Baton Rouge News from Around the Parish

Smart Phone App Connects Film Industry with Local Vendors

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST

Businesses can offer services, discounts through �By Baton Rouge.�

Baton Rouge area businesses have a new high-tech tool to offer their goods and services to the area�s growing film and television industry. The new �By Baton Rouge� program features an app that producers can use on their iPhones or iPads to find local vendors for their projects.

Mayor / Partners Unveil New �Bank On Baton Rouge� Program

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

PRESS RELEASE

January 12, 2012

Mayor, Partners Unveil New �Bank On Baton Rouge� Program

Program to Help "Unbanked" Enter the Financial Mainstream by Opening Checking and Savings Accounts

EBR to Kick Off Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST

Curbside collection starts Jan. 9; drop-off sites open December 26th.

The 2011-12 Christmas tree recycling program will offer curbside collection of trees this year for East Baton Rouge residents, except in Baker and Zachary. Several drop-off locations will also be available.

Recycling Director Susan Hamilton said that Allied Waste will collect Christmas trees placed on the curb between Jan. 9 and Jan. 22.

�The trees will be collected in rear loaders or brush trucks on the resident�s trash collection day in a separate pass, stated Hamilton. �The Christmas trees are then delivered to Natural Resources Recovery, Inc., the city-parish woody-waste recycling contractor, where they are processed into compost or mulch,� Hamilton continued.

Christmas trees should be placed at the curb separate from other unbundled trash and woody waste. Residents should remove tinsel, metal stands, lights, and ornaments from trees before recycling them because those items can contaminate mulch and compost.

The following drop-off collection sites will open Monday, December 26, and continue to accept trees through Monday, January 30th.

�Independence Park, 7500 Independence Blvd.

�Highland Road Park, 14024 Highland Road

�Kathy Drive Park, off O�Neal Lane by Team Toyota

�Flannery Road Park, 801 S. Flannery Road

�Pecue Wood Recycling Facility, 9455 Pecue Lane

�Scenic Hwy. Wood Recycling Facility, 12601 Scenic Hwy.

�LSU, Skip Bertman Drive in lot across from Vet School

Sponsors of the Christmas tree recycling program are the East Baton Rouge Parish Recycling Office and Department of Public Works, Allied Waste, The Recycling Foundation, Natural Resources Recovery Inc., the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission, and LSU.

For more information, call the Recycling Office at (225) 389-5194 for more information, or visit its web site at www.brgov.com/recycle.

RECYCLING GUIDELINES FOR CHRISTMAS

All clean, folded flattened cardboard boxes accepted in the curbside recycling cart. Place inside or next to recycling cart. Wrapping paper may be placed inside the recycling cart. No tissue paper accepted.

Residents who would like a recycling cart should call (225) 925-3442.

The recycling drop off for apartment tenants and small businesses will be held on Saturday January 21 at the Louisiana Department of Insurance, 6945 Florida Boulevard, from 8 a.m. until noon. Christmas wrapping paper and clean folded cardboard will be accepted. No Christmas trees are accepted at this drop off.

TIPS FOR A GREENER CHRISTMAS

*Buy reusable, rechargeable batteries* Over 40 of battery sales are made during the holidays. Using & reusing rechargeable batteries will reduce your trips to the store to buy batteries and reduce the energy that goes into mining the metals, manufacturing the batteries and shipping.

*Buy local and avoid over-packaging* As you are making holiday purchases, consider buying locally produced items (reducing the energy used for transportation and supporting the local economy) or gifts of services. Also, if an item includes excessive packaging, or the product cannot be easily recycled at the end of its life you might want to consider giving a different gift.

*Recycle your gift wrap* When using gift-wrap, buy recycled papers, which use 60 less energy to produce than virgin paper (and generates 95 less air pollution) according to www.Earth911.com. And recycle and/or reuse the paper, gift bags and ribbons on the gifts that you receive.

*Use LED Christmas lights* LED Christmas lights are now widely available and reduce energy consumption by 80-90 percent.

*Lights out at 10 p.m.* Be sure to turn your indoor or outdoor decorative lights off overnight 6 � 10 p.m. are the prime visibility hours.

