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Former EBR Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden Dies at 72

Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden, the first African American to serve as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish and a transformative figure in Baton Rouge politics, died early this morning at The Carpenter House hospice center after a lengthy illness. He was 72 years old. Holden’s passing marks the end of a career defined by barrier-breaking…

Local Government

Mayor Sid Edwards Wants To Redirect Library Funds to Raise Police Pay

BATON ROUGE, La. – Mayor-President Sid Edwards is doubling down on his push to redirect dedicated library funds to public safety and infrastructure, warning that failure to approve his Revive EBR initiative could result in hundreds of job losses and major budget cuts across city-parish services. During a press conference Tuesday, Edwards said that if…