ideas and predict the future after the […]
Currents Q2 2020
City Park Lake, circa 1929. At the right, a swamp that was transformed into University Lake. By Mukul Verma Historically, Louisiana State University and City Park lakes have, together, shaped […]
Vickie Casanova-Willis with a photo of her aunt, Laurabeth Henderson Hicks By Sara Bongiorni Laurabeth Henderson Hicks, PhD, spent her elementary years inside a segregated, one-room school in Depressionera Las […]
By Bill Balhoff, Foundation board chair Seeing is believing. Like the blossoming of some great, repellent flower, a months-old algae bloom has left no room for doubt: The time to […]
By Sara Bongiorni Dr. Neil Johannsen, LSU Kinesiology, and Shelly Mullenix, LSU Athletics Department . / Photo by Tim Mueller LSU collaborates with Pennington to change sports science. That teamwork […]
John Davies and Debbie Pickell To some, The Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s finances can be confounding. To answer some of the questions about our finances, Currents sat down with John […]
Currents Q1 2020