*Set the thermostat lower during your holiday gatherings* With extra warm bodies, you can set the thermostat lower and stay just as cozy.

*Cook efficiently* Resist the temptation to open the oven door and peek at your baked goods, which can reduce the oven temperature by up to 25 degrees. Consider baking several items at one time, and use the right size pan for your stovetop burner, which will also reduce energy waste by as much as 40 percent.

Tips for a greener Christmas taken from Kilowatt Ours Community at www.kilowattourscommunity.org

Green Light Plan Completes Construction on Comite Drive Project

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST

Improved East-West Connection Provides Enhanced Access to North Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA � Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Comite Drive project in the Green Light Plan at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in front of Rite Aid in the Brookwood Village Shopping Center with parking provided in the Rite Aid parking lot, 12308 Plank Road (driving directions attached). This ribbon cutting ceremony marks the 22nd completed roadway construction project for the Green Light Plan.

�The Green Light Plan continues to move forward with the completion of the Comite Drive project, a project that tremendously improves capacity within and access to and from the northern part of our parish,� said Mayor-President Melvin �Kip� Holden. �All across Baton Rouge, we�re able to see the Green Light Plan in action. Whether it is a project under construction, or a newly-opened roadway in an area that used to be heavily congested, we�re seeing results, and we�re committed to keep making projects like the Comite Drive project happen for our citizens who desperately need the relief the Green Light Plan provides.�

With a total construction cost of $11.8 million, the completed Comite Drive project widens the previous two-lane open ditch roadway and provides a two-lane, curb-and-gutter roadway with a continuous center turn lane from Plank Road to the Comite River. The project includes sidewalks on both sides of the road, a widened six-foot shoulder for enhanced bicycle access along the roadway, and the installation of a new public sanitary sewer system to address current and future capacity needs for the area.

Sewer capacity improvements such as those provided by the Comite Drive project are part of the current parishwide SSO program but included as components within key Green Light Plan projects to minimize overall construction time and inconveniences to both citizens and the traveling public.

Other improvements provided by the project include the construction of a new 125-foot bridge over White Bayou, roadway grade improvements to maintain safe travel during potential flooding along White Bayou, and intersection improvements at Comite Drive and Plank Road. Together, all improvements included within the Comite Drive project help to address capacity needs for the area while providing an improved west-east connection between Hooper Road and Plank Road.

Ribbon Cutting Participants

From East Baton Rouge Parish:

Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden, East Baton Rouge City-Parish

John Carpenter, Chief Administrative Officer, East Baton Rouge City-Parish

From the Department of Public Works:

William Daniel, P.E., Acting Director

Bryan Harmon, P.E., Deputy Director

Jim Ferguson, P.E., M.B.A., Chief Design Engineer

Ingolf Partenheimer, P.E., Chief Traffic Engineer

Jose Alvarez, P.E., Chief Construction Engineer

From the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development:

Trey Jesclard, P.E., Assistant Road Design Administrator

From the Green Light Plan; CSRS, Inc.:

Michael Songy, P.E., P.L.S., Program Director

Brad Ponder, P.E., Program Manager

From the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Program (SSO); CH2M HILL:

Michael Ellis, P.E., Program Manager

Kristie Musial, Public Outreach

From the Engineering Consultant; SJB Group, LLC:

Robert Cangelosi, P.E. � Roadway Design

From the Engineering Consultant; Monroe & Corie, Inc.:

Craig Corie, P.E. � Sewer Design

From the Engineering Consultant; Justice & Huang Engineers, Inc.:

Andy Huang, P.E. � Bridge Design

From the Contractor; J.B. James Construction, LLC:

Gerald Denley

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Metropolitan Council Approves New Parish Council Districts

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST

The Metropolitan Council approved new parish council districts on October 12, 2011. After reviewing the district drawings, �Plan E� was officially adopted and voted unanimously, intended to equalize the population in each council district. �Plan E� addresses the 27,000 increase in population since the last census was taken. Parish districts must be reapportioned every ten years after the U.S. Census count is released. The plan must then be submitted to the Justice Department for approval, to be effective for elections held in the fall of 2012.

