Top cop: Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is set to announce her pick to lead the Baton Rouge Police Department as chief at a 10:30 a.m. press conference on Friday. Broome is making her pick from among five finalists: Robert McGarner, Myron Daniels, and Darryl Honoré—all current Baton Rouge police officers—as well as former BRPD officer Ronald Stevens and Louisiana State Police trooper Murphy Paul Jr. Broome interviewed each candidate earlier this month.
Talk of the town: Matt Moscona of Guaranty Media has been recognized as one of the top 35 local sports talk show hosts in America by Radio Ink magazine. Moscona ranks No. 32 on the list. He hosts “After Further Review” from 3 to 6 p.m. weekdays on 104.5-FM ESPN Baton Rouge and on 100.3-FM in New Orleans. The show also is televised live throughout the southeast on Cox Sports Television. Radio Ink, a trade publication, has published the list for six years, recognizing talent in both large and small markets. See the full ranking.
Prepayment: People across the United States raced this week to pay their 2018 property taxes early, hoping to take advantage of a federal deduction that will be scaled back under the tax overhaul signed by President Donald Trump, The Washington Post reports. On Wednesday, however, the Internal Revenue Service announced that those prepayments could be deducted only in limited circumstances, a decision that appears to invalidate many taxpayers’ efforts. It also raised the prospect that local governments could come under pressure to refund millions of dollars. Read more.
