Baton Rouge, Edwards and Sharon Weston Broome

How Sid Edwards 'broke all the rules' and unseated Baton Rouge mayor Sharon Weston Broome
Here's how football coach and first-time candidate Sid Edwards defeated two-term incumbent Sharon Weston Broome to lead Louisiana's second-largest parish.
Edwards defeats Broome in Baton Rouge mayoral race
Republican Sid Edwards has been elected Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, defeating Democratic incumbent Sharon Weston Broome in a decisive victory. Edwards, a first-time candidate, secured 54% of the vote,
Sid Edwards announces first members of team to aid in transition to Baton Rouge mayor
A state senator and a former Baton Rouge Metro Council member will lead Mayor-President-Elect Sid Edwards' transition team — while a current Democrat on Metro Council will also have a role.
EBR Mayor-President-elect Sid Edwards on next steps after upset election win
Following his victory over incumbent Democrat Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President-elect Sid Edwards of East Baton Rouge Parish hinted at his forthcoming initiatives during a speech to the Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor-President elect Sid Edwards announces transition team
In a bid for unity, Mayor-President elect Sid Edwards said during this transition he hopes to break the chains of divide in Baton Rouge.
Sid Edwards in the lead for Baton Rouge mayor with nearly two-thirds of the votes counted
One hour after polls closed, nearly 100 of the parishes 331 precincts had been reported, and Edwards had roughly 54% of the vote.
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Louisiana capital city will be led by Republican for first time in generation as Democrats fade
Republican Baton Rouge Mayor-elect Sid Edwards was a political novice and high school football coach before his election.
WGMB Baton Rouge on MSN4d
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry talks about speaking with Sid Edwards
Jonathan Winters, top-level comedian and voice actor, served as a US Marine in WWII Joanna Gaines' Painting Trick That Gives ...
WWNO5d
‘It will be a God-driven administration’: Republican newcomer Sid Edwards projected to win Baton Rouge mayor’s race
There will be a new mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish. High school football coach Sid Edwards won with 54% of the ...
NOLA.com5dOpinion
Faimon Roberts: Coach Sid Edwards just led his team to the biggest upset of his career
Sid Edwards was a decorated football coach whom many had never heard of. As of Saturday, he's East Baton Rouge's ...
The Hayride4d
Sid Edwards Can’t Allow Himself To Be Dave Treen
Saturday night, something surprising – at least, it seemed, to everyone but us here at The Hayride – happened in Baton Rouge.
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Low turnout in Baton Rouge mayoral runoff race as Sid Edwards upsets incumbent Sharon Weston Broome
Turnout for the runoff race for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President on Dec. 7 was significantly lower than that of the Nov. 5 ...
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‘LaPolitics’: A final look at our final elections
Louisiana voters, or at least the not quite 11% of them who ... where turnout reached nearly 36% to help Sid Edwards―a high school football coach and political newcomer―knock off two-term ...
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Gov. Landry & Secretary Sheahan announce LDWF partnership for black bear hunting
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and Governor Jeff Landry announced in a press conference today (Dec ...