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• Baker mayor named to National League of Cities' 2025 Small Cities Council

  February 13, 2025 12:24 PM

  BAKER — The mayor of Baker on Thursday was appointed to the National League of Cities' 2025 Small Cities Council. Mayor Darnell Waites was elected to a one-year term on the council to develop and guide programs among local elected officials from similar communities, NLC President and Mayor of... more »

• Baton Rouge welcomes delegation from National League of Cities as it marks 100 years

  June 3, 2024 7:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE — City Hall officials hosted a delegation from the National League of Cities on Monday as the group tours 100 cities to mark its 100th year. "Today we were fortunate to have a visit from the National League of Cities," said Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, the group's... more »

• BR ranked 8th most "sinful" city in the country

  December 12, 2016 9:33 PM

  BATON ROGUE - Watch out Las Vegas, the city of Baton Rouge has been ranked the 8th most "sinful" city in the U.S., according to WalletHub.com . The website reportedly compared the 150 most populated cities in the U.S. across 27 "key indicators" of "evil deeds." The data... more »

• Baker named #1 safest city in La.

  April 8, 2016 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Baker has been named the safest city in the state by BackgroundChecks.org . Baker tops a list of ten cities the web site ranked. The website is a public safety focused organization committed to increasing public safety, community involvement, transparent government, and education. The site’s list was compiled... more »