Ready, set, go!: Baton Rouge has been selected to host the 2020 USA Track & Field Masters Indoor Championships, which will take place March 13-15 at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse at LSU. More than 800 athletes across all age groups are expected to compete in the games. The 2018 championships were held in Landover, Maryland, where they set record-breaking attendance figures, welcoming over 1,200 participants who competed in 2,887 individual events. Hosts for the 2020 championships include USATF Southern Association, Visit Baton Rouge, and SportsBR.
Floating downstream: Thousands of rubber ducks will race down the stream at City Park Golf Course during the Knock Knock Children’s Museum inaugural Duck Derby fundraiser at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 9. The derby supports the museum’s “Who’s There? Annual Fund,” which provides sustained programming, outreach and education initiatives. Community members and corporations can buy entries in the race by adopting individual ducks for $5 each or forming teams in the Corporate Challenge. Ducks are available for adoption beginning today at participating retailers, at the Knock Knock Children’s Museum website and at the museum’s visitor services on Dalrymple Drive. The first three ducks to cross the finish line will win family friendly prize packs.
On the move: Baton Rouge-based Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company is now underwriting workers’ compensation coverage in Missouri and Tennessee. The move is part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans, which also include entering new markets in Alabama and Kansas within the next year, says Michael Dileo, Stonetrust president and CEO. Read more.
