“We need those funds. It’s not a surplus”: Assistant Director responds after Mayor Edwards proposes moving library funding to police
This year, taxpayers gave the library a little over $65 million to operate. The money comes from an 11.1 million tax to go ...
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Sid Edwards Is Spot On. Cops Are More Important Than Library Surpluses.
One of the best examples we could give of why it was a good idea to elect a Republican mayor in Baton Rouge showed up ...
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Baton Rouge mayor pitches big raises for police — paid for with money currently for libraries
Mayor-President Sid Edwards is proposing cuts to East Baton Rouge Parish's libraries to fund raises for Baton Rouge Police ...
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Baton Rouge mayor proposes plan to raise pay for police officers, tax cut for residents
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards proposes a new plan that would increase police pay, improve infrastructure and ...
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How new mayor Sid Edwards faced a Baton Rouge snowstorm: 'There's no blueprint for that'
Just weeks after assuming office, Mayor-President Sid Edwards was thrust into leading the parish through a record-breaking ...
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Live After 5 will return to a full schedule after local companies step up
Baton Rouge’s free concert series will return to a full, six-show lineup after MAPP Construction and b1Bank stepped up as ...
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President announces new satellite location for mayor's office
Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced Tuesday Feb. 4th a new satellite location for the mayor's office. This is the first of ...
Mayor-President Sid Edwards gives update after snow in Baton Rouge
Mayor-President Sid Edwards talked about the state of East Baton Rouge Parish after a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and historic snow.
WAFB releases new podcast: On The Record with Liam Combs
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The WAFB Podcast Network is releasing a new podcast: On The Record with Liam Combs. Aimed at ...
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Live After Five to have full schedule of shows after investment from local businesses
An investment was made by local businesses for Live After Five to get its full lineup of six shows back after budget cuts ...
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“The grown people in Baton Rouge knew what to do”: Mayor Sid Edwards reflects on the city’s winter weather response
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards and other local officials highlighted the successes and lessons learned over the past week’s winter weather events. RELATED: More than 400 ...