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.WBRZ21h agoWhole story →BuildSid Edwardsblight remediation reform
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.WBRZ12d agoWhole story →BuildEconomySid Edwardsbaton rouge resort agreement
