Repackaging and funneling leftover recovery money from hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome in November launched the Healthy Food Retail Initiative, an incentive program providing flexible financing options for grocers that want to open their doors in the city’s food deserts. With partners like Together Baton Rouge and the North Baton Rouge Economic
Addressing the north Baton Rouge food desert
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