Volunteers of America: In addition to a Red Cross volunteer from Baton Rouge who flew to Colorado this afternoon to aid in the response to wildfires, six volunteers from Baton Rouge and Lafayette will be flying to Florida Thursday to assist with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby. Baton Rouge volunteer Jonathan Hammett is among 300 trained Red Cross disaster workers supporting relief efforts out West, where the fires are threatening as many as 20,000 homes. Six others will be working in Red Cross shelters in Florida, where more than 200 Red Cross volunteers are currently stationed.
All together now: The Human Capital Initiative, an Atlanta-based firm offering HR services as well as leadership consulting and executive coaching, has been acquired by The Human Capital Group of Brentwood, Tenn., which specializes in retained executive search and leadership consulting. Ed Chaffin, founder and president of HCI, will join The Human Capital Group as a senior consultant and plans to open an office in Baton Rouge, according to a news release. No details on the office’s location or opening date were immediately available
But put out the bins: All city-parish offices will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Garbage collection will be made by Allied Waste on the holiday, however, under its contract with the city-parish for residential and governmental buildings. Recyclable materials will be also be collected as normal, and the North Landfill will be open to commercial haulers and the general public.
