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OVERVIEW VISUAL PROGRAM The Futures Fund visual Preparing Louisiana Youtharts forprogram Arts and Technology Based Jobs. The Futures Fund is an teaches photography high school initiative spun out of ThetoWalls Project to catalyze economic development and neighborhood students on the path to college and/or revitalization in high-need communities. A workforce development program designed with a career in the visual arts. The Futures the mission to create visual, and performing arts-based entrepreneurial Fund provides free digital, Saturdayliterary, instruction opportunities for youth 14-18 years old. Through our efforts, traditionally impoverished by paid professionals and volunteers areasforhave the opportunity to necessary emerge as regional entrepreneurial hubs by more effectively young adults to learn the skills tothe become professional activating talentain those communities, taking advantage of expanding industries such as photographer. After completing technology and leveraging theseeach activities for community revitalization.

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This program leads to creation This program leads to the “The opportunity to have a professional camera in your hands at an early age and to be of books featured in local creation of prints featured in taught not only the principles of photography, partnered with the knowledge of and how the bookstores sold publicly. publicly. necessary career skills can&transcend the art into a joblocal is lifegalleries changing. & Bysold partnering with the Futures Fund, we were able to give the participants in Mayor Kip Holden’s Love Our Community Summer Youth Employment program a once in a lifetime experience that they may not have received elsewhere. I am excited to see the Futures Fund fulfilling this need in our community and we look forward to continuing and growing the partnership together in the future.”

– Kia Bickham (Chief Service Officer, Officer of the mayor-President)

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Saturday Hackfest: Kids

“The persistence of the digital divide along socio-economic and racial lines threatens the competitivness of Baton Rouge, the state of Louisiana, and U.S. in general. The Futures Fund directly addresses the threat posed by this divide by empowering young people with a skill set Saturday Hackfest: Kids to compete and thrive in the 21st century.”

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By Maria Renninger | Posted: July 14th, 2015

DEANNA NARVESON JULY 8, 2015

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, budding techies in middle school and high school get steeped in STEM through the Futures Fund. The nonprofit unites kids in high-need areas with local experts, who take turns teaching technology over a 20-week series of Saturday workshops. Just before software engineer Czarina Walker’s turn to teach a session on databases, she received a press release from Mayor Kip Holden. His email encouraged citizens to participate in that Saturday’s hackathon, using Open Data BR, the city’s open data portal powered by Socrata. Walker, as founder and CEO of InfiniEDGE Software,Inc., spotted a choice opportunity to empower the kids with open data. “I thought, ‘Huh! That’s interesting… my lesson is Saturday, this civic hacking is Saturday, hmm! What better way to have a great excuse to show the open data portal to the kids!’”

Data Is Everywhere Walker started by showing the students the everyday ways they interact with data, maybe without even realizing it. She covered types of data stored in video games, online orders, in-person store purchases, and more. Then they got into a deeper discussion about data privacy, and online safety. “These kids are bombarded with concerns about Internet privacy,” she explains. Her advice: “Just don’t think of any of it as private, and don’t post anything you don’t want to be public.”

Query the Data for Awesome Decisions Using an online simulator, the students played detective, solving crimes by querying data sets. The kids whittled away at the crime, using data like height and age to reach resolution. Next, Walker used city park data and Open Data BR to introduce the concept of open data. “Every time you make a purchase,” she explained to the students,

the tax fund for parks adds up. “The data that’s collected on parks is part of that too — it’s your data, and you paid for it already.” Then they dug into the data set on traffic accidents. The kids were convinced Baton Rouge suffered from a high incidence of hit-and-run accidents. “We let them drive the conversation and inquiries,” Walker comments, “by simply asking questions like ‘What percentage of the incidents do you think were hit-and-run accidents in Baton Rouge last year?’ The kids altered and queried the data and then reported their findings.

Harnessing Data to Transform Communities “Last,” says Walker, “we drove home the idea, ‘If you have this information, what could you do with it as someone who develops tech, to improve your community?’” Students started out suggesting billboards and public service announcements, but Walker urged them to think like civic tech experts. “As a software or app developer, what could you do” with the data, “to make your app more powerful and change the world around you?” she pushed them. Students were keen on maps, including suggesting an app that maps pedestrian safety information and track accidents against their city’s streets. “Using the Baton Rouge Open Data Portal gave us a great way to teach technology, online safety, applied math, science, civics and many other topics all rolled into one engaging lesson where the kids didn’t want to leave,” Futures Fund reported.

