East Baton Rouge Parish

After an initial stumble late last year, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system has secured its funding for the next 10 years.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore is suing the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council and Mayor-President Sid Edwards in hopes of getting the $22.6 million he asked for in his 2026 budget proposal.

All East Baton Rouge city-parish employees are set to receive a raise soon, after the Metro Council approved a plan in a 10-1 vote Wednesday.

All officers will receive at least a 15% raise, non-sworn employees will receive a 3.5% raise and the police chief will receive a 5.9% raise. The base pay for a sworn officer would be kicked up from about $41,000 to about $58,000 under this plan.

Baton Rouge Police Department employees could soon get the largest across-the-board pay raises in department history if East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards latest ask of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council is successful.

The nonprofit started in 2006 with a Christmas and back-to-school event for children. Today, it runs a free after-school program in the neighborhood.

A new proposal could help the East Baton Rouge Parish Library regain some funding it lost after the failure of Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ Thrive EBR plan in November.

Thrive EBR, the tax rededication plan meant to help pull East Baton Rouge out of a $21 million deficit, failed Saturday. Mayor-President Sid Edwards said employee cuts are unavoidable.

Baton Rouge voters will decide Saturday whether to fill a $21 million budget deficit by redirecting taxes from the public library and two other agencies.

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said his team organized with about 15 restaurants in an attempt to make sure no one goes hungry during the government shutdown.