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Currents Q3 2018

From time to time, Matt McKay wonders about something. What would have happened back in high school if his American Legion baseball team had won their state championship game? Because […]

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s donors contributed $47 million to their charitable funds in 2017, and the Foundation granted $46 million to nonprofits last year. Grants were $9 million more […]

Currents Q2 2018

By C.E. Richard On a bright autumn morning, we eased our canoes into still waters near Henderson, Louisiana, and paddled a few clumsy strokes before old muscle memories took over. […]

By Maggie Heyn Richardson Anthony Kimble of Kimble Properties is investing in the rise of Mid City. Anthony Kimble of Kimble Properties is investing in the rise of Mid City. […]

Currents Q1 2018

2018 Annual Report

By Jeff Roedel The patio fills quickly as residents lean in for better views of poster boards showing BREC’s renderings and proposals for improvements to Spain Street Park. A community […]

New Orleans writer Ladee Hubbard’s novel, “The Talented Ribkins,” has been named winner of the 2017 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Now in its 11th year, the Gaines […]