Edwards' trimmed tax rededication plan passed Metro Council, but raises for police and others are now in question.

In his first run for office, Republican Sid Edwards pulled off a surprise upset, defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Sharon Weston Broome to become mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Istrouma High football coach and political newcomer Sid Edwards won the election to become the next Baton Rouge mayor-president on Saturday night. Sharon Weston Broome, who served two terms in the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — In the hotly contested East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral runoff, Emile “Sid” Edwards, Republican, has won the mayoralty presidency, defeating Sharon Weston-Broome.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s the beginning of a new era for East Baton Rouge Parish as political newcomer Sid Edwards was officially sworn in as mayor-president. The Istrouma High School head ...

The Metro Council is set to consider Mayor Sid Edwards’ “Thrive! Baton Rouge” funding plan at its meeting Wednesday.

The following is a news release on behalf of incoming Mayor-President Sid Edwards: BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Newly elected East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced members of ...

There was an upset in Baton Rouge late Tuesday night. And this time, it didn’t involve Tiger Stadium. Political newcomer and Republican Sid Edwards received 34% of the vote for mayor-president ...

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 ...

There will be a new mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish. High school football coach Sid Edwards won with 54% of the vote in Saturday’s runoff election, according to the Louisiana ...