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Sharon Weston Broome is working hard for you as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish. Learn how she's making waves in the news.

CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Persuadable voters in East Baton Rouge need to know that Steve Carter has said he would take tax dollars from BREC, the libraries and Meals on Wheels and put these dollars in the general fund where politicians like him could use it as a personal slush fund. These aren’t just tax dollars, Carter would take away a park from a child, a book from a student and a meal from a senior.

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The work Sharon Weston Broome is doing for you has been featured locally and nationally.

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Nov'20

EBR Mayor, BR Area Chamber reveal results of eBay Retail Revival Program

On Friday (Nov. 20) morning, EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome provided locals with an update on the results of the city's partnership with eBay for its Retail Revival Program.

By
WBRZ

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Nov'20

Baton Rouge police officers would get 3% raise under mayor's proposed budget

Baton Rouge police officers would get an across-the-board 3% pay bump under Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's proposed budget for next year.

By
The Advocate

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Nov'20

Mayor Broome offering update on new health clinic in North Baton Rouge

Earlier this year, a handful of state leaders including Governor John Bel Edwards and Mayor Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome gathered to talk about the New Era Medical Complex in North Baton Rouge.

By
BR Proud

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Oct'20

EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome discusses upcoming election, plans if re-elected

Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish will decide who should lead the city-parish as Mayor-President when they head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3.

By
BR Proud

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Sept'20

Mayor Broome plans to use $2.5 Million of CARES Act money to address public safety in BR

Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced on Saturday that her Safe, Hopeful, Healthy Initiative, will utilize $2 million in CARES Act Funding to address public safety in Baton Rouge.

By
WBRZ

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Sept'20

Here's why Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome thinks voters should choose her again

Sharon Weston Broome acknowledges she made some mistakes in her first term as mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, but says what she learned from those mistakes will make her an even better "servant leader" in a second term.

By
The Advocate

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June'20

Sharon Weston Broome: Commission will study taking down monuments, renaming streets

Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome says she wants her new Commission on Racial Equity and Inclusion to tackle the issue of removing Confederate monuments and renaming streets and buildings in the near future.

By
The Advocate

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June'20

For Black mayors, police overhauls are a personal mission to make sure 'another black man doesn't die the way George Floyd did'

“The Black people in communities with Black mayors know we understand these experiences like no one else can,” Breed says. “There’s no way we’re not going to hold law enforcement accountable like never before.”

By
USA Today

12

June'20

BR mayor announces establishment of Commission on Racial Equity and Inclusion

Citizens across the nation are demanding that local government institutions, specifically law enforcement agencies, change the way they interact with members of the African American community.

By
WBRZ

11

June'20

4 mayors on leading their communities through reckoning on racial inequality

As outrage over George Floyd's death and centuries of racial inequality faced a reckoning in cities across America, four black female mayors were at the helm to guide their communities through it all.

By
ABC News

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June'20

Sharon Weston Broome says police union obstructs 'weeding out the bad cops' amid calls for reform

In a moment when protesters nationwide are calling for widespread police reform to root out racism within law enforcement ranks, Baton Rouge's mayor said Monday morning she believes the city's police union has obstructed efforts to hold officers accountable when their behavior indicates they're not fit to serve the department.

By
The Advocate

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June'20

Black Women Mayors Healing and Leading Their Communities

In the weeks following George Floyd’s murder, communities around the U.S. have collectively mourned the killing of another African American at the hands of police officers.

By
Ms. Magazine

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June'20

EBR Mayor hosts Dial-In Prayer Vigil; declares June 1 a day of fasting, prayer

As the number of U.S. deaths associated with novel coronavirus exceeds 100,000, mayors across the country are uniting to use Monday, June 1 as a day of prayer and fasting, set aside to mourn the loss of those who've died and to honor their lives.

By
WBRZ

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March'20

Mayor addresses stay at home order's effect on domestic violence survivors

In an effort to stamp out the threat of coronavirus, Louisiana’s residents have been ordered to stay at home until April 13.

By
WBRZ

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March'20

EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome: ‘Things are going to be different, but the way we get through crisis is working together’

East Baton Rouge Mayor President Sharon Weston Broome says she’s confident that residents will make it through the coronavirus pandemic by working together to keep everyone safe.

By
BR Proud
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