Rolfe McCollister: Our city-parish government is a mess

February 27, 2025

Sid Edwards is the mayor/president of the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge. This is a guest column and the viewpoints expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Business Report or its staff.

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A headline in The Advocate on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1986, read, “Library fund may bail out C-P budget.” History may be repeating itself once more. Almost 40 years ago, then-Mayor Pat Screen led the charge to pursue library funds to solve a budget deficit. Rolfe McCollister Jr. is a contributing columnist. The viewpoints expressed are those

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