Local families are going through challenging times. It is possible to maintain joy despite difficult circumstances.
Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has awarded the City-Parish its prestigious Special Achievement in GIS award.
Depending on circumstances, the signal upgrades can reduce travel time by 10-50% and accidents by 30-50%.
"Our positivity rate of people getting tested in East Baton Rouge Parish was 14.5% this week."
"Make sure to attend the con on Saturday, August 29th."
The estimated local economic impact of the production was $53.9 million, and the estimated spend on Louisiana payroll was $7.5 million.
Anyone age 5 or older can get a free COVID-19 test from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, July 10–Sunday, July 12.
Oceans Healthcare, Capital Area Human Services, Ochsner Health, and the Louisiana Center for Eyes will occupy the facility to provide care.
The partnership is designed to provide the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council with resources to promote civic engagement on social media.
There is now a page for relevant facts about the diverse community of Baton Rouge and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Test sites will open for 12 days, from Tuesday, July 7, to Saturday, July 18.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome signed an executive order Wednesday.
These are just a few of the historical digital resources available to your library card.
"Our Career Center is now bringing their excellent services to you in a brand new way – through YouTube."
The executive order will be effective July 3, 2020, at 12 pm through August 3, 2020, and will be re-evaluated before August 3, 2020.
"Summer’s hitting pretty hard, so get yourself and even your kids set up with online courses from Lynda."
Excellent librarian Heather Barnes spoke about her research process, her favorite parts of archaeology, and best ways to spend quarantine.
It is a great resource for planning your small business.
By completion of the program, the amount of local small business spending on preconstruction activities is forecast to exceed $57 million.
You’ll find quick explanations of how to get started with programs like CreativeBug, a wonderful arts and crafts database.
Patch has your complete guide to Fourth of July fireworks shows, parades and other festive events in and around Baton Rouge.
The holiday represents the symbolic and historical commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
The event is intended to support residents who face food insecurity because of the coronavirus pandemic.
You can find literally dozens of other fun things to do in the comfort of your own home on our online calendar.
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The Executive Order will be effective on June 12 and will be in effect for 90 days.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Baton Rouge Health District announced a major milestone in its PPE Donation Initiative.
Though many businesses and public services are starting to open up (including the library!).
East Baton Rouge Parish is currently under a Flash Flood Watch until Tuesday, June 9th.
Join an East Baton Rouge Parish Library reading challenge today! You’ll be entered into prize drawings for all kinds of neat stuff.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome joins mayors across the country in recognizing Monday, June 1, as a National Day of Mourning.
BRPOP shares upcoming contract opportunities with small businesses, thereby promoting supplier diversity and equity within industries.
Library locations will open to the public from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. through 6 p.m.
The focus will be on creating animation and puppetry projects aligned with the Imagine Your Story theme for 2020.
“This public-private partnership is part of my administration’s goal to address nutritional food access issues in our community."
However, residential garbage and recycling will be collected as normal on Monday, May 25th.
This month’s story is The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson, about gardens and bees. Perfect for this time of year.
"We update the page periodically, so please take a look around, and come back frequently to see what has changed."
Starting on May 20th, you can pick up holds through the drive-through windows at the Fairwood Branch and the Main Library on Goodwood.