News roundup: FEMA awards Baker High School $1.19M … Borghardt Law Firm latest to move to downtown … Atlanta mortgage lender launches Louisiana offerings in Baton Rouge  

 Recovery: Sen. John Kennedy announced today that FEMA has
awarded $1.19 million to the Baker School System to help replace the contents of Baker High School that were damaged in the August 2016 flood. “Two years after the catastrophic flooding, our schools and communities are still rebuilding,” says Kennedy in a statement “These funds are a step towards helping Baker High School rebuild stronger and even better than before.”  
Downtown move: The Borghardt Law Firm is capping off its first year in business by moving its practice to a new office in downtown Baton Rouge, according to an announcement from the small law firm. The firm is moving to Saint Ferdinand Street, which founder Franz Borghardt says will help grow his business’s criminal practice and growing white collar business.
New mortgage lender: Atlanta-based Angel Oak Home Loans LLC,  a residential mortgage lender, is expanding into its Louisiana with the opening of new branches in Baton Rouge and Covington, the company announced today. The Baton Rouge location is off of College Drive, on Bennington Avenue. Read the full announcement.