The narrow defeat of a pair of ballot measures that would have expanded two municipal boards in East Baton Rouge Parish didn’t get as much media coverage as Gov. Bobby Jindal’s win or the BESE races, but were every bit as important, says Business Report Executive Editor JR Ball. “Largely escaping notice is that voters of East Baton Rouge Parish correctly opted for the greater good over parochial self-interest—albeit barely,” Ball says. “The slim defeat of proposals to expand the at-large membership of the boards governing the library system and BREC—adding specific representation for the cities of Baker, Central and Zachary—offers a glimmer of hope for the future of East Baton Rouge.” Read the full column here. Send your comments to editors@businessreport.com.
Editor: Voters’ rejection of board expansions encouraging
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