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See who’s qualifying for East Baton Rouge Metro Council
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Qualifying began Wednesday for local and state races, including East Baton Rouge Metro Council. The qualifying period for candidates is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July 17-19. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish they are registered for. Federal and state candidates qualify at the Louisiana State Archives.
Tania Nyman, Bob Mann
Community advocate in Baton Rouge Tania Nyman discusses the latest regarding Louisiana charter schools and the search for the East Baton Rouge Parish superintendent. Retired LSU Manship Chair Bob Mann talks the latest with the presidential election including his thoughts on the presidential candidates and their parties.
Four EBR School Board members explain why they don’t support Adam Smith for superintendent
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Four members of The East Baton Rouge School Board issued a statement Wednesday, explaining why they are not supporting interim superintendent Adam Smith for the permanent job. Read the full statement below:. We, four of five EBR School Board members who chose not to include...
2une In Previews: Final Late Night Hype event set for next week
BATON ROUGE— Next Friday, the final "Late Night Hype" event of the summer will take place at BREC Gus Young Park from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The event is part of East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's "Summer of Hope" initiative. Former professional football player and Empower...
One of 2 EBR superintendent finalists withdraws
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Kevin George, one of the two remaining finalists for the Superintendent for East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, has withdrawn his name for consideration for the job. The other finalist for the position is Andrea Zayas, who was most recently the executive director of a teacher...
DA hopes new Commissioners Court will help 19th JDC address 14,000 case backlog
BATON ROUGE - Though the 19th Judicial District Court was already behind prosecuting cases before 2020, the COVID pandemic and shutdown of nearly all governmental agencies caused it to skyrocket. Four years later, prosecutors are still playing catch up. "We're there. We're feeling the impact, still, with COVID and you...
NAACP wants East Baton Rouge School Board member Nathan Rust to be removed from BREC
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The NAACP Baton Rouge Branch is calling for a current East Baton Rouge School Board member to be removed from his position as a commissioner of the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge. According to the BREC website, his...
'They've been told': School Board leader parts ways with colleagues, interest group
In a remarkable 17-minute speech Thursday, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board President Carla Powell-Lewis accused four of her colleagues of acceding to the demands of a financially influential interest group after they again rejected interim Superintendent Adam Smith’s bid to win the job permanently. “All of these people,”...
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