Nonprofits

Nonprofit organizations, foundations, and community initiatives making an impact across the Capital Region.

Hurricane Laura-related spending boosts Capital Region economy

Consumer spending rose in all three of the Capital Region’s largest parishes and has...

LSU campus workers union urges halt of face-to-face activities systemwide

The United Campus Workers of Louisiana labor union is calling on LSU leaders to immediately halt face-to-face activities to slow COVID-19 spread.

BRAC analysis: Baton Rouge Black-owned businesses hit especially hard 

More than half (59%) of local Black-owned businesses have experienced a large negative effect...

Former Louisiana District Attorneys Association office on Nicholson sells for $835K 

The Louisiana District Attorneys Association Inc. sold the 6,500-square-foot building to Ruemidland Holdings LLC, whose officer and agent is listed as Sergio Aviles.

Ochsner study: COVID-19 has infected 6.6% of Baton Rouge-area residents

Some 6.6% of residents in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston and West Baton Rouge...

Virus roundup … 

• Louisiana lawmakers Wednesday plowed ahead with a contested emergency plan to run the...
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Virus roundup … 

• Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal coronavirus unemployment aid...

East Baton Rouge Parish residents among most likely in state to face eviction

East Baton Rouge Parish has the third-largest number of rent-burdened households in the state at risk of losing their homes due to COVID-19, according to a new analysis from the Center for Planning Excellence.

Consumer spending drops sharply in Baton Rouge after unemployment boost ends  

While consumer spending continues to be relatively flat in Livingston and Ascension parishes, it...

What each unemployment proposal would mean for Baton Rouge workers

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement last week that unemployed workers across the state will...
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