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• Haphazardly written recall petition focuses on Wicker after she voted for Amoroso Play Video

  July 26, 2018 5:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A week after a chaotic East Baton Rouge Metro Council meeting where members and citizens chastised each other over a decision to appoint a deceased councilman’s wife to his seat, one of the city leaders who extended an olive branch during the ruckus now faces a recall... more »

• Metro Council seats will be decided in a runoff

  November 9, 2016 12:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Runoff elections will be needed to determine final decisions in the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council election. Incumbents Chandler Loupe, Scott Wilson and Buddy Amoroso won enough votes to miss a runoff and were elected back to the council. Newcomer Matt Watson was elected to... more »

• Metro Council kills smoking ban proposal Play Video

  April 13, 2016 7:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Metro Council killed a proposal that would have banned smoking in all businesses, including bars and casinos. Smoking ban fails. pic.twitter.com/qiXjg0jauI — Brittany Weiss WBRZ (@MsBWeiss) April 13, 2016 The ordinance was designed to include a ban on... more »

• With Metro Council approval, CATS to cut two routes in December

  November 10, 2015 11:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Changes to CATS routes will start December 6th, and that will include the elimination of two following a vote by Metro Council Tuesday. The bus company asked city leaders to let them cut the under performing routes: O’Neal Park and Ride and the Downtown to Mall... more »