Fresh out of graduate school, my husband and I bought our first house in New Orleans one month before hurricane Katrina.  We were lucky as we lived in one of the few neighborhoods in New Orleans not inundated with flood waters.  It is an experience I remember vividly...

Accurate data is essential to help our community set priorities, track progress, formulate policy, and allocate resources. To help drive change in our area, the Community Foundation has been tracking data and publishing Community Counts since 2008. Data for the...

Accommodative monetary and fiscal policy actions of historic scope and magnitude, paired with better-than-expected incoming economic data, drove a notably strong market rally in the second quarter, as investors breathed a sigh of relief following the first quarter’s...

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”  — The Lorax, Dr. Seuss The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our lives in ways we could never have predicted.  For the lucky ones, it meant only weeks of working from home.  For...

Founded in 2005, the Women’s Philanthropy Network is a group of women dedicated to ensuring positive change in the Shreveport-Bossier community. Members pool their annual dues in order to make a high-impact gift to local organizations that focus on education. This...

Community Foundation of North Louisiana is now accepting applications for the annual G. Scott Griffin Award. The award, which features a cash prize of $1,000, will be given to a local artist who has contributed to the community through his or her art while overcoming...

Community Foundation of North Louisiana has announced the third round of grants from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund that was established on March 16, 2020. This brings the total amount granted from the Fund to $141,700. The third round grants, totaling $46,700,...