Baton Rouge, Sid Edwards and Sharon Weston Broome

How Sid Edwards 'broke all the rules' and unseated Baton Rouge mayor Sharon Weston Broome
Here's how football coach and first-time candidate Sid Edwards defeated two-term incumbent Sharon Weston Broome to lead Louisiana's second-largest parish.
Sid Edwards will be Baton Rouge's new mayor-president after unseating Sharon Weston Broome
Winning 54% of the vote, Edwards — a high school football coach — is the first Republican candidate to be elected mayor-president since Bobby Ray Simpson in 2000.
Edwards defeats Broome in Baton Rouge mayoral race
Republican Sid Edwards has been elected Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, defeating Democratic incumbent Sharon Weston Broome in a decisive victory.
Political newcomer Sid Edwards wins race for EBR Mayor-President
Istrouma High School Head Football Coach Sid Edwards easily won the race for East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Saturday.
Sid Edwards announces first names of team to aid in transition to Baton Rouge mayor
A state senator and a former Baton Rouge Metro Council member will lead Mayor-President-Elect Sid Edwards' transition team — while a current Democrat on Metro Council will also have a role.
‘It will be a God-driven administration’: Republican newcomer Sid Edwards projected to win Baton Rouge mayor’s race
There will be a new mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish. High school football coach Sid Edwards won with 54% of the vote in Saturday’s runoff election, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State. The Republican defeated two-term incumbent Democrat Sharon Weston-Broome who received 46% of the vote.
Coach Sid Edwards has won the race for EBR Mayor-President
Istrouma High School Head Football Coach Sid Edwards easily won the race for East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Saturday. Thousands of people across Louisiana are headed to the polls to cast their ballot during the December 7 elections.
Low turnout in Baton Rouge mayoral runoff race as Sid Edwards upsets incumbent Sharon Weston Broome
Turnout for the runoff race for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President on Dec. 7 was significantly lower than that of the Nov. 5 race. Political newcomer Sid Edwards defeated incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome,
Sid Edwards shifts focus ahead to Baton Rouge mayor, will announce transition team in coming days
There's not much time for the mayor-president-elect to celebrate Saturday's win, as Edwards now is looking ahead to filling his transition team to facilitate his move to City Hall.
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Faimon Roberts: Can coaching prowess carry over to politics? Sid Edwards is about to find out.
Sid Edwards was a decorated football coach whom many had never heard of. As of Saturday, he's East Baton Rouge's ...
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry talks about speaking with Sid Edwards
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Sid Edwards Can’t Allow Himself To Be Dave Treen
Saturday night, something surprising – at least, it seemed, to everyone but us here at The Hayride – happened in Baton Rouge.
Louisiana capital city will be led by Republican for first time in generation as Democrats fade
Republican Baton Rouge Mayor-elect Sid Edwards was a political novice and high school football coach before his election.