According to information from the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Division of Human Development & Services/Office of Social Services in conjunction with the Greater Baton Rouge Parish Food Bank low income families who have been certified eligible for the January 2010 Needy Family Food Distribution Program may pick up their commodity food from their commodity site at the time listed.

The Commodity Program began in 1981 to help needy persons by distributing to them surplus food products. Currently, the needy family food distribution program serves approximately 2,000 low income families in East Baton Rouge Parish. Families interested in applying for the needy family food distribution program should contact the distribution sites nearest their home. More information can be obtained by telephoning DHDS/Office of Social Services at (225) 358-4561.

The DHDS/Office of Social Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or disabilities.

Any person alleging discrimination may file a written or verbal complaint within 180 days of the alleged discrimination action with us.

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Baton Rouge. Just the sound of it conjures up images of a gracious city known for its notions of the Old South. The city didn’t start out with such a genteel beginning though especially when you consider how it got its name. Legend has it that in 1699 a French explorer named Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’lberville led an expedition along the Mississippi River and came across a red pole (baton rouge) stained with the blood of fish and animals. This pole served as the dividing line between the Bayougoula and Houmas Indians and it was on this site that the city began to take shape.

Because of its location on the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge hosted many different people from many different nationalities and cultures. Evidence of these different ethnicities is still evident today in the cultural traditions of food, language, arts and architecture. Baton Rouge’s rich cultural traditions can be seen in its unique attractions, heard in the Zydeco, Blues and Cajun music, and tasted in the unique blend of Creole, African-American, French and Spanish cuisine.

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