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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ Office is launching a new initiative called Operation Stay ...
The Baton Rouge Police Department has cut back on gun violence prevention patrols, eliminated the Mounted Patrol division and ...
The departments that run Baton Rouge's fire trucks and ambulances are merging, Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced Monday.
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.
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.
Faimon Roberts: Sid Edwards' library plan is a bad idea. But if it ignites a serious commitment to solve Baton Rouge's problems, it's a worthy effort. Here's why.
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.
Coach Sid Edwards has won the race for EBR Mayor-President, WAFB’s Jim Engster projects. (WAFB) “We’re not saying that everything has been bad in Baton Rouge, we never said that, but there ...
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 ...
CHANG: Jordan Taylor and Sid Edwards, thank you so much for both of your time and for (laughter) sharing your story with us. TAYLOR: Thank you for having us. EDWARDS: Hey, thank you.
Sid Edwards and his 17-year-old son Jack Ryan Edwards were walking through the dairy aisle at their local supermarket in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday when the teen suddenly stopped.