"Plan E" will now be referred to as the Reapportionment Plan" of Council Districts.

Mayor Holden To Present Strategic Plan and Implementation Team for FUTUREBR Recommendations

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST

Mayor Holden To Present Strategic Plan and Implementation Team for FUTUREBR Recommendations

WHO: Mayor-President Melvin �Kip� Holden

FUTUREBR National Planning Consultant John Fregonese

WHAT:Presentation of the FUTUREBR Strategic Implementation Plan

WHEN: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Old State Capitol House Chambers

WHY: Now that the FUTUREBR Plan was unanimously adopted by the Metro Council, Mayor Holden will announce the FUTUREBR Implementation Team who will work with the Mayor to coordinate city-parish departments in the implementation of the FUTUREBR Plan and develop funding mechanisms for plan priorities. National planning consultant John Fregonese will present the FUTUREBR team�s recommendations to the Mayor-President for priority, near-term implementation of the FUTUREBR Comprehensive Plan.

All persons interested in the implementation of the FUTUREBR Plan are encouraged to attend the presentation to hear about the strategies for moving forward.

Metropolitan Council Approves New Parish Council Districts

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST

The Metropolitan Council approved new parish council districts on October 12, 2011. After reviewing the district drawings, Plan �E� was officially adopted and voted unanimously, intended to equalize the population in each council district. Plan �E� addresses the 27,000 increase in population since the last census was taken. Parish districts must be reapportioned every ten years after the U.S. Census count is released. The plan must then be submitted to the Justice Department for approval, to be effective for elections held in the fall of 2012.

Residents of East Baton Rouge Parish are invited to view the newly Proposed Reapportionment Plan and Demographic and Statistical data.

''Color Care Across America� Campaign Comes to Baton Rouge

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST

Society of St. Vincent de Paul is Among Fifty One US Shelters Getting a Free Color Makeover

The uplifting emotional impact of color will be put to the test this week as Benjamin Moore Paints brings �Color Care Across America,� a paint color makeover program for shelters, to Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The shelter is among 51 facilities chosen by the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) to undergo the chromatic transformation that a crew of volunteer painting contractors from Bill Millard Painting will tackle.

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TO BE HELD FOR NEW MAIN LIBRARY

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 CST

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Goodwood Main Library will be held behind the site of the current Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd., on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 2:00 p.m.

Speakers will include Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden, Councilmember Alison Gary (District 11), members of the Library Board of Control and Library Director David Farrar. A reception, sponsored by the Patrons of the Public Library, will follow.

The new Main Library will total 126,000 square feet and was designed by the Library Design Collaborative. The general contractor is Milton J. Womack, Inc.

The library will house books, AV materials and periodicals for all ages; dedicated activity spaces for children, teens and adults; public computers, laptops and online public library catalogs; free Wi-Fi; a Computer Training Lab; four AWE Early Literacy Workstations for young children; combined Genealogy and Baton Rouge Room collections; the Career Center; a drive-thru window for book drop off and pickup, self-checkout machines as well as full service checkout; public meeting rooms; a privately-donated stained glass installation and much more!

The new Main Library is sited on land in Independence Park, almost directly behind its current location. The building is designed to allow seamless integration with Independence Park, and will have a shared plaza with BREC. The new facility should achieve Silver LEED certification A rooftop terrace will be accessible to the public.

The contract records the cost of construction as $35,410,074; the City-Parish is the owner; the Library is the user. The Department of Public Works staff will work with the Architect and the General Contractor to oversee the project. Funds for this Pay-As-You-Go project were amassed by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library over time, as part of its 10-year Dedicated Property Tax.

DOTD inspectors find crushed cap on Wax Road bridge over Draughan Creek

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CST

Another EBR bridge closes due to safety concerns

City-Parish officials are closing the Wax Road bridge over Draughan Creek in Central today due to safety problems found by inspectors from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

Both State and City-Parish Public Works officials agreed to close the bridge after the inspectors found a hollowed, crushed timber cap. In addition to informing first responders about the closure, the DPW officials were also in the process of alerting the Central School System after noting that a school bus crossed the bridge during the inspection.

