BATON ROUGE — On Tuesday, a grand opening was held at the new East Baton Rouge Parish School System Welcome Center on South Foster Drive.

The center will serve as a central location where families can receive individualized assistance with student enrollment for the upcoming school year. 

It will also provide comprehensive enrollment services for all district schools, with the exception of magnet programs.

"We don't know where our families are coming from, and so when they enroll, you would be surprised by the registration process, what it all entails for some families. But what we've done here is, when you register, whatever your needs are, you will be immediately able to connect to those resources and be enrolled the very first day of school to get them started early," EBR Chief Officer of Student Support Services Tiffany Jenkins said.