Baton Rouge government

After getting some pushback, Mayor-President Sid Edwards has scaled back his controversial plan to rededicate funds from the East Baton Rouge library system.

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards has released his “Revive EBR” proposal to relocate library funds for other city services like public safety and road improvements.

There will be a new mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish.

There was an upset in Baton Rouge late Tuesday night. And this time, it didn’t involve Tiger Stadium.

This week, the race for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge took a hostile turn when incumbent Sharon Weston Broome’s campaign released an attack advertisement on challenger Ted James. The radio ad, also sent by text message to voters across the Parish on Wednesday, presents two edited recordings of James seemingly caught on a hot mic.

East Baton Rouge Parish is under a state of state of emergency Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Francine in Louisiana.

Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden talks about the state of the city and his future political plans.Activist Elizabeth Dent talks about "Politics With A Punch";…