HealthyBR, the Baton Rouge health initiative facing mounting scrutiny over its financial controls and use of public funds, was dissolved as an initiative of the city-parish shortly after Mayor Sid Edwards took office in January 2025, Edwards’ administration tells Daily Report. The mayor’s office also confirmed that Hope Hickerson, who was hired as executive director
City-parish says it cut ties with HealthyBR over a year ago
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