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Father of Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards dies at age 84
The father of East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards died Monday morning, surrounded by his family, at age 84. The ...
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Father of Baton Rouge mayor dies at 84: ‘My father was my hero’
Emile was born on April 10, 1941, and lived in Baton Rouge his entire life. He was a graduate of Istrouma High School and ...
Father of EBR Mayor-President Sid Edwards passes away
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The father of East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards has passed away. According to the mayor, ...
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Three Democrats are competing in Baton Rouge special election for vacant Louisiana House seat
House District 67 covers Gardere and Riverbend in the south, the LSU campus and Old South Baton Rouge, as well as Mid City ...
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 ...
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Woody Jenkins, longtime Baton Rouge Republican, says Gov. Jeff Landry's trying to punish him
Veteran Republican Party leader Woody Jenkins says Gov. Jeff Landry is using a legislative bill to try to punish him.
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As caseloads pile up, Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore asks voters to approve a new tax
With fewer lawyers and less money than Jefferson and Orleans parishes, District Attorney Hillar Moore is urging voters to ...
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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 ...