Vision for new Baton Rouge Zoo would require at least $110M, study says

With about 100 employees, 250,000 visitors a year and a roughly $5.5 million operating budget, the Baton Rouge Zoo currently has an annual economic impact of $17.67 million on the local economy, according to a new feasibility study. But the study, prepared by Philadelphia-based Schultz & Williams, also lays out an ambitious vision for a