The Last Word: Quotes from the Kids “Data can show us exactly where our problem areas are. It shows us where we need more officers or around what time of year areas are more potent.”

Amidst a national push for increased programs in STEM education, The Walls Project is launching a new program for North Baton Rouge and Mid City high school students this summer with a focus on building careers in the arts. The pilot version of the workforce program called The Futures Fund began in May with open enrollment each Saturday, ushering some 200 teenagers thus far into training programs and exposing them to different types of arts careers and the job opportunities stemming from them. “This is part of a counterbalance plan, to work together on revitalizing the urban landscape and then starting with the youth and giving them 21st century job skills,” says Casey Phillips, executive director of the The Walls Project, which is a public arts initiative by The Force Agency. “People shouldn’t underestimate our community. In the low-income areas, there’s just as much talent there as in the gated communities and private schools.” About $100,000 and two years of planning went into getting the program going, Phillips says. The Force Agency partnered with Southern University and the Southern University Lab School and obtained funding from the City of Baton Rouge Office of Community Development. “The City of Baton Rouge was one of the earliest champions of this,” Phillips says. “It

made us feel good that our city got behind it and we didn’t have to immediately go to outside funding. When we first started The Walls Project it was only the private sector that supported the project.” The participating students arrive at a location off Scenic Highway to eat breakfast before attending training classes. They take a break for lunch, and then a guest speaker talks to students about the arts and careers in the afternoon. “This is a youth workforce development program that’s centered on the creative industries all around us; everything from coding to web development and digital arts to photography,” Phillips says. “We’re concentrating on 14- to 18-year-olds from low-income backgrounds.” The Charles Lamar Family Foundation, the Major family and the Pisto family also donated to the The Future Fund, Phillips says. He adds that The Force Agency is getting ready to launch a large fundraising campaign to garner more support for The Futures Fund. —Deanna Narveson Editor’s note: This story has been updated since original publication to clarify details about The Futures Fund launching to help Baton Rouge students build careers in the arts.

“I am extremely grateful to have a partnership with Future Funds! I am pleased with the research-driven best practices the teachers are using on Saturdays. Our students have an opportunity to learn from a group of talented teachers. I know the skills our students are learning will benefit them in the future.”

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By partnering with the Southern University Laboratory School the Futures Fund photography program has recruited students, given them basic and advanced skills in photography and prepared the students to showcase their work in October. Students have already begun working in the community and applying their skills through event photography and digital editing services. Planning for the Level II curriculum to be offered in the Spring at Southern Lab and Level I at the Mid City locations is underway in tandem with our 2016 capital campaign. The Futures Fund would like to thank the City of East Baton Rouge Office of We teach classical We teach basic Community Development and The Charles Lamar Family Foundation for their co-founding musicianship to youth. sponsorship to develop ourskills photography program. computer programming

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IMPACT & OUTCOMES IMPACT & OUTCOMES The Futures Fund coders are already being recognized on a local and national level (see articles toThe follow). What’s even more exciting, Futures Fund youth this level (see Futures Fund coders are alreadythe being recognized on a are localputting and national knowledge and opportunity to good usemore with exciting, positive implications for theyouth community. articles to follow). What’s even the Futures Fund are putting this Here areknowledge the outcomes far from our pilot use program at Southern Lab: andthus opportunity to good with positive implications for the community. Here are the outcomes thus far from our pilot program at Southern Lab:

Building Community: Building Community: Partnering with Southern University, Southern Laboratory School, and City Year to recruit

students,Partnering showcase with student work, and share the impactLaboratory of Futures Fund programming. Southern University, Southern School, and City Year to recruit students, showcase student work, and share the impact of Futures Fund programming.

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to pass along their area knowledge experiences teaching them bothengaged content in and 15 content experts,&including 5 asto fullyouth, time instructors, are now a program how to build businesses around a budding passion. to pass along their knowledge & experiences to youth, teaching them both content and how to build businesses around a budding passion.

