Ironically named "Together Baton Rouge" expanding into WBR, PC, and Ibberville

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Together Baton Rouge expanding network

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Already active in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes, Together Baton Rouge is further expanding its network of community-based activism to parishes on the west side of the Mississippi River.

Activists with the East Baton Rouge-based nonprofit who recently helped form Together Ascension are now taking a mentoring role with churches and grassroots organizations on the west side of the river who are seeking to put together a similar effort.

Those spearheading the fledgling organization are calling it "The Westside Sponsoring Committee" for now. The group will get a formal name once they can get enough community groups and local institutions to join, organizers said.

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Should they be able to galvanize and build a strong coalition, Cage said, the westside group could join in Together Louisiana's current fight to block tax exemptions granted by local governing authorities to industrial corporations, which annually equates into multi-million dollar losses coffers of local school district, law enforcement and municipal agencies.

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"We need a diverse group to attack these ideas," Grace said.

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