News
-
BREC’s Anna T. Jordan Community Park Pool Re-opens After Renovations
July 25, 2014The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) will reopen the Anna T. Jordan Community Park Swimming Pool on July 26 at 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on August 2 at 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for FREE swim. Re-opening activities will include a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. followed by swimming and the “Community Blues & Heritage Festival”.
-
BREC and Scotlandville Hornets Alumni Association Host Community Blues and Heritage Festival
July 21, 2014– BREC, along with the Scotlandville Hornets Alumni Association, will host its annual Community Blues and Heritage Festival on Sat., July 26 from 1-7 p.m. at Anna T. Jordan Community Park, 1750 Stilt St.
-
Movie at the Lagoon Postponed Until August 9
July 18, 2014With the gloomy, wet weekend forecast, BREC is postponing Movie at the Lagoon until Saturday, August 9.
-
BREC and The Walls Project to Collaborate and Bring Art to Gayosa Park
July 8, 2014BREC and The Walls Project will team up on Sat., July 12 to create a mural in BREC’s Gayosa Park, 2129 Gayosa St. This beautification project will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the public is invited to come out and lend a hand in painting or in showing support to the participants involved.
-
BREC to Hold Second Annual “Movie at the Lagoon” Celebration
July 8, 2014Join BREC for the second annual “Movie at the Lagoon” in celebration of National Parks and Recreation month at Liberty Lagoon, 111 Lobdell Ave., on Sat., July 19 from 7-9:30 p.m.
-
BREC Receives Preliminary Notice that it has Earned Fifth National Accreditation
July 2, 2014In February of 1994, BREC was one of the first four agencies in the country to receive national accreditation from CAPRA. Currently, there are approximately 3,000 park and recreation agencies in the country and BREC is one of only 118 of them to hold national accreditation.
-
BREC Superintendent Proclaims July Parks and Recreation Month in East Baton Rouge
June 30, 2014- A new national study shows that nearly three in 10 U.S. adults do not spend time outdoors on a daily basis. Of those that do, almost half spend less than 30 minutes in the fresh air according to the survey released by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. That’s why this July BREC has joined the national effort to challenge everyone to get out and visit their parks and recreation facilities and get OUTside for national Park and Recreation Month.
