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• EBR Parish Attorney refuses to talk about drainage debacle Play Video

  October 26, 2022 5:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE- East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney Andy Dotson is refusing to comment on the drainage debacle one week after Mayor Sharon Weston Broome said she would ask to have it pulled from the council agenda. Watch live newscasts here During an interview last week , Broome said... more »

• Bayou Manchac Project to be introduced to BR Metro Council Wednesday Play Video

  September 22, 2021 7:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A plan to enhance drainage along Bayou Manchac at the border of East Baton Rouge Parish and Ascension Parish will be introduced to the Baton Rouge Metro Council Wednesday. The plan, designed by East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Ascension President Clint Cointment, is a... more »

• Wednesday night Metro Council meeting to review recently adjusted ITEP guidelines

  March 11, 2020 10:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - 'Together Baton Rouge' leaders say recent changes to the state's Industrial Tax Exemption Program resulted in the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and parish taxing authorities receiving a total of $10.5 million in new annual revenue. According to The Advocate , the faith-based advocacy group's... more »