East Baton Rouge: The parish that fiscal secession built

By: Andrea Hagan

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Terrica Williams stood before the Metro Council with a question that should embarrass every policymaker in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Her office, the Baton Rouge City Court constable, employs certified law enforcement officers who complete the same academy training as the Baton Rouge Police Department. But when Mayor-President Sid Edwards proposed cuts to every non-police and non-fire department for 2026, someone in City Hall declined to exempt Williams’s operation.

She asked, plainly: If we …

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