Teaching and Empowering Youth: Teaching and Empowering Youth: 20 middle and high school students have been recruited in a pilot program and from day

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“The persistence of the digital divide along socio-economic and racial lines threatens the competitivness of Baton Rouge, state of Louisiana, and U.S. in general. The lines Futures Fund the “The persistence of the the digital divide along socio-economic and racial threatens directly addresses the threat posed by this young people withThe a skill set Fund competitivness of Baton Rouge, thedivide stateby of empowering Louisiana, and U.S. in general. Futures to compete and thrive in thethe 21st century.” directly addresses threat posed by this divide by empowering young people with a skill set to compete and thrive in the 21st century.” Dr. Carlos Thomas (Chief Information Officer at Southern University and A&M College Dr. Carlos Thomas (Chief Information Officer at Southern University and A&M College

Problem: No city, including Baton Rouge, has enough available buildings and walls for all the budding artists nearby who may wish to contribute to the growing public art scene in Baton Rouge; and true access to art also means opportunity to those who wish to try their own hand –by allowing them to publicly display their creation.

IMPACT & OUTCOMES IMPACT & OUTCOMES The Futures Fund visual arts program teaches photography through the lens of business to show young not onlyvisual the craft, also the pathways to findingthrough a careerthe in lens the creative The adults Futures Fund arts but program teaches photography of business to industry. show What’syoung even adults more exciting, are putting this knowledge to the creative not only the the Futures craft, butFund alsoyouth the pathways to finding a career in good useindustry. with positive implications the community. Following are the far What’s even morefor exciting, the Futures Fund youth are outcomes putting thisthus knowledge to from our good pilot program Oneimplications in North BRfor andthe Mid City: use with Year positive community. Following are the outcomes thus far from our pilot program Year One in North BR and Mid City:

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program By haspartnering recruited students, given them basic and advanced skills in and with the Southern University Laboratory School thephotography Futures Fund photography preparedprogram the students to showcase their work October. have already has recruited students, giveninthem basicStudents and advanced skills in begun photography and working in the community and applying their skills through event photography and digital prepared the students to showcase their work in October. Students have already begun editing services. for the Level curriculum toskills be offered in event the Spring at Southern workingPlanning in the community and IIapplying their through photography and digital Lab and Level I at the MidPlanning City locations is Level underway in tandem with our 2016 capital editing services. for the II curriculum to be offered in the Spring at Southern campaign. The Futures Fund would like to thank the City of East Baton Rouge Office of Lab and Level I at the Mid City locations is underway in tandem with our 2016 capital Community Development and The Charles for their co-founding campaign. The Futures Fund wouldLamar like toFamily thankFoundation the City of East Baton Rouge Office of sponsorship to develop our photography program. Community Development and The Charles Lamar Family Foundation for their co-founding sponsorship to develop our photography program.

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instructed over 150 with youthMayor this summer at ourLove Mid City teaching Partnering Kip Holden’s Our warehouse. Community By program, Theand Futures Fund empowering high school students learn both at content creation and how to businesses instructed over 150 youth to this summer our Mid City warehouse. Bybuild teaching and around budding passion, Futures Fund to allows to movecreation from being empowering highThe school students learnyouth both content andmedia how to build businesses consumers to media creators. The The 2015Futures Summer Youth Employment Program culminated in around budding passion, Fund allows youth to move from being media a closeout ceremonytoFriday, 17, 2015 at2015 Southern University to honor andProgram celebrateculminated our consumers mediaJuly creators. The Summer Youth Employment in outstanding youth participants. a closeout ceremony Friday, July 17, 2015 at Southern University to honor and celebrate our outstanding youth participants.

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Solution: A student-based public art campaign (already in 10 EBR public schools) that uses recycled political campaign signs that are turned into individual “mini murals”. This allows students to participate in the public art scene on an accessible scale and with the guidance from their amazing teachers and mentors.

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How it Works: The Walls Project will collect old yard signs, political signs or overruns, prime them for painting and partner with Baton Rouge area schools, City Year and local art teachers to provide youth their own person “wall”to create public art. Students will participate in a month long public art curriculum designed by The Walls Project to help students learn about public art and the importance of art making. The Goal: Educate students about the impact the arts can have in communities and have them participating in contemporary, impactful community art. The Result: A city wide #MyWall installation covering Baton Rouge with student’s unique take on public art and the importance of art making. How to get involved: - Know a school that would be interested in participating? Connect them with us! - Volunteer and help us collect and prime signs - Donate or help underwrite this program (information at the last page of booklet).

