A group of Baton Rouge women is a testament to the power that comes with working together — despite the international organization folding in 2020 and the national organization closing in 2024.

The Baton Rouge women carry on, along with other local clubs dotting the globe. They pool their time, talents and resources to help others. They have been doing so since June 1935, when 17 women gathered together at Anderson's Tea Room on Fourth Street to do something good for their city.

During the Great Depression, people were in need. Professional women of the city, led by respected attorney Frances L. Landry, started Quota Baton Rouge, a 90-year-old club founded on the mission of leadership and service.

"Those were challenging times," current Quota Baton Rouge president Laurie Allen said at

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