After leading the city for the past eight months after being appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry in May, interim Mayor Dustin Yates ...

Sharon Weston Broome is preparing for a new chapter after 35 years in political office. In her final days as mayor-president, ...

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

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 ...

The latter layered on top of that the idea that Edwards, a White Republican, had little shot against Sharon Weston Broome, a Black Democrat, in a parish that voted 54% for Kamala Harris just one ...

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 ...

Political newcomer Sid Edwards defeated incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, garnering 54% of the vote in Saturday’s election. The turnout for Saturday was just under 36%, while the ...

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.