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Alumnus Dennis Blunt named chairman of Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF)
Dennis Blunt, ’91, litigation partner at Phelps Dunbar, has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF). Blunt most recently served as vice chairman of the organization.
BRAF connects philanthropists with nonprofits to make sure the needs of Baton Rouge area communities are met. For instance, donors fund music programs for children, provide money to feed the hungry, and underwrite education reform. Since its inception, BRAF and its donors have funded more than $350 million in grants.
BRAF also launches and manages civic leadership projects, including the Plan Baton Rouge initiative, which underpinned the rebirth of downtown Baton Rouge and is returning life to neighborhoods between LSU and the city center. Its latest civic initiatives include improving autism services, master planning for the lakes at the heart of Baton Rouge, and building The Water Campus with The Water Institute of the Gulf as its centerpiece.
Blunt practices in the area of commercial litigation, with a focus on business disputes including business torts and insurance company solvency and regulation. He is a board member of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, a Fellow of the American and Louisiana Bar foundations, and a board member of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. Blunt was honored as a 2010 SULC Distinguished Alumnus.
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