The 12th Annual Bella’s Ball will be held on Thursday, September 7, and is an event by the Bella Bowman Foundation. The nonprofit’s mission is to further research and initiatives surrounding pediatric cancer, fund educational opportunities, and offer comfort and support to sick children and their families. The ball will be at the L’Auberge Casino Hotel in Baton Rouge from 6:30-11 p.m. Individual tickets can be purchased online for $100, and each guest will receive a bid number at check-in. There will be live entertainment and opportunities to support the nonprofit’s mission and the charity, Jumonville Family. ■ bellabowman.org