Elections Central Mayor Wade Evans will not run for reelection 19 hrs ago After four years leading the East Baton Rouge Parish city, Central Mayor Wade Evans is ready to step aside.
+4 News Tensions flare between Baton Rouge mayor, council over St. George lawsuit Jul 24, 2026 Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards’ criticism Thursday of the parish attorney for seeking to involve the city-parish government in a lawsuit about …
State Politics Baton Rouge Metro Council leader fires back at mayor’s office over St. George lawsuit: ‘blindsided’ Jul 23, 2026 After East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards’s office issued a news release Thursday criticizing the parish attorney’s office for seekin…
News Baton Rouge hires John Bel Edwards for possible antitrust lawsuit over fire trucks Jul 22, 2026 Baton Rouge could soon join dozens of local governments across the country in suing the nation's largest fire truck manufacturers over alleged…
John Bel Edwards and John McLindon Updated Jul 22, 2026 Former Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Baton Rouge Parish Attorney John McLindon speak with Metro Council members at a meeting on July 22,…
+3 News Council members testify as grand jury Baton Rouge corruption investigation continues Jul 22, 2026 Two more Baton Rouge officials testified Wednesday before a grand jury as part of the Louisiana Attorney General’s investigation into politica…
+2 News Baton Rouge Metro Council member Aaron Moak to run for mayor in Central Jul 21, 2026 After four and a half years serving on the Metro Council, Aaron Moak wants to lead the city that gave him his political start.
+2 News Contractor arrested in corruption probe ‘intentionally defrauded’ Baton Rouge program, docs say Jul 20, 2026 Investigators believe a city contractor defrauded multiple Baton Rouge officials and falsely claimed he sponsored an event featuring a man awa…
News City contractor booked on theft count in ongoing Baton Rouge political corruption probe Jul 20, 2026 A contractor accused of falsely billing the city for a gun safety event featuring a gang member was arrested Monday in the ongoing Baton Rouge…