BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sharon Weston Broome is preparing for a new chapter after 35 years in political office. In her ...

For the first time in 36 years, Sharon Weston Broome is about to be a private citizen. Broome, 68, has spent more than half ...

GFWC Lagniappe Woman's Club -- Members of the GFWC Lagniappe Woman's Club held their annual luncheon at City Pork on Highland on Dec. 19. Event planner Sylvia Schwarzenbach decorated the tables, ...

In his first run for office, Republican Sid Edwards pulled off a surprise upset, defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Sharon Weston Broome to become mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish.

for the next four years after an upset victory Saturday night over two-term incumbent Sharon Weston Broome. “I know a lot of people are in disbelief — none more than me,” Edwards told ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Incumbent East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome thanked her supporters Sunday after losing her bid for re-election. “To my team, my family ...

Political newcomer Emile “Sid” Edwards has defeated Sharon Weston Broome in the Dec. 7 runoff election for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President. The result marks a stunning victory for Edwards ...

Mayor-president Sharon Weston Broome, addressing her supporters after the results, acknowledged the outcome with grace. "We stood tall, and we fought hard," she said.