East Baton Rouge Metro Council

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council hopes to persuade more public service retirees to switch to a government-funded health care plan it offers to help make up for a $21 million budget shortfall.

East Baton Rouge officials passed a new vaping restriction on where new smoke shops can be that took effect last month. The goal is to keep kids from starting to vape while still allowing adults to have the option to do so.

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.

On Nov. 5, East Baton Rouge residents will decide on hundreds of changes to the parish's Plan of Government that was originally enacted in 1949.

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council will hear the case for renaming Baton Rouge streets that are currently named after individuals associated with the Confederacy in a Wednesday afternoon meeting. An advisory panel has identified and studied the street names in question since May.

Mike McClanahan, president of the Louisiana NAACP, on his call for the Baton Rouge Metro Council to include only members from inside the city limits. This…

East Baton Rouge Councilman Matt Watson talks about the expected Metro Council vote tonight on a smoking ban for bars and casinos. Wilson also addresses…

Cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco and even New Orleans have joined the "ban the box" movement. This means banning the question on city job…

Jim discusses the debate over the right to own guns with local NAACP leader Kwame Asante and Baton Rouge councilman Joel Boe'.

Ninth District Metro Councilman Joel Boe’ has issued a press release saying he supports the idea of consolidating law enforcement in Baton Rouge.Boe’ said…