Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards struck a new deal that would take some money from East Baton Rouge libraries to fund employee pay raises, but the library now will lose less money than originally ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — In the hotly contested East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral runoff, Emile “Sid” Edwards, Republican, has won the mayoralty presidency, defeating Sharon Weston-Broome.

Sid Edwards just pulled off one of the biggest political budget maneuvers Baton Rouge has seen in years. The East Baton Rouge Parish Library has been sitting on a pile of far more cash than it needs.

State Rep. Dixon McMakin, who filed the measure, said transferring the currently independent Capital Area Transit System to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mayor-President Sid Edwards spoke at the Baton Rouge Rotary to share his plans as he navigates his first week in office. Edwards says that the crime is something he knows ...

After getting some pushback, Mayor-President Sid Edwards has scaled back his controversial plan to rededicate funds from the ...

It’s been about a month and a half since Sid Edwards took office as East Baton Rouge Mayor-President. The election result came as a big surprise when he upset Democratic incumbent, Sharon Weston ...

Mayor Sid Edwards is correct in looking at the funding that is going to the library as a way of securing necessary raises for our police. I have lived in Baton Rouge for over 14 years, have been ...

The Mosquito Abatement Board did not decide when they will talk about the budget again. Hudson said voters will likely see ...

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards joined law enforcement officials at Friday's news conference. Edwards encouraged young people to "make better decisions," adding "we've got to ...

After getting some pushback, Mayor-President Sid Edwards has scaled back his controversial plan to rededicate funds from the East Baton Rouge library system. The City of St. George's incorporation ...