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I-TEAM: Contractors hired by EBR Mayor’s office say they haven’t been paid
A contractor employed for the Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge initiative claims paychecks have been sporadic and unreliable ...
Crawfish prices down, sales up for Easter weekend
A contractor employed for the Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge initiative claims paychecks have been sporadic and unreliable ...
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From football coach to mayor: Inside Sid Edwards' first 100 days leading Baton Rouge
In his first 100 days as East Baton Rouge mayor-president, Sid Edwards has faced budget shortfalls, messaging woes and a high ...
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EBR Mayor-President celebrates ‘touchdowns,’ acknowledges ‘interceptions’ in first 100 days
The third-floor city hall office looked sleeker—but similar to its various forms at local high schools like Central and ...
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Faimon Roberts: Sid Edwards is a political novice. But here's why that's a good thing.
Sid Edwards is perhaps the highest-profile elected official in Louisiana who had zero political experience before winning his race. But in at least one way, that's working out as a good thing for him ...
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Baton Rouge mayor tackles safety, homelessness, blight in his first 100 days
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards reflects on his first 100 days, with improvements made in the city-parish to ...
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Baton Rouge police holds news conference on Southern University hazing death
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 ...