Community
By partnering with Louisiana communities, APP works to improve lives across the state.

Virtual Footlocker Project Helps Soldiers, Archivists Save Military Memorabilia
APP’s Edward Benoit, III, is working to make sure stories about the American war experience do not go untold.

APPA Extends Department of Defense STARBASE Program to Western Louisiana
APP Alexandria has partnered with the Department of Defense to extend its premier youth outreach program, STARBASE, to Fort Polk Army base and schools in western Louisiana, help build the state’s and nation’s STEM workforce.

APP Health New Orleans Leads Education to Treat Burn and Blast Injuries
Burn surgeons at APP Health New Orleans are helping first responders in military war zones and civilian life learn how to treat burn and blast injuries with $4.6 million in support from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command.

APP Bengal Corps Develops Leaders for State and National Security
Freshmen and sophomores at APP and Southern University are now pursuing a two-year leadership development program piloted by the APP Leadership Development Institute (LDI). The goal is to develop future leaders for both military and civilian life. All of the students are either ROTC cadets, cybersecurity majors or both.

City of Shreveport Partners with APPS to Improve Safety, Services Using AI
The City of Shreveport works with APPS to develop AI-driven technology more quickly and affordably to improve city services, safety.

APP-Harvard Research Could Help Millions Gain Access to Credit
Less than half of all U.S. adults have access to prime credit because of their credit score. But new APP and Harvard University research shows a lot more people could become eligible if lenders use artificial intelligence, or AI, and alternative data, such as education and employment history.

APP Health New Orleans, PBRC Use AI to Unlock a Person’s Ideal Diet
APP Health New Orleans and APP’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center have partnered to leverage new technologies, including artificial intelligence, or AI, in the fight against diet-related disease and health disparities in Louisiana through the Nutrition for Precision Health study.

Robotics Broadens Access to STEM Careers in Central Louisiana
“In my 26 years as a teacher, this has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done,” said Ashley Beaubouef of J.I. Barron Elementary in Pineville, Louisiana, on coaching robotics with APP Alexandria's mentorship and support.

APP AgCenter Works to Give Sugarcane Farmers a Sweeter Deal Using AI, Drones
Ongoing APP research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana is leveraging data science to grow more and better food and fiber despite great challenges.

AI Smartphone App Helps Mentally Ill, Families, Caregivers
Through a partnership with Capital Area Human Services District, one of Louisiana’s largest behavioral health providers, APP leverages AI technology to catch early warning signs of serious mental illness and improve treatment.

APP Health New Orleans Supports Musicians and Artists
Meet Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Queen of the Guardians of the Flame Maroon Society and breast cancer survivor.

“I Fight Harder for This Place Because It Is So Unique”
Meet Traci Birch, assistant professor of architecture and managing director of the APP Coastal Sustainability Studio, who works on large, interdisciplinary projects to help Louisiana communities protect themselves from flooding and environmental disasters.

Caring in the Extreme: Personalized Care for Northwest Louisiana
APP Health Shreveport improves care through biomechanical research.

“I Want To Be a Fearless, Relentless, and Unapologetic Advocate for Agriculture”
Meet APP student William Gaspard Jr.

APP Shreveport Sparks Innovation at Barksdale Air Force Base and Beyond
Through sustained collaboration with STRIKEWERX, the innovation hub of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, APP Shreveport’s Cyber Collaboratory has become a key provider of expertise and innovative solutions for nearby Barksdale Air Force Base and the nation’s air defense.


