Just weeks after assuming office, Mayor-President Sid Edwards was thrust into leading the parish through a record-breaking snowstorm, with a brand new staff and no blueprint in hand.

Mayor-President Sid Edwards talked about the state of East Baton Rouge Parish after a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and historic snow.

Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards and other local officials highlighted the successes and lessons learned over the past week’s winter weather events.

A year after Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Thomas Morse was sworn into his role, a new mayor-president now presides over the city parish in Sid Edwards, raising questions over the chief's future.

East Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards hosted a briefing to talk about the city’s comprehensive preparations for the anticipated severe weather conditions. Louisiana is forecasted to have extremely cold weather with heavy snow expected beginning Tuesday morning.