– Kia Bickham (Chief Service Officer, Officer of the mayor-President) – Kia Bickham (Chief Service Officer, Officer of the mayor-President)

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A community dialogue spoken through Words & Walls #10WordStoriesBR Now Open For Submissions

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Baton Rouge arts-based nonprofit organizations, Forward Arts Inc. and The Walls Project, are launching #10WordStoriesBR – a poetry and mural initiative designed to allow residents of Baton Rouge to submit ten-word stories that speak to their lived-experience in Baton Rouge. Citizens of all ages will be able to submit their ten word stories, which than a panel of six acclaimed poets will determine which of the submissions, are the most compelling. The selected ‘10 Word Stories’ will be hand painted on various buildings across the city by The Walls Project’s 50+ artists. All stories not selected for murals will be put into an anthology for community members to engage with. How to get involved: - Write and submit your #10WordStoryBR to forwardartsbr.com - Donate or help underwrite this program

(information at the last page of booklet)

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HAND-PAINTED SIGNAGE

Bike The Walls Sponsorship Copy Take a cruise around Baton Rouge on two wheels and learn about The Walls Project ever growing public art gallery. Bike The Walls is a monthly community event bringing people together to learn about and support the local creative community currently arising in Baton Rouge. Riders will get to enjoy The Walls Project murals up-close, learn about the artistic processes, how the murals are completed and hear stories of the people, places and themes of each mural. How to get involved: - Come bike with us! - Donate or help underwrite this program (information at the last page of booklet) The Walls Project’s Hand-Painted Signage Program is reviving the tradition and craft of unique handpainted signs for local businesses. There is a growing market and appreciation for antique hand-lettered signs and graphics. The Walls Project works with local business owners and artists to design and replicate their logos into rich, visual landscapes of colors and typography.

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MLK Day of Service Sponsorship The Walls Project’ s Martin Luther King Day of service is in partner with Mid-City Redevelopment, Office of Mayor President, and City Year. This day of service is a city wide collaboration that brings 50+ organizations and over 2,000 volunteers together for one day to participate in projects that positively impact their community. For MLK Day of Service 2016, ‘ Murals on Main” 2,000 volunteers painted five murals alongside local artists and cleared 10 blocks of blight. Beyond being just a day of service, it’ s a day to celebrate the community, come together over impactful work, enjoy local food and talent that generate unity and dialogue. In one day volunteers transformed 10 blocks of Main Street in Mid-City Baton Rouge. Help us make a bigger impact next year. How to get involved: - Donate or help underwrite this city wide day of service (information at the last page of the booklet) - Volunteer with us for MLK Day or bring a group of volunteers! - Have a building in mind that needs a mural? Let us know.

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Wall #1 - “Cinq Ombres” - 2012 Downtown Baton Rouge, LA Artists: Saliha Staib & Clark Derbes Sponsor: Kickstarter Community Crowd-Sourced Address: 340 Florida Street

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Wall #2 - “Metamorphosis” - 2012 Downtown Baton Rouge, LA Artist: Joseph Konert Sponsor: Kickstarter Community Crowd-Sourced Address: 329 Florida Street

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Wall #3 - “Parade” - 2012 Downtown Baton Rouge, LA

Artists: TJ Black + Alex Harvie Sponsor: BREC + Private Donation by Lynne & Jeff Pisto Address: BREC Convention Street Park (7th Street & Convention Dr.)

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Wall #4 - “Umbrella of Flowers” - 2012 Downtown Baton Rouge, LA Artist: Anne Boudreau

Sponsor: Lamar Outdoor Advertising + MAPP Construction Address: (seen from) approximately 238 N 4th Street

Artist: Maggie Kleinpeter Sponsor: Lamar Outdoor Advertising Address: 60 Main Street

Wall #6 - “BR Blues” - 2012 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA Artist: Charles Barbier Sponsor: Mid-City Redevelopment Authority + Cash America Pawn Address: 3347 Government Street

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Wall #7 - “SCIENCE – Tribute to Neil deGrasse Tyson” - 2013 Downtown Baton Rouge, LA Artist: Vance Kelly

Wall #8 - “Love Our Community” - 2013 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA Artists: Erick Fields, Charles Barbier, Raina Wirta + 40 High School Students Sponsor: East Baton Rouge Mayor’s Office Address: 5141 Greenwell Springs Road

