Jake and Tristin Yarborough from Hammond, La., watch as a Sumatran tiger walks past a large glass window in the new Realm of the Tiger exhibit at BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo. The exhibit shows animals from the continent of Asia including Sumatran and Malayan tigers, Siamang gibbons, a Koi pond and a walk-through Asian aviary. (File photo)
BREC’s cost of running the Baton Rouge Zoo increased nearly 10% in 2014 over the previous year, as did the cost of operating recreational programs like summer camps and tennis lessons. Expenses rela…
