BATON ROUGE - Members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Board of Mosquito Control called a special meeting to address a proposal by the mayor to redirect dedicated tax dollars to the city parish's general fund. Mayor Sid Edwards unveiled his "Thrive! Baton Rouge" plan after weeks of turmoil o ver moving money away from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system. The mayor's proposal outlines part of the mosquito control's millage moving to the city-parish general fund along with a one-time rededication of more than $13 million. Sources told WBRZ that the Mosquito Control Board members were not invited to a press conference that announced the possible funding shift and some were not told about the plans beforehand. The special meeting will happen 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Office for EBR Mosquito and Rodent Control. Permalink| Comments ...read more read less