Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, State of the City Address (2022)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2022-01-05
Duration: 00:22:41
Subjects: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Transportation | Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Broome, Sharon Weston | Local governments | COVID-19 pandemic | Hurricane Ida, 2021 | Crime
Contributors:
- Broome, Sharon Weston Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Newsmakers” features East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome delivering the annual State of the City Address before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on January 5, 2022. She discusses: the challenges faced in Baton Rouge in 2021, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Ida; the increase in violent crime; economic development; the progress made on MovEBR transportation projects; improving drainage; and cleaning up litter. She also answers questions from the audience.