Edwards said he’s learned about what Detroit is doing in blight remediation and how it got out of bankruptcy. Addressing ...

“We’re holding ourselves back,” Edwards said. The mayor arrived in Detroit on Sunday to find out how the city has been able ...

A new proposal could help the East Baton Rouge Parish Library regain some funding it lost after the failure of ...

The events of today are completely unacceptable,” Edwards is quoted in the statement. “As a community, we have a duty to ...

Mayor-President Sid Edwards will lead a delegation to Detroit next week to study the city’s recovery strategies, focusing on ...

The man who leads East Baton Rouge still speaks like he's on a sideline a year into his term, but in a wide-ranging interview ...

A longtime football coach and political outsider, Sid Edwards pitched himself as a leader willing to challenge business as ...

A longtime football coach and political outsider, Sid Edwards pitched himself as a leader willing to challenge business as usual.

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 ...

A sign promotes Mayor-President Sid Edwards' Thrive initiative in East Baton Rouge Parish. Thrive EBR, the tax rededication plan meant to help pull East Baton Rouge out of a $21 million deficit, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Shelters in the Baton Rouge area are preparing for a blast of cold weather. According to the WAFB First Alert Weather Team, a widespread freeze is expected overnight Sunday ...