11.06.09 - BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation Offers Historic Fall Holiday Camp
BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation (MMP), 2161 Nicholson Drive, offers a two-day Historic Fall Holiday Camp on Nov. 23 and 24 from 8:30 a.m.  4:30 p.m.

11.05.09 - Name the Baby Rhinoceros! BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo Begins Contest Nov. 9
On Sept. 28, the Baton Rouge Zoo welcomed the first black rhino baby in the zoos 39-year history. Now, we invite you to name her! The rhino naming contest begins Nov. 9. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Nov. 20.

11.04.09 - BREC to Host Baton Rouge Ladies Amateur Championship
Ladies, get your golf clubs ready! BREC invites all female golfers to participate in the Baton Rouge Ladies Amateur Championship on Nov. 14 and 15 at BREC's Webb Memorial Golf Course, 1351 Country Club Drive.

11.04.09 - City-Brooks Community Park Hosts Sony Pictures' Battle: Los Angeles This Week
Except for the golf course, all of the park's facilities are open to the public. Parking is available only for tennis players.

10.29.09 - Register Now for BREC's Harry Neese Memorial Championship
BREC's Historic City Park Golf Course, 1442 City Park Ave., will host the Harry Neese Memorial Championship on Nov. 7 and 8.

10.26.09 - BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation Hosts a Louisiana Chenier Plain Lecture

BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation (MMP), 2161 Nicholson Drive, presents a lecture by Dr. Chip McGimsey, Louisiana's Chenier Plain: A Unique Geological and Historical Landscape, on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. - noon.

10.22.09 - Baton Rouge Gallery's Saturday Morning Cartoons Workshop Teaches Drawing Techniques to Youth
Have you ever wanted to create your own comic strip? If so, then register for Baton Rouge Gallery's Saturday Morning Cartoons, a workshop that teaches youth (ages 8-13) basic drawing techniques, how to draw people, animals and various characters. The workshop is scheduled for three consecutive Saturdays (Nov. 7, 14, 21) from 9:30 a.m.-noon at BREC's Womack Administrative Building, 6201 Florida Blvd.

10.20.09 - BREC Junior Basketball
BREC's Athletics Department will hold an organizational meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4 for the 2010 junior basketball program.

10.15.09 - BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation Presents Galveztown: The 2009 Excavations at a Spanish Colonial Outpost in Ascension Parish
BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation (MMP), 2161 Nicholson Drive, presents a lecture by Dr. Robert Mann, Galveztown: The 2009 Excavations at a Spanish Colonial Outpost in Ascension Parish, on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 11 a.m - noon.

10.12.09 - Cowboys & Cowgirls to Compete in River Road Roundup
BREC's Farr Park Horse Activity Center, 6402 River Road, invites participants and spectators to its Fall 2009 River Road Roundup to be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.

10.11.09 - Family, Fun and Fitness at City-Brooks Park has been Canceled Due to Weather Conditions
Today's "Family, Fun and Fitness" program has been canceled due to inclement weather. Please revisit the website on Monday to learn when the program will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Thank you for continuing to support BREC's family-friendly programming.

09.29.09 - Black Rhino Born at BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo is pleased to announce the first rhino birth at the Zoo. Gemstone, a 21-year-old black rhino, gave birth to a calf on Sept. 27. This important birth is the only black rhino born in North America and one of only three black rhino births in the past 12 months, worldwide.

09.24.09 - Smile Stars Pediatric Dentistry Presents Boo at the Zoo
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo invites you to join us for Boo at the Zoo, a merry-not-scary trick-or-treating extravaganza. Wear your best costumes and visit the Zoo on Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25 from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

09.22.09 - BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation Presents its Lectures at the Mound Series for October 2009
BREC's Magnolia Mound Plantation (MMP), 2161 Nicholson Drive, presents its Lectures at the Mound Series for October 2009 in MMP's Hart House from 11 a.m.-noon each Saturday.

09.16.09 - Baton Rouge Receives Honorable Mention in USTA's 2009 Best Tennis Town Contest
Baton Rouge is being awarded Honorable Mention in United States Tennis Association's (USTA) 2009 Best Tennis Town contest. The city was also selected as one of 10 finalists in this national contest.

08.06.09 - Greenwood Park is Closed to Prepare for Construction; Dumas Golf Course to Remain Open
Greenwood Park begins its transformation into a new Community Park for the citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish.

06.12.09 - BREC Buys Land in Central for the Sports Park
Read the Advocate's coverage that BREC buys property to build the Sports Park for the Central community.

05.29.09 - Construction Begins on BREC's Forest Community Park --Fitness Trails, Spray Pad & Fishing Pond Included in the Design
On Monday, June 1, BREC, the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, invites the public to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for BRECs Forest Community Park, 13900 S. Harrell's Ferry Rd., located just south of Millerville Rd. and Interstate 12. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the grassy area in the center of the park where the road splits to a one-way loop.

02.06.09 - New Dog Park Under Construction
East Baton Rouge Parish residents love dogs. A 2001 survey showed that for every 100 households, there are 79 dogs. These residents with four-legged family members will be pleased to know that a new BREC Dog Park is under construction. The new dog park is being built at Burbank Park, 12400 Burbank Dr., which already houses 12 tournament-ready soccer fields.

12.22.08 - BREC's Pawnee Recreation Center Damaged by Fire
BREC Recreation Center on Pawnee Street and Scenic Highway is damaged by fire.