Dec 20, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- The transition team for Mayor-President-elect Sid Edwards continues to take shape. Edwards won the East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral race over current Mayor Sharon Weston-Broome. Since then, the incoming mayor has been putting together his Win EBR Transition Team. “The first meeting of our Win EBR Transition Team proved to very productive in establishing a cooperative and transparent path forward to getting the work for this new administration underway,” Sen. Rick Edmonds, chairman of the transition team, said. Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty During a Dec. 19 meeting, the team established a three-month meeting schedule for committees to work on developing recommendations. “The task of each committee will be to identify assets and opportunities for positive change, assess the community’s feedback on assets and opportunities for progress, and create a set of recommendations and present them to Mayor-President Edwards regarding short-term and longer-term goals,” Edmonds said. These committees will meet once a month during the first three months of 2025. A report with recommendations and information will be submitted by the end of March. Here's a list of the committees and their chairmen and co-chairs. City Blight Eddie Rispone, chair Tara Wicker, co-chair Economic Development and Workforce Lori Melancon, chair Will Green, co-chair Education (Early Childhood & K-12) Chris Meyer, chair David Alvarez, co-chair Government Efficiency Mike Polito, chair Gerard Tarleton, co-chair Healthcare Catherine O’Neal, chair Leah Cullins, co-chair Higher Education and Technical Colleges John Walters, chair Todd Grigsby, co-chair Infrastructure Mike Wampold, chair Gil Matherne, co-chair Public Safety Jeff LeDuff, chair Nial Patel, co-chair North BR Community Relations Darryl Hurst, chair David Beach, co-chair Quality of Life Chris Toombs, chair Jennifer Richardson, co-chair Latest News House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight Would the US Postal Service stop during a shutdown? Florida man caught on camera grabbing 16-year-old's butt at Chick-fil-A Man arrested after shooting in Baton Rouge apartment complex left one dead Live coverage: House passes funding plan to avoid government shutdown
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