Gameday: The Capital Area Transit System will again run its Touchdown Express service for LSU home games this season, providing roundtrip service to Tiger Stadium from two pick-up/drop-off locations at Florida Street at the I-110 Underpass and Hotel Indigo. Roundtrip tickets are $10 and available on game day at the Hotel Indigo, the CATS terminal and online. Pastime, downtown’s historic restaurant located on South Boulevard, will also provide a game day shuttle service.
Volunteers: Three Baton Rouge area volunteers and advocates will receive an Angel Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation to honor their work on behalf of Louisiana children. Those form this area being honored are Destiny Adams Cooper, one of the founders of the Humanities Amped program; O’Neil Curtis, a barber and entrepreneur who co-created Line4Line reading program; and Melissa Juneau the recently retired CEO of The Emerge Center for Communication, Behavior and Development. The honorees were chosen from nearly 200 nominees and will receive a $25,000 grant to the nonprofit organization of their choice. See the full list of winners.
Federal assistance: President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration request for areas in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Barry. The declaration, announced Tuesday, will make federal funding available to the parishes of Allen, Iberia, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Mary, Terrebonne and Vermilion for all categories of public assistance. Read the full announcement.
