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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 multiple platforms including ClerkConnect, ClerkNet, and eSearch. Civil records include pleadings and documents from suits involving damages, divorces, property disputes, and other civil matters, while criminal records contain Bills of Information and traffic violations. The office also offers searchable indexes for conveyance, mortgage, map, marriage, and charter records, with document images available for purchase, and participates in the Louisiana Clerks Remote Access Authority (LCRAA) to provide multi-parish record access.
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The Metropolitan Council is the twelve-member legislative body for the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, with members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 4:00 p.m., with a four-hour meeting limit, and also serves as the governing authority for several agencies including the East Baton Rouge Parish Sewerage Commission and the Greater Baton Rouge Airport Authority. Members of the public can submit electronic comments on agenda items, with meeting agendas published by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before each meeting.
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