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Election 2024: More candidates qualify for East Baton Rouge Metro Council race
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Qualifying began Wednesday for local and state races, including East Baton Rouge Metro Council. Redell Norman and Marcus Randall, both Democrats, qualified on Wednesday, July 17. Darryl Hurst, a Democrat, signed up to re-run on Thursday, July 18. The qualifying period for candidates is...
9-hour meeting fails to break deadlock on Baton Rouge schools leader. What's next?
Despite meeting for nearly nine hours Thursday night, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board was unable to advance at all in its increasingly acrimonious search for its next superintendent — prompting the state's top education leader to demand action. The board deadlocked on a proposal to hire interim...
Former star LSU QB qualifies for BR election
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A well-known former LSU quarterback has decided to try his hand at politics by taking on an incumbent council member. Marcus Randall, the quarterback behind LSU’s famous “Blue Grass Miracle” play in 2002, qualified Wednesday to run for the District 5 seat on the East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council.
Last finalist withdraws from East Baton Rouge superintendent search
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The last candidate for superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System has dropped out. In a letter, Andrea Zayas said, “Unfortunately, the conditions for success are near non-existent in this governance tableau. What should matter most is creating a district culture that drives life-changing, equitable outcomes for the city’s children. Tragically, this is not the current focus, and given that misalignment, I am withdrawing my name from consideration.”
Second-largest building in Baton Rouge could be seized by city-parish after suit alleges missed payments
BATON ROUGE — The second tallest office building in Baton Rouge's downtown skyline could be seized by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office following a lawsuit claiming the tower's owners defaulted on mortgage payments. The East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’s Office on Thursday issued a writ of...
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