BATON ROUGE — A new Baton Rouge General clinic is coming to the Jewel J. Newman Community Center in Scotlandville. 

The announcement, a partnership with Metro Councilman Anthony Kenney Jr.'s office, was made Tuesday. 

The clinic is set to open in late October and will provide both primary care and mental health services to families in Scotlandville, North Baton Rouge and surrounding neighborhoods. Once the clinic opens, patients can walk in, schedule online or call to make appointments.

According to Kenney, the project is a half-million-dollar investment.

BRG has already provided care at the Jewel Newman Community Center during bi-weekly stops with its mobile health unit, BRG Care on the Go. Once the new clinic opens, the community can access care there five days a week – Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon.