BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome extended the closure of all City-Parish building through April 30, aligning with Governor Edwards stay-at-home order.

City-Parish buildings, including City Hall, will remain closed to the public and will be restricted to essential personnel. 

Mayor Broome and the Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness also introduced a text message platform to deliver updates to the residents.

People can text “Red Stick Ready” to 225-243-9991 to subscribe.