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Faimon Roberts: Sid Edwards' library plan is a bad idea. But it's an important conversation. Faimon Roberts: Sid Edwards' library plan is a bad idea. But if it ignites a serious commitment to solve Baton Rouge's problems, it's a worthy effort. Here's why.

Sid Edwards' library proposal is a bad idea. But it has kicked off an important conversation about how Baton Rouge addresses urgent problems.

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Faimon Roberts: Mayor-President Sid Edwards comes for East Baton Rouge's libraries Sid Edwards wants parish voters to rededicate a parish-wide library tax so he can pay city cops more. Will it work?

From columnist @faimon: "Paraphrasing here, but Edwards' pitch is basically this: "Our cops make too little and the parish library is loaded."

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Sid Edwards inaugurated as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish Joined by a number of local, state and federal officials, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards took his oath of office Thursday night to serve as the parish's leader for the next four years.

It’s official.

At a ceremony that included dozens of white-robed children reciting the pledge, some gospel hymns and testimony from his former football players, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards took his oath of office Thursday night.

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Will Sutton: Louisiana's declining Black leadership. Who will be New Orleans' next mayor? Opinion columnist Will Sutton writes about why Black representation matters. Could Helena Moreno be New Orleans' next mayor?

Will Sutton takes stock of Black leadership in cities across the state after Sharon Weston Broome, a Black woman, lost to Sid Edwards earlier this month.

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Quin Hillyer: Ninety years young, with timeless values The Trinity Educational Enrichment Program owes its success to recently retired, 90-year-old Alvin Edinburgh, who instilled the values of “respect, responsibility, reciprocity, restraint and redemptio...

Quin Hillyer steps back to tell us of a noble man doing important work.

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Stephanie Grace: Yes, Louisiana voters, 'primary' is also a verb U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is facing a challenge from the right from state Treasurer John Fleming, in the first election under a new state law that changes the rules to make it easier for incumbents to ge...

When the legislature tweaked the election process, it opened up the possibility for Bill Cassidy to be primaried. Steph Grace explains how:

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Faimon Roberts: Can coaching prowess carry over to politics? Sid Edwards is about to find out. Faimon Roberts: Four months ago, Sid Edwards was a decorated football coach whom many had never heard of. As of Saturday, he's East Baton Rouge's Mayor-President-elect. What just happened?

Sid Edwards has asked people to keep calling him coach, even after he becomes EBR Mayor-President Sid Edwards. Will those skills he learned help him as he takes over the city-parish? Well, we'll see:

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Will Sutton: Judge tells Jeff Landry to think, follow the rules for homeless sweeps. C'mon, guv. An opinion from Will Sutton: The city has quite a number of things that must be done when contemplating, then moving unhoused people and their belongings. The governor hasn't been listening. Now he h...

And another on the homeless encampment sweeps in New Orleans:

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Will Sutton: DA Tony Clayton accepts Jeff Landry's challenge to lead Southern system Here's who else was appointed to Southern University's board.

A couple of good ones last week from @willsutton.bsky.social , first on a new leader of the Southern U System:

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Faimon Roberts: Coach Sid Edwards just led his team to the biggest upset of his career Faimon Roberts: Four months ago, Sid Edwards was a decorated football coach whom many had never heard of. As of Saturday, he's East Baton Rouge's Mayor-President-elect. What just happened?

And my own quick-take column written on the win Saturday:

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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.

Not opinion, but a banger of a post-election analysis story from @patsloanturner.bsky.social on Sid Edwards' big win in Baton Rouge:

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Stephanie Grace: Donald Trump should find a place for Garret Graves in his administration By the standard Donald Trump has set for his own administration, outgoing U.S. Rep. Garret Graves would be a radically sane hire to run FEMA, says columnist Stephanie Grace.

Donald Trump possibly choosing Garret Graves to be his FEMA head would be a radical choice, according to Stephanie Grace.

Radically normal, that is. More here:

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Bill Cassidy faces a right-wing assault after crossing Trump Donald Trump has forgiven GOP critics before — Lindsey Graham is a glaring example — but only if they publicly and repeatedly debase themselves before him. Cassidy hasn’t done that.

Clancy DuBos weighs in on the brewing John Fleming-Bill Cassidy battle which, I suspect, is headed for rapid intensification:

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Will Sutton

Scrim remains at large.
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Maybe it's time to let Scrim make his own decisions, @willsutton.bsky.social says:

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Da Winnas & Da Loozas: Jeff Landry's tax session was bloody — and there's more to come In the hurried final hours, lawmakers knew little about what they voted for — other than getting out of Baton Rouge in time to keep their Thanksgiving travel plans. It’ll be interesting to see what ha...

You wanna know who won and who lost the legislature's tax session? Clancy has the answer in his Winnas and Loozas column:

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Louisiana's rural hospitals find ways to persevere in a multiple-front battle "Unless people suddenly start having babies or moving into those areas, there’s going to be a reckoning. I try not to think about it."

Good story here on the plight of Louisiana's rural hospitals and how a few are bucking the trend.

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