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.

Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards struck a new deal that would take some money from East Baton Rouge libraries to fund employee ...

When speaking about crime, Edwards said, "it's obvious to everyone we have a problem, we have an issue here in our great parish." ...

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said Tuesday he could cut 600 to 700 jobs — up to 14.6% of all employees — and reduce some government services if his plan to rededicate money ...

City leaders have announced a new funding plan that includes a compromise over Mayor Sid Edwards’ plan to rededicate library ...

Sid Edwards' library proposal keeps morphing. In a news release Tuesday, Edwards rebranded his proposal as "Revive EBR," a plan that would rededicate the library's revenue stream for mental health ...

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

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards has released his “Revive EBR” proposal to relocate library funds for other city services like public safety and road improvements. According to ...

The Baton Rouge Police Department, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore and officials with Southern University shared details related to ...

WGMB Baton Rouge Tue, March 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM UTC Mayor-President Sid Edwards addressed changes to his plan to rededicate library funds in a Tuesday afternoon press conference.

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 ...