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Plan Baton Rouge Phase II is a 2009 master plan update and economic strategic plan for downtown Baton Rouge that builds upon the original Plan Baton Rouge, which had achieved 80 percent implementation of its recommended projects over the previous decade. The Phase II plan proposes an economically-based urban design vision focused on making downtown a more vibrant area through alternative development incentives, strategies for adding housing, improving regional mobility, enhancing public spaces and infrastructure, and "greening" downtown while leveraging cultural and social amenities. The plan was developed by Mayor-President Melvin L. "Kip" Holden in collaboration with multiple sponsors including the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and Downtown Development District, as well as urban design and planning firms including Chan Krieger Sieniewicz of Cambridge.
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The West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court provides online public access to civil, criminal, and land records through three platforms: ClerkConnect for civil suits and probates (including pleadings, divorces, property disputes, and child support cases); ClerkNet for criminal charges, Bills of Information, and traffic violations from the 18th Judicial District Court; and ESearch for conveyance, mortgage, and map indexes, with document images available for purchase. Civil records date to Louisiana's statehood and many have been digitized. The office also participates in the Louisiana Clerks Remote Access Authority (LCRAA), a multi-parish portal enabling searches across conveyance and mortgage indexes in participating parishes. Records not currently available electronically may be requested by contacting the Clerk of Court at 225-383-0378.
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The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge operate under a consolidated government structure established in 1947 and further consolidated in 1982 when the City and Parish Councils merged into a single Metropolitan Council. The Mayor-President serves as both Mayor of the City and Parish President, setting the government's agenda and managing day-to-day operations through appointed department heads, while the Metropolitan Council—composed of 12 Council Districts—holds responsibility for setting policy and approving municipal spending. The consolidated structure is designed to eliminate duplication of services, increase efficiency, and reduce costs across the metropolitan area.
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The Metropolitan Council serves as the legislative branch for the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, consisting of twelve members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. Members are sworn in on January 2nd following elections, with the next election scheduled for fall 2024, and a President Pro Tempore is selected by majority vote for a four-year term. Regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 4:00 p.m., with the Zoning Committee meeting on the third Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.; all meetings are limited to four hours with possible extension not exceeding thirty minutes. Council members are prohibited from holding other public offices and cannot be appointed to any paid office in East Baton Rouge Parish or City of Baton Rouge for two years after service concludes. The Metropolitan Council also serves as the governing authority for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sewerage Commission and Greater Baton Rouge Airport Authority.
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This document describes the public records system in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, outlining the types of records maintained and their custodians under Louisiana Revised Statutes § 44:1-41. Public records encompass court records (civil, criminal, probate, and family), property records (deeds, mortgages, liens), vital records (birth and death certificates), business licenses, tax records, voting records, meeting minutes, budgets, law enforcement records, and land use documents maintained by the Parish Clerk of Court and specialized departments. East Baton Rouge Parish complies fully with Louisiana Public Records Law, which under Louisiana Revised Statutes § 44:31 grants any adult the right to inspect, copy, and obtain public records during regular business hours.
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This legal note analyzes the Louisiana Supreme Court's decision in City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge v. Myers, which upheld Baton Rouge's zoning ordinance limiting single-family residential occupancy to persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption. The court rejected equal protection and Fair Housing Act challenges to the definition of "family." The author argues that the ordinance's restrictive definition fails to account for complex non-traditional co-residential relationships and reflects an underlying bias toward nuclear families in suburban environments. The analysis examines the zoning ordinance, equal protection doctrine, and FHA provisions while concluding the definition is legally and conceptually flawed.
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NULL The document is a webpage describing the Council Budget Office's mission, composition, and responsibilities rather than a budget document containing financial data. It identifies the office's role in reviewing grants and contracts and coordinating annual Metropolitan Council Budget Hearings, but provides no specific dollar amounts, budget line items, budget allocations, votes, or quantitative metrics that would enable meaningful cross-document budget comparison.
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The Records Division of Baton Rouge City Court maintains closed files and tickets processed in City Court, assists the public and agencies with final dispositions and background checks, and processes arrest and summons expungements. The division also receives incoming tickets from the police department and maintains retention schedules for destruction of closed tickets, files, and evidence. The division is headed by Chief Meneke Fleming and is located at 233 Saint Louis Street, Room B54, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, with contact information of 225-389-8388 (phone) and 225-389-8397 (fax).
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