Stories, Updates, and Progress from BR Choice

BR Choice utilizes strategic placemaking through arts and culture by adding creative murals and installations.

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The Advocate spotlights Cypress at Ardendale’s $400M transformation bringing housing, seniors, and education together in North Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge’s Arts for Everybody event celebrates Renoir Cultural District’s art, heritage, and community pride.

A Baton Rouge neighborhood turns blight into beauty through murals, STEM learning, and community pride.

EdgePWR plans major upgrades to Bon Carré, transforming it into Baton Rouge’s envisioned tech hub.

Ardendale, formerly Smiley Heights, unveils plans for a mixed-use Mid City neighborhood with housing, schools, and retail.

East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority seeks permanent funding to revitalize neighborhoods, reduce blight, and improve community outcomes.

Post-Katrina, the Foundation revived Smiley Heights with education, housing, and green space plans, starting construction in 2013.

East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority advances Smiley Heights, a mixed-use project with education, housing, and job training.

The RDA acquired 198 acres for the Smiley Heights project, blending education, retail, residential spaces, and wetlands.

HUD awards $4.37M in Choice Neighborhoods grants to nine communities, including Baton Rouge, to revitalize housing and neighborhoods.

Baton Rouge’s Arts for Everybody event celebrates Renoir Cultural District’s art, heritage, and community pride.

EBRPHA, RDA, and Baton Rouge host town hall to discuss $30M HUD Choice Neighborhoods grant progress.

Groundbreaking held for BRCC’s Center of Excellence for Transportation Technology to train skilled mechanics.

BR Choice utilizes strategic placemaking through arts and culture by adding creative murals and installations.

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BRCC opens $14.7M, 83,000 sq ft automotive training center at Ardendale.