Mayor's office making changes to signs warning of aggressive

Mayor’s office making changes to signs warning of aggressive panhandlers, less than one day after WAFB report
Mayor’s office making changes to signs warning of aggressive panhandlers, less than one day after WAFB report
By Lester Duhé | February 24, 2021 at 4:58 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 10:18 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Just one day after WAFB did a story on new signs popping up around Baton Rouge that aim to prevent aggressive panhandling, a spokesperson with Mayor-President Broome’s Office confirms they are changing the wording on the sign and correcting the typo.
“Mayor Broome has always been committed to a compassionate approach to helping our needy and individuals experiencing homelessness. The overall goal of the Mayor’s Homelessness Prevention Coalition is to transition people from homelessness to housing. The purpose of the signs is to encourage the public to help the needy through reputable charities, and to protect individuals in the roadway who are panhandling. We’re primarily concerned about traffic accidents and pedestrians getting struck, while connecting the needy with assistance,” said Mark Armstrong, Chief Communications Officer for the City-Parish of Baton Rouge.

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