A Baton Rouge nonprofit with a long history of mismanaging public funds is about to receive an $8 million annual windfall in taxpayer dollars

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The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging spent more than $200,000 renovating the building at 6955 Florida Blvd. into a bingo hall. It opened in October 2014 and closed just nine months later, though the COA continues to pay $8,300 per month to rent the facility. (Staff photo)

Last November, voters in East Baton Rouge Parish narrowly approved a 2.25-mill dedicated property tax that will generate nearly $8 million a year over the next 10 years for the East Baton Rouge Coun…


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