This is the second bridge that has closed in the past month after problems were found during a routine state inspection. Five-ton load limits were placed on two other bridges last week after inspectors found critical deficiencies in both structures. Those load limits shall remain until DPW crews can make the temporary repairs necessary to increase the level of safety.

The latest closure comes less than a week after new 5-ton weight limits were placed on the Woodland Ridge Boulevard bridge over Jones Creek that provides the primary access to Episcopal High School, and the Cloverland Avenue bridge over Claycut Bayou between Siegen Lane and Airline Highway.

The new load limits came after DOTD inspectors reported finding several crushed and deficient piles on the two bridges that were caused by decay and traffic loading.

Last month the North Flannery Bridge over Lively Bayou was ordered closed after DOTD inspectors deemed it too dangerous to remain open to traffic.

Telephone inquiries may be directed to the Department of Public Works Administration Office at (225) 389-3158.

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Improved North-South Route Moves Closer to Completion

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CST

GREEN LIGHT PLAN COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION ON 20th ROADWAY PROJECT

Baton Rouge, LA � Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Central Thruway Paving project at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2011 on the new pavement north of South Choctaw Drive, with parking provided on Central Thruway (driving directions attached). This ribbon cutting ceremony marks the 20th completed roadway construction project for the Green Light Plan.

�As we open the first useable segment of the massive Central Thruway project, we move one step closer towards making a completed Central Thruway a reality,� said Mayor-President Melvin �Kip� Holden. �Projects like the Central Thruway at Florida Boulevard Paving project were designed to be completed and opened to traffic as quickly as possible, even as we work towards completion on other related projects in the area. The Green Light Plan continues to move forward with new projects breaking ground, more projects reaching completion, and doing whatever it takes to safely alleviate traffic, congestion, and clear up bottlenecked areas across East Baton Rouge Parish.�

Partially funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) through the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD), the Central Thruway at Florida Boulevard Paving project carried a total construction cost of $3,684,788.12. With an actual completion date of July 13th, 2011, the project provides new turning lanes and signal improvements at the Florida Boulevard intersection and the re-alignment of the previous South Choctaw Drive at Florida Boulevard to South Choctaw Drive at Central Thruway. Improvements also include new signalization at the relocated South Choctaw Drive intersection.

The overall Central Thruway project, currently under construction in various areas across project limits, includes two separate phases and seven individual projects and a current total estimated cost of $61 million. When complete, the Central Thruway will provide motorists and residents with a new four-lane roadway that includes a raised median and shoulders on new alignment extending from Florida Boulevard to Frenchtown Road, and then to Sullivan Road. Upon completion of all remaining projects and phases, the new Central Thruway will provide an improved north-south connection for both the area and the entire Parish, extending a continuous roadway all the way from Nicholson Drive to Hooper Road.

Ribbon Cutting Participants

From East Baton Rouge Parish:

Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden, East Baton Rouge City-Parish

John Carpenter, Chief Administrative Officer, East Baton Rouge City-Parish

From the Department of Public Works:

William Daniel, P.E., Acting Director

Bryan Harmon, P.E., Deputy Director

Jim Ferguson, P.E., M.B.A., Chief Design Engineer

Ingolf Partenheimer, P.E., Chief Traffic Engineer

Jose Alvarez, P.E., Chief Construction Engineer

From the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development:

Trey Jesclard, P.E., Assistant Road Design Administrator

From the Green Light Plan; CSRS, Inc.:

Michael Songy, P.E., Program Director

Brad Ponder, P.E., Program Manager

From the Engineering Consultant; Shread-Kuyrendall & Associates:

Gary McClure

John Raymond

From the Contractor; James Construction Group, LLC:

Matt Hicks

Rodney James

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Help the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Hope Ministries

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST

Mayor-President Melvin �Kip� Holden is calling upon the community to step up and help the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Hope Ministries provide assistance in this time of extreme need.

�It has come to my attention that the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is in critical need of food and funds to feed hundreds of people in our community,� Mayor Holden said Monday. �The Food Bank has seen an increase in need, especially within our senior population.�

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank has consistently been there for the people of Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas, Mayor Holden said.

