During Landscape Architecture month, a couple presentations about the profession were given by local landscape architects at schools in Baton Rouge.
Brian Goad of Reich Associates spoke at 3 architecture classes at Catholic High School.  The school put a small write-up about it on their website here.
Jenny Harbourt, also of Reich Associates, visited Most Blessed Sacrament [...]

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As part of Landscape Architecture Month, landscape architects in Lafayette, led by Haley Blakeman, are designing and implementing renovations for a small park there called Park du Lafayette.  A community work day to paint the walls, benches, fountain, and stage is planned for May 14th.  A poster showing the rendered site plan was displayed at [...]

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The Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge presents Scott Galloway’s A Man Named Pearl, part of the 2008-2009 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.  This documentary is the inspiring tale of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar, showing what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the full expression of his humanity.
A Man Named [...]

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Save the date!
Old South Baton Rouge Community Work Day
Saturday, April 25, 2009
8:00am to 3:00pm
2009 Thomas H. Delpit Drive
In celebration of ASLA National Landscape Architecture Month, we invite you to join us in planting a new front yard landscape for two homes in Old South Baton Rouge, as part of the Center for Planning Excellence’s Home [...]

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More information on the FIXUP! Mid City project this month:
Saturday, April 25, 2009
7:30/8:00am to 3:30pm
Meet at corner of Convention & Eugene
Lunch to be provided by Campus Federal
Some water/gatorade to be provided, but you may want to bring your own
Come out for a day of service in Baton Rouge’s Mid City neighborhood. Using the “block concept” [...]

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