A new partnership between the City of Baton Rouge and the East Baton Rouge Parish School System is using football to help ...

The departments that run Baton Rouge's fire trucks and ambulances are merging, Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced Monday.

In a stunning upset, Republican newcomer Sid Edwards, the Istrouma High School football coach, defeated Sharon Weston Broome to become East Baton Rouge mayor-president.

Time for truth.” Those were the head-scratching words of former Mayor Sharon Weston Broome in her recent Instagram post ...

Coach Sid Edwards is a man of many hats. He’s a husband, father, grandparent and Istrouma High School dean of students and football coach of 40 years.

Sid Edwards is perhaps the highest-profile elected official in Louisiana who had zero political experience before winning his race. But in at least one way, that's working out as a good thing for ...

Sid Edwards receives a round of applause during his speech after being sworn in as East Baton Rouge Mayor-President at River Center Theatre on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Javier Gallegos.

Republican Sid Edwards addresses supporters at a watch party on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. It’s the last Monday of the month, so we’re getting an update on the latest news in Acadiana.

Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s second-largest city. By Rick Rojas Reporting from Baton Rouge, La. As ...

Time for truth.” Those were the head-scratching words of former Mayor Sharon Weston Broome in her recent Instagram post criticizing the current mayor, Sid Edwards, whom she claims is blaming her ...