New initiatives include hiring retired officers and doubling Crime Stoppers rewards that lead to an arrest within 48 hours.

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards goes On The Record with Liam Combs. In the debut episode, the newly elected mayor talks about his transition to the highest seat in local politics: ...

Mayor-President Coach Sid Edwards on Tuesday morning unveiled two new public safety initiatives during a press conference at ...

The key measures unveiled include the rehiring of retired Baton Rouge police officers and an expanded Crime Stoppers reward ...

When speaking about crime, Edwards said, "it's obvious to everyone we have a problem, we have an issue here in our great ...

I’m the best art teacher you’ll ever have,” Edward Barnes told the room full of students on his first day at Glen Oaks High ...

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced a new program to bring back retired Baton Rouge Police Department ...

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards will talk about crime initiatives Tuesday morning. A news conference is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at ...

The ribbon-cutting ceremony, held at the Mosette Building on Harding Boulevard, marks a milestone in Edwards' initiative to ...

Sid Edwards' library plan is a bad idea. But if it ignites a serious commitment to solve Baton Rouge's problems, it's a ...

People in North Baton Rouge now have a way to contact the mayor via a new satellite office on Harding Boulevard.

In a major belt-tightening measure, Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said he's ending a $400,000 annual contract with a company that's provided the city for 18 years with sensor technology.