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The office of Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was formally created in 1846 as the chief executive of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [1] which has been the state capital of Louisiana continuously since 1849 (except for a brief time during and after the Civil War when Opelousas, Shreveport, or New Orleans held that title).
East Baton Rouge 2015 No 62 Roy Daryl Adams: Dem East Baton Rouge and East Feliciana: 2019 Yes 63 Barbara Carpenter: Dem East Baton Rouge 2015 No 64 Kellee Hennessy Dickerson: Rep East Baton Rouge and Livingston: 2023 Yes 65 Lauren Ventrella: Rep East Baton Rouge 2023 Yes 66 Emily Chenevert: Rep East Baton Rouge 2023 Yes 67 Larry Selders: Dem ...
Emile "Sid" Edwards is an American politician who is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] A Republican, he was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 7, 2024, defeating incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome. [2] He would be sworn in on January 2, 2025. [3]
(The Center Square) — 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 ...
In April 2012, the party's governing Committee, the 210-member State Central Committee, elected Karen Carter Peterson as chair, ousting former party leader Claude "Buddy" Leach. Peterson was the first female, and the second African American, to serve as party chair in the Louisiana Democratic Party's long history. [ 17 ]
Members of each house are elected from single-member districts of roughly equal populations. The Louisiana State Legislature meets in the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. In March 2023, Republicans gained a supermajority of the Louisiana legislature for a first in the history of Louisiana. [2]
[2] [3] Broome's victory was the first time any female had been re-elected to the position. Carter called Broome just after 9:30 p.m. December 5, 2020 to congratulate her on her victory. Baton Rouge has historically voted Democrat in its local elections. Only two Republicans have held the office over the last 100 years. [17]
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