In every community across Baton Rouge there are community members and organizations who see what currently is and envision what would make this place they call home better.  Those visions have inspired them to participate in community conversations, speak up at council meetings, create community-based organizations, run for office, and dedicate their lives to serving others in the areas of life that are important to them and those around them.

Building a Better Baton Rouge brings together 19 community members who live, work and serve in Baton Rouge who took a look into the current state of 10 critical areas that impact urban communities and provided recommendations for how we address them. Rooted in the principle of Sankofa, the Building a Better Rouge Critical Areas Series offers perspectives from 19 people across multiple generations as they grapple with where our community has been and what it takes to build a vibrant, thriving future.