{"id":7,"date":"2016-12-21T21:10:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T21:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lgbi.org\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:21:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lgbi.org\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis G. Gregory Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Louis G. Gregory Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00ed Institute is training center owned by the Bah\u00e1&#8217;\u00eds of the United States and managed by the Regional Baha&#8217;i Council for the Southeastern States. 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