Friends of City Park - Baton Rouge

09/03/2026

https://www.theadvocate.com/sponsored/baton_rouge/brec/new-brec-superintendent-presents-a-back-to-the-basics-vision-to-build-a-stronger-parks/article_a0132eb7-8af4-42a9-a904-341836f270b3.html -source=dontmiss-2

Dr. Brooks Williams believes BREC has the ingredients of an exceptional park system. As he takes over as superintendent of the $115 million agency, his top priority is making sure

09/03/2026

Friends of City Park Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday September 9, 2026 from 2:15 pm to 4 pm
DiGiulio's at 2903 Perkins Road, BR 70808
Main Item to discuss
Update everyone on the City Brooks Lake Progress and share thoughts on where the project is headed
Discuss upcoming City-Brooks Park Community Meeting to be held on Thursday, September 17, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Milton J. Womack Ballroom
Open the floor to answer additional questions that people may have
Yard Signs that have been posted, have been a major asset for our cause. The signs drew attention to the real concerns surrounding City Park and BREC
It is not over, we ask those that have yard signs to keep them up and if you know of someone that wants one, we still have a few
We look forward to seeing everyone as your involvement has made a major difference in the efforts to save City Park Golf Course
Many thanks - Directors for Friends of City Park
Stan Spring, Dr Lynn Simon & N. Peter Davis

09/01/2026

MO MONEY- MO MONEY

The budget for planning a renovation of City-Brooks Park has grown to more than $640,000 after the BREC Commission agreed to pay its design firm an additional $40,045.

08/27/2026

Folks over 65 of our supporters comprise 28.6% and folks 35 and under comprise 26.7% of our supporters. 49% women and 51% men. Here’s a response to J.R. Ball’s Redeye BR article this morning.
FOCPBR says:
For more than two decades, Baton Rouge has promised younger residents a real seat at the table. City‑Brooks Park is showing, again, how quickly that promise disappears when major decisions are shaped outside public view.

J.R. Ball’s framing suggests that dismantling long‑standing public amenities empowers young professionals. That is backwards. A genuine seat at the table comes from transparent, public, accountable decision‑making, not from processes where key stakeholders are excluded and major choices are set before the public arrives.

Young professionals are not asking for an amusement‑park version of City‑Brooks that could exist in any mid‑size city. They are asking for a Baton Rouge that addresses the real factors affecting whether people stay: safety, traffic, opportunity, and overall quality of life. Seniors who built this community want the same things: stewardship, continuity, and public trust.

Public land should remain public, and public processes should remain open. That is the table everyone deserves.

08/26/2026

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters-brec-private-governance-parks/article_481179ea-5fba-5062-b226-a77191b8500b.html

I am writing to alert the citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish to proposals that could remove public parks from public governance and place them under the control of a

08/25/2026

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/brec-city-park-meetings-violation/article_86b7b929-8f17-437f-8c33-d06172efc5cf.html

The meeting and the letter come in the middle of an often heated, public conversation about City Park as a BREC-hired firm works to create a plan to transform the sprawling acres in the middle of Baton Rouge.

08/25/2026

With BREC – We’re on a streak! we’ve made it onto their weekly engagement list 4 weeks in a row. 🎉

08/25/2026

With Golden Era Golf – I'm on a streak! I've made it onto their weekly engagement list 7 weeks in a row. 🎉

08/25/2026

https://www.brec.org/news/brecacceptsdistrictattorneysfindings

BREC operates public park and recreation facilities and programs throughout East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA. This award-winning agency is a member of NRPA (The National Recreation and Park Association) and has been nationally accredited and recognized as one of America's premier recreat...