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Health District Master Plan

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today released a master plan for the Health District, a prescription for a thriving but congested area where more health care assets will be under construction soon. Download the Report Among its central recommendations are new roads and improved infrastructure to improve circulation, a four-year LSU medical school, a Diabetes […]

Consultant Hired to Write Plan for EBR Mental Health Treatment Center

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has hired consultants to write a business and implementation plan for a behavioral health crisis center in East Baton Rouge Parish. By December, Health Management Associates will deliver a report that recommends services, governance and funding for the treatment center. The work is being underwritten by David’s Fund, which was […]

EBR Survey: Crime worries down, medical marijuana OK

East Baton Rouge Parish residents are less worried about crime than they were a year ago. They would ride a train to New Orleans and its airport. More of them believe global warming is real and want the government to control emissions. They support legalizing marijuana sales for medical purposes, but not for personal use. […]

Baton Rouge Lakes Master Plan

Designers hired by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation recommend dredging the lakes to improve water quality, installing a sediment bypass system to sustain the lakes for decades, and building shoreline amenities for the most popular outdoor destination in the parish. Download the Report Nearly 300 people attended a public unveiling of the master plan at […]

Economist: Mental Health Center would save EBR millions

If residents with mental illness and substance abuse problems were treated instead of jailed, East Baton Rouge government would directly save millions of tax dollars and accumulate secondary benefits, an economic analysis commissioned by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation concludes. Basing his research on an effective model in San Antonio, economist M. Ray Perryman calculates […]

Economist: Mental Health Center would save EBR millions

If residents with mental illness and substance abuse problems were treated instead of jailed, East Baton Rouge government would directly save millions of tax dollars and accumulate secondary benefits, an economic analysis commissioned by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation concludes. Download the Report Basing his research on an effective model in San Antonio, economist M. […]