BATON ROUGE - Mayor-president-elect Sid Edwards' transition team held its first meeting Thursday and formed committees to address top priorities for the administration. The team and committees will meet monthly for the first three months of 2025 and will move forward with recommendations afterward. The committees, chairs, and co-chairs are as follows: City Blight – Eddie Rispone, chair; Tara Wicker, co-chairEconomic Development and Workforce – Lori Melancon, chair; Will Green, co-chairEducation (Early Childhood & K-12) – Chris Meyer, chair; David Alvarez, co-chairGovernment Efficiency – Mike Polito, chair; Gerard Tarleton, co-chairHealthcare – Catherine O’Neal, MD, chair; Leah Collins, co-chairHigher Education and Technical Colleges – John Walters, chair; Todd Grigsby, co-chairInfrastructure – Mike Wampold, chair; Gil Matherne, co-chairPublic Safety – Jeff LeDuff, chair; Nial Patel, co-chairNorth BR Community Relations – Darryl Hurst, chair; David Beach, co-chairQuality of Life – Chris Toombs, chair; Jennifer Richardson, co-chairPermalink| Comments