Just weeks after assuming office, Mayor-President Sid Edwards was thrust into leading the parish through a record-breaking snowstorm, with a brand new staff and no blueprint in hand.

Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards and other local officials highlighted the successes and lessons learned over the past week’s winter weather events.

Mayor-President Sid Edwards talked about the state of East Baton Rouge Parish after a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and historic snow.

A year after Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Thomas Morse was sworn into his role, a new mayor-president now presides over the city parish in Sid Edwards, raising questions over the chief's future.

East Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards hosted a briefing to talk about the city’s comprehensive preparations for the anticipated severe weather conditions. Louisiana is forecasted to have extremely cold weather with heavy snow expected beginning Tuesday morning.