The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank serves 11 parishes across the Baton Rouge metro and surrounding area, from East Baton Rouge and Ascension to Livingston, the Felicianas, St. Helena, and Pointe Coupee. The region saw long food bank lines and early-morning starts after the November 2025 benefit disruptions. Elizabeth "Liz" Pfifer became President and CEO in late 2025, succeeding Mike Manning, who led the organization for more than two decades. It is a member of the Feeding America network.
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank sources food at scale and distributes it across 11 parishes through partner agencies and its own programs. Like other Louisiana food banks, it carries a disaster-response role, since the Baton Rouge region sits in hurricane and flood country and has been hit repeatedly. It runs programs for children and seniors alongside its core distribution.
Elizabeth "Liz" Pfifer became President and CEO in late 2025, joining as Mike Manning retired after more than 20 years leading the food bank. Manning had built the organization into the central hunger-relief group for the Baton Rouge region and served on a FEMA regional advisory council; Pfifer inherits an established operation at a moment of rising demand.
The 11-parish service area covers the Baton Rouge metro and surrounding parishes: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, East and West Feliciana, St. Helena, and Pointe Coupee. It mixes the state-capital economy with rural parishes, and the whole region is exposed to the flooding and storms that periodically spike demand.
Yes. The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is a registered 501(c)(3) and a Feeding America member with a 40-year operating record. Donors can review its financials through Charity Navigator and GuideStar. Bulk buying and donated food mean a gift produces many meals.
Donations and volunteer shifts run through brfoodbank.org. Volunteers sort and pack food and help at distributions, and cash gifts go furthest because of the food bank’s purchasing power.
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank covers the Baton Rouge metro, while Second Harvest covers New Orleans and south Louisiana and the Food Bank of Central Louisiana covers the Alexandria region. For anyone in the Baton Rouge area, this is the lead organization.
Agencies across 11 parishes receive food.
Emergency food relief during floods and hurricanes.
School and weekend food support for kids at risk of hunger.
Food assistance for older adults on fixed incomes.
Sources: Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank website (brfoodbank.org), and The Advocate and WBRZ reporting on Mike Manning’s retirement and the appointment of Liz Pfifer. We are not affiliated with Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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