BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Data shows Scotlandville meets the criteria to be labeled as the biggest food desert in East Baton Rouge Parish. Scotlandville Food Access Commission organizer Eugene Collins says with more money, leaders can keep pushing the city out of that title. "What we're looking at is we have to look at the data and the trends that actually justify this. And today, you know, we have funding that's been allocated for this particular project," said Collins. The area in mind, the Harding Boulevard Corridor near the Baton Rouge Airport. Collins says this is the second largest exit in Baton Rouge with more than 150,000 cars passing through. He says this is the perfect area to thrive. Louisiana law firm giving away $200 Visa gift cards for Thanksgiving "We have a lot of traffic through this community, as well as 105 anchor businesses within a five-mile radius of this particular site, which makes this site viable," Collins said. People living nearby shared their thoughts on paper and asked questions, with some wondering how this would benefit college students, specifically at Southern University. Collins says although that discussion is still ongoing, they're getting closer to meeting their goal. "This is the closest we've been to seeing a grocery store in this community," Collins said. Collins says with making sure the community has a voice in the progress, the future of more food access for the area can grow bigger. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now BRProud Daily News SIGN UP NOW "Not only do we need that to have a successful project, but we also need that as a part of the funding process. So, we got to have the input from the community," said Collins. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 1. Latest News Scotlandville Food Access Commission hosts community meeting to give updates of future grocery stores Elon Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign petition. Is that legal? Surfer dies after being struck, impaled by swordfish Judge grants family permanent stay away order from BRPD officer accused of assault at Brave Cave See where Southern University football's secondary ranks in FCS for passing yards allowed