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• BR Street Team participates in training program to address local violence Play Video

  June 10, 2021 10:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - In response to a wave of increasing violence in the Baton Rouge area, the mayor's office issued a Thursday morning news release detailing steps some locals are taking to address rising crime. According to the release, a group of residents known as the Baton Rouge Street... more »

• EBR Parish's holiday schedule for curbside garbage, recycling, and Christmas tree collection

  December 23, 2020 10:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor's Office, there will be no curbside garbage and recycling services on Christmas Day; all services will resume on residents’ next regular scheduled collection day. While the North Landfill will be closed for Christmas Day, landfill hours will be... more »

• City-Parish leaders say Hurricane Delta debris removal is nearing completion

  November 24, 2020 8:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Officials with East Baton Rouge Parish (EBR) announced Monday that city-Parish debris removal crews are in the final phases of collecting storm debris generated by Hurricane Delta, with more than 50,000 cubic yards of debris collected to-date. According to a news update from the EBR Mayor's... more »

• Rowdy Gaudet, long-time senior staff member, leaving Mayor's office

  May 1, 2020 6:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome has announced Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Rowdy Gaudet is leaving his position, Friday. The Mayor says Gaudet originally resigned two months ago, but stayed on to help the Mayor manage the pandemic response. Gaudet has served as a part of the Mayor-President’s... more »

• Ribbon cutting marks completion for 1st phase of Essen Lane improvements

  December 10, 2015 12:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - City-Parish officials and Mayor-President “Kip” Holden were present Thursday morning as a ribbon cutting took place at the Essen Lane/Interstate 10 intersection where a project aimed at easing congestion has reached a major milestone. The project is part of a larger collaboration between the mayor’s Green... more »