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• New downtown parking meters caught up in supply chain issue, too Play Video

  February 22, 2022 12:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - For quite a while now, replacing the downtown parking meters has been on the parish's to-do list. The project has gone out for bid three times and about a year ago the Metro Council approved the execution of a contract with Flowbird to provide parking equipment. ... more »

• Baton Rouge mayor seeking new management for city parking Play Video

  March 12, 2019 7:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The mayor-president's office wants city-parish parking garages, underground parking and surface lots in the downtown area under new management. It's part of a larger initiative to improve parking in a part of the city where it's often difficult to find an open spot. The mayor-president will... more »

• DA's Office claims insufficient evidence in case of parking meter coin theft

  July 27, 2016 12:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The District Attorney’s Office says there is no direct evidence that indicates a Baton Rouge city employee stole thousands of dollars from parking meters last year. The employee, Bryant McConnell, was fired after he was accused of stealing around $15,000 over a period of five months.... more »