Winning 54% of the vote, Edwards — a high school football coach — is the first Republican candidate to be elected ...

Here's how football coach and first-time candidate Sid Edwards defeated two-term incumbent Sharon Weston Broome to lead ...

Turnout for the runoff race for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President on Dec. 7 was significantly lower than that of the Nov. 5 ...

Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome falls short in EBR runoff election ...

Republican Sid Edwards has been elected Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, defeating Democratic incumbent Sharon Weston Broome ...

After losing her reelection bid on Saturday, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome on Sunday sent an email to her supporters asking for ...

Political newcomer Emile “Sid” Edwards has defeated Sharon Weston Broome in the Dec. 7 runoff election for East Baton Rouge ...

Incumbent East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome thanked her supporters Sunday after losing her bid for ...

St. George and East Baton Rouge Parish have previously disagreed over how much tax money the parish owes the new city.

In the hotly contested East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral runoff, Emile “Sid” Edwards, Republican, has won the mayoralty ...

There's not much time for the mayor-president-elect to celebrate Saturday's win, as Edwards now is looking ahead to filling ...

When it was all said and done, Republican challenger Sid Edwards had more than 57,000 votes, overshadowing two-term mayor ...