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EBR Schools' I CARE hosts fourth annual Sunshine Day on World Suicide Prevention Day

East Baton Rouge Parish School System's I CARE hosted its fourth annual Sunshine Day on Thursday, World Suicide Prevention Day, to spread awareness of suicide prevention. Across multiple schools, Mayor-President Sid Edwards, the Office of Violence Prevention, the City of Baton Rouge and EBR Schools worked to connect the community to resources to help…

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Mayor president says debris removed, blight citations issued in 100-day Baton Rouge cleanup effortBATON ROUGE — A 100-Day Transformation Initiative focused on a Baton Rouge neighborhood delivered a range of cleanup and infrastructure results, Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced Thursday.

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Mayor, police chief tout 300% increase in BRPD job interest since April pay raiseBaton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse highlighted his department's massive pay raise at a Tuesday news conference with Mayor-President Sid Edwards, as the two urged people to apply for BRPD job openings.

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City leaders assemble team to tackle River Center projectMayor-President Sid Edwards lauded a team of local and national players set to redevelop the Raising Cane’s River Center, an aging facility that has spurred talks of redevelopment for decades.

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Lee Drive to get pothole overlay before larger road widening project in Baton RougeBATON ROUGE — Crews will begin overlaying Lee Drive between Perkins Road and Highland Road at the end of September to address potholes, according to Mayor-President Sid Edwards.

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Baton Rouge mayoral staffer announces run for Central mayorMayor-President Sid Edwards’ chief of staff Lon Vicknair has announced his candidacy for mayor of Central, joining Metro Council member Aaron Moak in the race.

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Metro Council OKs new agreement for planned Sports Illustrated Resort in downtown Baton RougeBATON ROUGE — The Metro Council on Wednesday approved Mayor-President Sid Edwards to execute a new agreement related to the planned Sports Illustrated Resort in downtown Baton Rouge.

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EBR mayor-president wants to retool blight remediation program, redirect fundingBATON ROUGE — Following several WBRZ Investigative Unit reports on blight in the city-parish, Mayor-President Sid Edwards sat down with WBRZ's Bess Casserleigh to talk about progress made in combating blight and his thoughts on the current blight outreach program, which costs taxpayers more than $165,000 a year.

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Virginia organizations set to get $4.1M for veteran suicide prevention effortsA press release from the offices of U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced that Virginia is set to get $4.1 million for veteran suicide prevention efforts.

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Family sues Baton Rouge sheriff over jail deathA year after Keith Brown died in the East Baton Rouge Parish prison, his family has filed a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Sid Gautreaux and Turn Key Health.

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Volunteers clean the streets of North Baton Rouge as part of the 100 Day Transformation InitiativeBATON ROUGE — Volunteers took to the streets in North Baton Rouge early Saturday morning to tidy up a neighborhood in the area alongside Mayor-President Sid Edwards.

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