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Instead of sending a reduced budget, Moore asked for a 158% increase, arguing the constitution mandates his office be ...
Former Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome posted a video to social media on Monday, June 9, criticizing the ...
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 ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Time is winding down before people in East Baton Rouge vote on who will lead as mayor-president for the next four years. Coach Sid Edwards is a man of many hats.
The traits that carried Sid Edwards to his upset win in the East Baton Rouge Mayor-President's race were on full display at his official swearing-in last week. Taking the stage more than an hour ...
Three months in, Sid Edwards is still a political rookie. The coach-turned-candidate-turned-mayor-president has gone from leading his Istrouma High football team into the playoffs last fall to ...
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 ...
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 ...
And this time, it didn’t involve Tiger Stadium. Political newcomer and Republican Sid Edwards received 34% of the vote for mayor-president of East Baton Rouge, while Democratic incumbent Sharon ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Istrouma High School Head Football Coach Sid Edwards easily won the race for East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Saturday. “I know a lot of people are in disbelief ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sid Edwards is the head coach of Istrouma High School Football. He hasn’t voted for the past eight years and now he is running to be your new East Baton Rouge mayor ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sid Edwards and Jordan Taylor about the supermarket "miracle" when Taylor reached out to Edward's autistic son, and how their lives have been affected since a video of ...