Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards on Monday said he doesn't think an increased ICE presence is needed in the city — a ...

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards says text messages circulating online are being taken out of context.

After eight months of changes, Sid Edwards’ Thrive tax plan goes before voters, testing both public trust and Baton Rouge’s ...

EBR voters should support the Thrive EBR plan on the Nov. 15 ballot, argues Mayor-President Sid Edwards in this guest column.

Construction has started on a railroad underpass and a pump station near the Mall of Louisiana.The construction is taking ...

Mayor-president Sid Edwards' Thrive EBR plan is key to his first year and to East Baton Rouge Parish, Faimon Roberts argues. But turmoil in the Edwards' administration, most recently the suspension of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Early voting has started for the November 15 election in Louisiana. The early voting period will run from Saturday, November 1, through Saturday, November 8, not including ...

President Trump has been sending the National Guard throughout the US, with the latest deployment being to Portland, Oregon, before it was blocked by a judge. But in Louisiana, Gov. Jeff Landry is ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - City leaders are seeking $200,000 in state funding for critical improvements to the East Baton ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards is among those named for the 2026 Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame induction class. The Louisiana High School ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Abandoned houses have been an issue in Baton Rouge, hurting property values and attracting crime. Officials have begun demolishing those empty properties. So far, ...

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge city leaders weighed in Tuesday after Gov. Jeff Landry requested the National Guard be deployed in the city. Landry submitted a request for 1,000 Louisiana National Guardsmen ...