Baton Rouge has changed...

Baton Rouge, LA - Arrived here in the Louisiana capital early yesterday afternoon. Baton Rouge has doubled in size as a result of Katrina.

This is the city where I had worked with the anti-poverty program in the late Sixties and early Seventies. Back in those days this was an extremely racist city.

In talking to friends last night I got a sense that Baton Rouge has changed. And the city has done an outstanding job of reaching out to Hurricane Katrina survivors. The Times-Picuyane recently did a "thank you Baton Rouge" editorial.

This morning I am heading down to New Orleans. I'll provide reflections in a future post...