Mayor rewrites library tax plan to ‘Revive! EBR’ with approval of council and agencies
That means services provided by the library will remain the same and upgrades to several locations can go on as scheduled.
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Compromise reached over library funding
City leaders have announced a new funding plan that includes a compromise over Mayor Sid Edwards’ plan to rededicate library ...
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LUNSFORD: Sid Edwards’ Art of the Deal: EBR Library Pays Up $52.4 Million
Sid Edwards just pulled off one of the biggest political budget maneuvers Baton Rouge has seen in years. The East Baton Rouge ...
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Faimon Roberts: The EBR library deal shows how the political process should be. Here's why.
Ever since Edwards announced his plan, Metro Council members, both Democrat and Republican, have been traversing the parish, ...
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East Baton Rouge Parish Library welcomes readers to explore sports and mentorship with One Book One Community 2025 selection
Readers of all ages are invited to participate in the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s 19th annual One Book One Community ...
“We’d have to pull back 45% of our operating hours”: Latest on library fund with Metro Council vote coming up
“We’d have to pull back 45% of our operating hours,” said Mary Stein, Assistant Director of East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
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Baton Rouge mayor warns of 600 potential job cuts if library budget not transferred to general fund
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards has released his “Revive EBR” proposal to relocate library funds for other city services like public safety and road improvements. According to ...
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Faimon Roberts: Sid Edwards' library plan is a bad idea. But it's an important conversation.
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards' proposal to take dedicated library funding is bold, politically clever and the wrong move for East Baton Rouge Parish. Some of the news was ...