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Sponsor: Lamar Outdoor Advertising + MAPP Construction Address: 333 Laurel Street

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Wall #9 - “Art Project Redon-Louisiana” - 2013 (ABOVE) Redon, France Artists: 20 artists from France, Louisiana, and Venezuela Sponsor: Louisiane-France Cultural Exchange Wall #12 - “We Stand Together” - 2014 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA Artists: Raina Wirta + 100 Volunteers

Wall #11 - “Gogh Book It Kid Paint Party” - 2013 (BELOW) Mid City Baton Rouge, LA

Sponsor: Star Hill Church + Sherwin Williams Paint

Artists: 100 Elementary School Kids

Address: 5141 Greenwell Springs Road

Sponsor: East Baton Rouge Library

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Address: 7711 Goodwood Blvd

Address: 103 France Street

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Address: 1655 Government Street

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Address: 10503 North Oak Hills Parkway

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Address: BREC Gayosa Park, 2129 Gayosa Street Wall #16 - “STEM : Create Your Future” - 2014 Plaquemine, LA Artist: Geeta Dave Sponsor: The DOW Chemical Company Address: BRCC (West BR Campus)

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Wall #20 - “Nicholson Drive pillars” - 2015 Baton Rouge, LA

Wall #17 - “Tribute to Louis Mouch” - 2014 Port Allen, LA

Wall #18 - “#iammidcity” - 2014 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA

Artist: John Wax

Artists: William Doran + Mid City Studio

Sponsor: West Baton Rouge Parish + PPG Paints

Sponsor: Letterman’s Blueprint + LSU School of Architecture + Great Southern Galvanizing

Artists: Marc Fresh & Clark Derbes Sponsor: Mayor Kip Holden & Mid-City Redevelopment Alliance Address: Interstate Pillars at Nicholson Drive & Mississippi River Bridge

Address: The Louis Mouch Jr. Multi-Purpose Facility, 152 Turner Road Address: 4726 Government Street

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Wall #19 - “Giraphic Prints Building Transformation” - 2014 Mid City - Baton Rouge, LA Artists: Jill Hackney and Robert Ramsey Sponsor: Giraphic Prints + LAMAR Outdoor Advertising Address: 4556 Government Street #3

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Wall #21 - “On the Shoulders of Giants” - 2015 Arts District - Baton Rouge, LA Artist: Eduardo Mendieta Sponsor: Solution through Science

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Address: The Mentorship Academy, 339 Florida Street

Wall #22 - “BREC Blueberry Street Park” - 2015 Baton Rouge, LA

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Wall #23 - “Keep Louisiana Beautiful storm drains” - 2015 Baker, LA Artists: Charles Barbier & Marc Fresh Sponsor: BREC Conservation Department Address: Baker Branch Library, 3501 Groom Road

Wall #24 - “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program - 2015 (BELOW) Scottlandville, LA Artist: Charles Barbier Sponsor: “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program

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Address: 421 Scenic Hwy

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Sponsor: “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program Wall #26 - “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program - 2015 Spanish Moon, Old South Baton Rouge, LA

Address: 5175 Florida Boulevard

Address: 1109 Highland Road

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Wall #27 - “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program - 2015 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA Artists: David Williams + Tom LaPann + Grey Carruth Sponsor: “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program Address: 1120 Government Street

Wall #28 - “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program - 2015 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA Artists: Marc Fresh & Mary Claire Delony

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Address: 1650 North Acadian Thruway

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Sponsor: “Love Our Community” Summer Youth Employment Program

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Wall #29 - “CACRC Landscape Installation” - 2015 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA Artists: Elise Toups + Community Volunteers Sponsor: Capital One Bank & Woman’s Hospital

Wall #30 - “Imagination is More Important Than Knowledge” inspired by Albert Einstein- 2015 Mid City Baton Rouge, LA Artist: Lionel Milton Sponsor: Whole Foods Market Baton Rouge Address: 658 Government Street

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Address: 400 Main Street

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Wall #31 - - 2015 Mid City Baton Rouge, La Artist: Sponsor: Address:

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Wall #34 - - 2015 Mid City Baton Rouge, La Artists: Sponsor: Address:

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Wall #35 - - 2015 Mid City Baton Rouge, La Artists: Marc Fresh Sponsor: Address:

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