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Arts Council warns FY2026 cuts would shrink programs and public art maintenance
Summary
Jonathan Grimes, president and CEO of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, told the council that a proposed FY2026 reduction to $250,000 (a 25% cut from prior city support) would force staff and program cuts, end signature events and reduce arts education in schools.
Jonathan Grimes, president and CEO of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, urged the Metropolitan Council to maintain at least FY2025 funding levels and warned that the FY2026 proposal would jeopardize programming, arts education and public‑art maintenance.
Grimes told councilmembers the Arts Council — the designated local arts agency since 1973 — relied on roughly $333,930 in City‑Parish support in FY2025 after a previous…
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