Could the mayor's tax plan save Baton Rouge's government from having it's budget slashed? Some say not entirely.

Six months ago, the name Sid Edwards was barely a blip on the radar for Baton Rouge's political insiders and City Hall staff. Fast forward to Saturday night, and the high school football coach ...

EBR Chief Services Officer Dr. Yolanda Burnett-Lankford told Metro Council members the federal grant that funds the program ...

In his first run for office, Republican Sid Edwards pulled off a surprise upset, defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Sharon Weston Broome to become mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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, La. (WAFB) - It’s the beginning of a new era for East Baton Rouge Parish as political newcomer Sid Edwards was officially sworn in as mayor-president. The Istrouma High School head ...

There was an upset in Baton Rouge late Tuesday night. And this time, it didn’t involve Tiger Stadium. Political newcomer and Republican Sid Edwards received 34% of the vote for mayor-president ...

Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s second-largest city. By Rick Rojas Reporting from Baton Rouge ...

There will be a new mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish. High school football coach Sid Edwards won with 54% of the vote in Saturday’s runoff election, according to the Louisiana ...

(The Center Square) — Republican Sid Edwards has been elected Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, defeating Democratic incumbent Sharon Weston Broome in a decisive victory. Edwards, a first-time ...