�We urgently need the community to respond to this crisis. From individuals to organizations to businesses, the message is, �We need you,�� the Mayor said. �Our community is known for its generosity in times of need. Our track record has proven this time and time again. You can assist by calling the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank at (225) 359-9940.�

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Tiger Trails Transit Unveils Downtown - LSU Night Route

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST

LSU students, faculty and visitors can now take Tiger Trails Transit to Downtown in the evenings and at night! Tiger Trails night route B has been rerouted giving the LSU area easier access to Downtown amenities such as restaurants, bars, and attractions. All bus stops, routes and times are available at http://tigertrails.lsu.edu and can be tracked on your smart phone (Iphone, Android or Blackberry) by downloading the Tiger Trails mobile app.

Bus Schedule: Monday - Wednesday (6PM - 12AM), Thursday - Saturday (6PM - 3AM)

There is an approximate 30 minute waiting period in between buses.

Baton Rouge Wins Statewide Cleanest City Award

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CST

Red Stick named cleanest Louisiana city over 100,000

Officials from the Louisiana Garden Club Federation announced today that Baton Rouge has won top honors in its 2011 Cleanest City contest for cities with populations over 100,000.

This is the 53rd year that the Louisiana Garden Club Federation has held the Cleanest City Awards, which encourage communities to become more proactive in the war against litter.

During the district competition earlier this year, judges selected Baton Rouge as the cleanest city in the Federation�s District IV competition that covers the southeast part of the state. The regional win came after the judges toured the Capitol grounds, various schools, LSU, parks, public buildings, several neighborhoods, and businesses around Baton Rouge to assess the cleanliness of the community. The judges also heard first-hand accounts about the many anti-litter activities that occurred over the past year.

During the first three weeks of April, Baton Rouge and other communities that won their respective districts were visited by judges for the statewide competition. In that round of judging, Baton Rouge was selected as the Cleanest City in Louisiana with a population greater than 100,000.

JoAnn Fryling, contest coordinator for the Baton Rouge Garden Club, said Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden played in major role in Baton Rouge�s success in the Cleanest City contest. She said the Mayor has always recognized that a clean city is essential for the economic growth of the city and the well being of its citizens.

Fryling said the goal of the Cleanest City Contest is to raise public awareness about the need to have a clean community and to encourage city governments, businesses, organizations and private citizens to work towards that end.

�Ideally, in a community that takes great pride in itself, there would be no need to pick up litter because trash would all be disposed of properly,� Fryling said. �There would be no need to keep statistics of the bags and tons of litter picked up. And, in the case of Baton Rouge Parish, $500,000 would be saved that could be in more productive ways.�

Fryling said Baton Rouge has been working hard in the war against litter with educational programs like the Waste in Place workshops, which show local science teachers how to effectively teach their students about recycling and proper trash disposal.

In addition, the Downtown Development District, LSU and the City Parish Department of Public Works have all helped in the anti-litter effort by placing trash cans around the downtown area, on the LSU campus during tailgating events, and at outdoor concerts and special events, she said.

She noted that throughout the year, Keep Baton Rouge Beautiful works with the Boy and Girl Scouts, high school students, college classes and other organizations to clean lakes and parks, streets and walkways. In addition, churches and neighborhood civic associations also hold clean-up drives in communities around Baton Rouge.

�It is a huge job but enormous progress is being made and civic pride is becoming increasingly evident,� Fryling said.

She also noted that great attention is also being paid to the maintenance of green spaces around Baton Rouge, including roadways, medians, interchanges, curbs, parks, ball fields, and playgrounds.

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Cutline for attached photo: Mayor-President Melvin �Kip� Holden, center, accepts the Louisiana Garden Club Federation 2011 Cleanest City Award for cities with populations over 100,000. Pictured with the Mayor are, from left: City-Parish Landscape Architect Greg Bivin; Jean Gilstrap, state chairman of the 2011 LGCF Cleanest City Contest; Donna Bucci, immediate past president of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc.; and JoAnn Fryling, contest coordinator for the Baton Rouge Garden Club.

