Transportation officials will not apply this year for a federal grant to help fund the proposed Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail because...more
... the area, especially along the Interstate 10 corridor,” John Davies, Baton Rouge Area Foundation CEO, said Tuesday. “That's my plea to you,” Davies said during the annual Community...more
Called the "Resilience Lab," the initiative draws its initial funding from a $200,000 Greater New Orleans Foundation grant announced Tuesday (March 13). The New Orleans-based lab would...more
Through an innovative effort spanning multiple years, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation— similar to Shreveport's Community Foundation— worked with local animal rights advocates to form the...more
iPass, a telecommunications provider, will give free internet access to 100 non-government organizations (NGOs) for a year as they work in dangerous countries to help its poor and underserved populations.