Nonprofits

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

Film officials ‘bullish about 2017’ despite 93% decline in spending in Baton Rouge last year

Spending on film productions in Louisiana nosedived in 2016, with officials reporting a 65%...

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

Last November, voters in East Baton Rouge Parish narrowly approved a 2.25-mill dedicated property...

Legislative auditor investigating allegations the Council on Aging was illegally involved in promoting its own dedicated tax proposal

In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 election, the East Baton Rouge...

Years in the making, Baton Rouge’s newest museum will finally come to fruition this summer

After breaking ground in April 2015, construction is well underway on the Knock Knock...

North Baton Rouge’s economic development district is already getting to work

It hasn’t taken long for the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District board of directors...

Broome promises close relationship with Baton Rouge business community

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today pledged to work closely with Baton Rouge’s business community...
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Baton Rouge area nonprofits are bracing for the long-term impact of the historic 2016 flood

The August flood directly and indirectly impacted virtually every nonprofit organization in the Capital...

Two key relief agencies, the Salvation Army and the Food Bank, must raise millions to repair flood damage

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is working to raise between $7 million and...

Increasingly popular crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe pose another challenge for local nonprofits

South Louisiana’s historic flood was unique in many ways, not least of which was...

Eric Holowacz, former Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge head, goes from the Bayou to the Desert

(Provided photo) ERIC HOLOWACZ President and CEO, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge 2013 to 2015 Eric Holowacz...
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