15-05-2025 19:22 via wbrz.com

Metro Council leaders unanimously support Thrive! EBR tax plan

BATON ROUGE - In a unanimous vote, Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ tax plan was approved by the Metro Council, but this comes after months of back and forth between the administration and city-parish services.Unity and compromise are the two words used by city-parish officials to describe the support that was needed to push the measure to the Baton Rouge voters. It’s a change in tone from a couple of months ago when the administration set its sights on the library&
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