Dewayne White Named Chief of Police for the Baton Rouge Police Department

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CST

Dewayne White Named Chief of Police for the Baton Rouge Police Department

http://www.brgov.com/dept/brpd/chief.htm

METRO 21 TO BROADCAST EBRP LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

Metropolitan Councilwoman Alison Cascio, Library Director David Farrar and the East Baton Rouge Parish of Public Information announce today that starting in February, East Baton Rouge Parish Library Board Meetings will be covered by Metro 21. The Library Board Meetings will air each Friday starting at 9pm on Friday, February 18th.

Metro Councilwoman Alison Cascio says, �The Library System is an important part of our parish and this is an effort to keep the taxpaying public informed of the Library Board�s actions.� Library Board Director, David Farrar comments, "We are delighted that Metro 21 will begin airing the monthly meetings of the Library Board of Control. I want to thank Councilwoman Cascio for spearheading the project. This is an important step for the Library. We have changed rapidly over the past few years, and technological advances, new services, and new building projects continue to be important topics of discussion. Televising our monthly board meetings will greatly aid in communicating library issues, services, and programs directly to the general public. This will add one more layer of transparency to our operations and give the public one more way to hear about the excellent work of their public library system."

Staring Lane Project to Break Ground

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CST

Baton Rouge, LA � Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Staring Lane project in the Green Light Plan at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the General Assembly Church of Baton Rouge located at 420 Staring Lane, marking the start of construction on the 28th Green Light Plan project. Parking for the ceremony will be available at the groundbreaking site.

"As we break ground on the Staring Lane project, we begin construction on one of the largest projects within the Green Light Plan and one that will truly open up one of the most traversed corridors in Baton Rouge,� said Mayor-President Melvin �Kip� Holden. �Like all Green Light Plan projects, this is a project that addresses a direct need for the short-term relief from traffic congestion that our citizens demand. We remain committed to moving key projects like the Staring Lane project forward and completing them as quickly as possible.�

With a construction cost of $26.9 million and an anticipated completion date of September 2013, the project was awarded through the public bid process to J.B. James Construction, LLC to widen the roadway from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane roadway with sidewalks and a raised median from Highland Road to Perkins Road. The project also includes the replacement of the existing bridge crossing Dawson Creek with two new bridges to accommodate both southbound and northbound traffic on Staring Lane.

When combined with the Staring Lane Extension project, currently under construction from Highland Road to Burbank Drive, the project will provide a north-south link from I-10/Essen Lane directly to Burbank Drive.

Groundbreaking Participants

From East Baton Rouge Parish:

Mayor-President Melvin L. �Kip� Holden, East Baton Rouge City-Parish

John Carpenter, Chief Administrative Officer, East Baton Rouge City-Parish

From the Department of Public Works:

Peter Newkirk, P.E., Director

Bryan Harmon, P.E., Deputy Director

Jim Ferguson, P.E., M.B.A., Chief Design Engineer

Ingolf Partenheimer, P.E., Chief Traffic Engineer

Jose Alvarez, P.E., Chief Construction Engineer

From the Green Light Plan; CSRS, Inc.:

Michael Songy, P.E., Program Director

Brad Ponder, P.E., Program Manager

From the Engineering Consultant; ABMB Engineers, Inc.:

Mr. Michael G. Bruce, P.E.

Ms. Cindy Hall, P.E.

From the SSO Program:

Michael Ellis, SSO Program Manager

Jeremy Fontenot, SSO Project Manager

From the Contractor; J.B. James Construction Co.:

Mr. Gerald Denley

Mr. Don Young

2011 C-P Employee/Retiree Benefit Information

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 CST

2011 C-P Employee/Retiree Benefit Information

http://www.brgov.com/dept/HR/Insurance.htm

OCD's �HOW WOULD YOU SPEND THESE FUNDS SURVEY?�

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST

OCD's �HOW WOULD YOU SPEND THESE FUNDS SURVEY?�

http://brgov.com/apps/commdevfunds/

Mayor Holden Host Chinese LED Companies in Baton Rouge Today

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Mayor Holden Host Chinese LED Companies in Baton Rouge Today

http://www.brgov.com/Advisory/LED011310.pdf