The Baton Rouge Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure services the following Parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St Helena and Tangipahoa. The Baton Rouge Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure—along with those who generously support us with their talent, time and resources—is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. We join more than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Baton Rouge Race for the Cure, we have invested over $2.8 million in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in 10 parishes in Louisiana in addition to $700 million in research funding. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Komen Baton Rouge Affiliate stay in the Greater Baton Rouge area, while the remaining income goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Award and Research Grant Programs supporting research, awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.