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I-TEAM: Mayor sidesteps questions after top staffer abruptly resigns
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mayor Sharon Weston Broome sidestepped direct questions from the WAFB I-TEAM about one of her top staffers’ choice to abruptly resign amid an investigation. Courtney ...
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9News Exclusive: Mayor Broome talks wins, death threats and St. George as term ends
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sharon Weston Broome is preparing for a new chapter after 35 years in political office. In her final days as mayor-president, she sat down for an exclusive conversation ...
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Breaking down the numbers in the mayoral runoff election
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - When it was all said and done, Republican challenger Sid Edwards had more than 57,000 votes, overshadowing two-term mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s over 48,500 in a ...
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Mayor Broome invests over $1M in funding for youth centers in hope to reduce crime among juveniles
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Wednesday more than $1 million of grant awards towards two projects, the Inspiration Center in the BREC Howell Park ...
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BR mayor’s initiative aims to give 500 young people a summer job
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is hoping to get hundreds of young people a summer job through her 2024 Mayor’s Youth Workforce Experience ...
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Low turnout in Baton Rouge mayoral runoff race as Sid Edwards upsets incumbent Sharon Weston Broome
Political newcomer Sid Edwards defeated incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, garnering 54% of the vote in Saturday’s election. The turnout for Saturday was just under 36%, while the ...
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Edwards defeats Broome in Baton Rouge mayoral race
Mayor-president Sharon Weston Broome, addressing her supporters after the results, acknowledged the outcome with grace. "We ...
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Baton Rouge mayor-president ‘disappointed’ in Louisiana Supreme Court OKing St. George incorporation
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Louisiana Supreme Court decision released on Friday, April 26, will allow the city of St. George to incorporate. East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston ...