Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative is announcing their first technology incubator member, the Louisiana Technology Park. A member such as Louisiana Technology Park is a fantastic addition and an excellent ally in our efforts to expand the digital media, technology, and software development industries.  We, at LDGI, now feel we have a huge friend in the Baton Rouge area and cannot wait to work with Louisiana Technology Park and their tenants. Here is more information about Louisiana Technology Park:

"The Louisiana Technology Park is a business incubator for technology-oriented companies located in the Bon Carre¢ Business Center on Florida Boulevard in the heart of Baton Rouge. The Tech Park was created to bring promising start-up technology companies and their products and services to market faster and more effectively. Companies chosen from the program have access to cutting-edge software and hardware, high-speed Internet access, commercial data center usage, and first-class business advice."

Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative is committed to supporting digital art awareness and education growth. Mentorship Academy is the front runner of any Louisiana's high school in which their students are learning game design, digital art, and project creation. Here is more information on Mentorship Academy:

The Mentorship Academy is composed of two innovative high schools: Mentorship Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) and Mentorship Academy of Digital Arts (MADA).  The schools were created after a group of innovative community leaders, local business owners, concerned citizens, educators, and private sector personnel noted a dire need in Louisiana’s workforce in the fields of digital arts, science, and technology. 

Currently serving almost 300 students, the schools began in July 2010. In only 3 short months, our students have participated in community service projects, presented their learning at our student showcase night, and have begun creating their own online learning portfolios.

There are three major differences between Mentorship Academy and more traditional high schools. First, our students learn through project-based learning. By working collaboratively on authentic projects, our students make connections to real world skills. Second, our teachers and students fully utilize technology, our teachers all have Apple iPads that help them engage today's students through interactive texts and media-rich presentations. Each of our students has a school-provided laptop computer to help them utilize real-world resources. Third, our students participate in internships. It is essential for our students to learn from the community and leaders in their industry of interest around them.

Mission
The mission of the Mentorship Academy is to develop young adults, who learn continuously as our economies and communities change. This is accomplished through mentoring relationships with industry professionals, project-based learning, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. The vision of Mentorship Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) seeks to prepare Baton Rouge students for engagement in the petrochemical industry through projects, internships, and collaboration with organizations such as BP America. The vision of Mentorship Academy of the Digital Arts (MADA) is to prepare students for engagement in the growing fields of filmmaking, video game design, and digital media through a collaboration with the many media companies contributing to this growing economy and in coordination with the Baton Rouge Area Digital Industries Consortium.

LDGI is proud to announce its first office located at 530 Lakeland Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70802. We are going to post more information and photos of the location once we finalized our move. We are happy to be strategically close to the Louisiana State Capital Building and LED's State Office.