In a little more than a decade, Detroit leaders figured out how to quickly take control of tens of thousands of abandoned, ...
Mayor-President Sid Edwards celebrated progress in crime, blight and homelessness in his annual State of the City address ...
Today on Louisiana Considered, the Baton Rouge mayor-president assesses his first year in office. We also hear about New ...
Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership President and CEO Lori Melancon said laws already exist to speed up condemnations in ...
Edwards said he’s learned about what Detroit is doing in blight remediation and how it got out of bankruptcy. Addressing ...
A longtime football coach and political outsider, Sid Edwards pitched himself as a leader willing to challenge business as ...
Mayor-President Sid Edwards will lead a delegation to Detroit next week to study the city’s recovery strategies, focusing on ...
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library will ask voters to approve a standalone 10-year dedicated tax continuation at 9.5 mills ...
A new proposal could help the East Baton Rouge Parish Library regain some funding it lost after the failure of ...
East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards says the city-parish is on solid footing following his first full year in ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Mayor-President Sid Edwards proposed a 2026 budget that could cut over 400 city-parish jobs. He presented this plan to the Metro Council on Wednesday. According to ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - City leaders are seeking $200,000 in state funding for critical improvements to the East Baton Rouge Juvenile Detention Center, a 65-year-old building with aging ...