"Mayor-President Kip Holden and the group Together Baton Rouge said Thursday that they have teamed up to try to find a solution to the problem of "food deserts" in East Baton Rouge Parish, which are areas defined by poverty and poor access to supermarkets and large grocery stores...."

Holden, Citizens Tackle Food Deserts, The Advocate

Holden, Together Baton Rouge Launch Food Access Policy Commission, Times Picayune

Commission Explores Ways to Banish Food Deserts in Baton Rouge, NBC33

Commission Says 7 Parts of East Baton Rouge are Food Deserts, WBRZ