BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (06/06/2020) – As the Chief Executive Officer of the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, I have the privilege everyday to touch the lives of those aged 60 and older through a variety of programming and services. The work we do is paramount to improving and enhancing the quality of life for senior citizens, but it also improves the quality of life for all of East Baton Rouge Parish.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (05/13/2020) – The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging (EBRCOA) is thrilled to announce the phase one reopening of our senior centers. Effective Wednesday, May 20th, 14 senior centers and feeding sites will reopen only for drive-thru meal pick up for congregate (hot) meal participants. Hot congregate meals will be available Monday thru Friday between 11am and 2pm. Seniors are directed to pick up meals from the center located closest to their homes.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (05/13/2020) – The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging (EBRCOA) is thrilled to announce the phase one reopening of our senior centers. Effective Wednesday, May 20th, 14 senior centers and feeding sites will reopen only for drive-thru meal pick up for congregate (hot) meal participants. Hot congregate meals will be available Monday thru Friday between 11am and 2pm. Seniors are directed to pick up meals from the center located closest to their homes.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (05/13/2020) – The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging (EBRCOA) is elated to announce that their Drive-Thru Lotus Food Pantry will open Wednesday, May 13th from 11am to 2pm at their Antioch Senior Center located at 7140 Suite E Antioch Road. The drive thru food pantry is open to all senior residents in East Baton Rouge Parish. Usually, the Lotus Food Pantry only services EBRCOA senior clients who are food pantry recipients; however, on Wednesday any resident 60 years or older can take advantage of this service while supplies last.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (03/16/2020) – In an abundance of caution and to ensure the health and safety of senior participants and our staff, effective Thursday, March 19, 2020 we will be discontinuing the drive thru meal system at our senior centers. We will transition to home delivery of meals to all our senior participants. The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging will be providing home delivered meals to 1,970 Meals On Wheels senior participants and 1,265 senior center participants. Each recipient will receive a 2-week supply of meals, including bread, fruit and snacks. In total, EBRCOA will be delivering 45,290 meals across East Baton Rouge Parish.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (03/13/2020) – In an abundance of caution and to ensure the health and safety of senior participants and staff, we will transition to limited operations because we realize that our services are critical to the well-being of our seniors. Effective Monday, March 16th, until March 30th, there will be no activities or congregating at our eighteen senior centers; instead Senior Center Site Coordinators will develop a drive-thru system at each site allowing senior participants to pick up a plated to-go lunch.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (03/11/2020) – The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging regretfully announces the cancelation of our Annual Crawfish Boil that was previously scheduled for Thursday, April 9th from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm at the Capital City Event Center. In previous years, the Annual Crawfish Boil drew over a thousand seniors. This year EBRCOA anticipated 2,300 seniors would likely participate. Because of the large anticipated participation, the cancelation of the Crawfish Boil is a precaution to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (10/08/2019) – The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging is thrilled to host two fun filled days of events for seniors! The festivities kick off with the Fifth Annual Taste of Baton Rouge this Thursday, October10th at the Raising Cane’s River Center Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. The event, themed “Living Life Like It’s Golden”, is presented by the Senior Advisory Board of the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (08/09/2019) – The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging is excited to announce the Groundbreaking Ceremony of The Lotus Center at 1701 Main Street on Thursday, August 15 at 9:30 a.m. Having outgrown their current facility at 5790 Florida Blvd, which has been home of the main senior center for nearly twenty years, The Lotus Center is the proposed replacement facility.