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Metro Council members share mixed feelings about the Mayor’s proposed budget plan

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The East Baton Rouge Metro Council will get a chance to hear from several city departments about the mayor’s proposed $1.08 billion budget for 2023. The mayor’s office, the Office of Community Development, the Department of Building & Grounds, Juvenile Services, and Prison Medical Services are scheduled to make presentations […]

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Mayor Broome goes one-on-one about mishandling of stormwater utility fee

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – WAFB’s Greg Meriwether talked with East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome surrounding the mishandling of the stormwater utility fee and what went wrong and how she plans on getting the public’s trust back. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Mayor Broome claims she was among those confused […]

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