Sharon Weston Broome

The Louisiana Department of Health reported 9,290 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, marking the continuation of a weeks-long trend that has seen case numbers and hospitalization rise sharply as the omicron variant spreads across the state and the country.

Sharon Weston Broome has won a second term as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, defeating Republican challenger Steve Carter.The Democratic…

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome discusses her runoff reelection effort against former state lawmaker Steve Carter. Political…

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins discusses his run to unseat Senator Bill Cassidy. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard on the state of November races. EBR…

Face coverings will now be mandatory in East Baton Rouge Parish businesses in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Mayor-President Sharon…

Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome talks about the Capital’s response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the wave of protests that…

EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome discusses the overnight shooting of two police officers and the possibilities for repoening the economy come May.

Louisianans have a love-hate relationship with water.Our state's waterways are the source of so much of our culture and commerce. But as rainfall…

Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome assesses life in Baton Rouge amid a national championship season for LSU. Broome talks about crime, traffic and the…