Mayor announces plan to help inmates in parish prison receive proper healthcare services
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BATON ROUGE - The City-Parish will announce a Request for Proposal (RFP) on Friday so inmates at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison can receive on-site primary healthcare services.
The City-Parish plans to provide good quality healthcare services to inmates including medical, dental, mental health, and related support services.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome created a task force to help create the RFP.
Mayor Broome stated on Thursday that, “All inmates are valuable individuals who are worthy of dignity and respect. It is incumbent upon us to ensure they have access to the services they need while in custody.”
Mayor-President Broome announces resources for recent weather Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome By WAFB Staff | February 24, 2021 at 10:58 AM CST - Updated February 24 at 10:58 AM
The following information is from the Office of the Mayor.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is encouraging all residents in East Baton Rouge Parish affected by the recent winter storm to complete the statewide self-reporting Damage Assessment Survey in line with the recent announcement from Governor John Bel Edwards and the Governorâs Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).
This process is a mechanism used to determine the impact and magnitude of damage, parish by parish, as well as the resulting unmet needs of individuals, businesses, the public sector, and the community. Information collected from each parish is used by the state as a basis for the governorâs request for additional federal support in accordance with federal re
School board approves Exxon tax break, pushing company closer to huge BR refinery project
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Thursday, February 18 2021
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BATON ROUGE – ExxonMobil’s quest for a tax break tied to a possible modernization of its local refinery was not sidelined by the EBR school board Thursday.
The board approved the tax break – known as ITEP.
In January, the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry backed the tax break. The EBR Metro Council will have to decide on the tax break next. The sheriff already approved it.
Exxon wants the tax breaks to compete for a quarter-of-a-billion dollar project to upgrade the refinery and make the facility more viable for the current business climate.
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