Sid Edwards wants parish voters to rededicate a parish-wide library tax so he can pay city cops more. Will it work?
The most encouraging developments, however, came in north Baton Rouge, where a number of ZIP codes saw increases. In 70807, ...
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced a new program to bring back retired Baton Rouge Police Department ...
People in North Baton Rouge now have a way to contact the mayor via a new satellite office on Harding Boulevard.
Mayor-President Sid Edwards is proposing cuts to East Baton Rouge Parish's libraries to fund raises for Baton Rouge Police ...
BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards will talk about crime initiatives Tuesday morning. A news conference is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at ...
Mayor-President Coach Sid Edwards on Tuesday morning unveiled two new public safety initiatives during a press conference at ...
In a major belt-tightening measure, Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said he's ending a $400,000 annual contract with a company that's provided the city for 18 years with sensor technology.
New initiatives include hiring retired officers and doubling Crime Stoppers rewards that lead to an arrest within 48 hours.
Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery ...