East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards will host a press briefing to talk about the city’s comprehensive preparations for the anticipated severe weather conditions.

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards urged residents to stay off the roads as much as possible when a winter storm hits Baton Rouge on Tuesday. "Make no mistake about it, we are taking this event very seriously," Edwards said at a Sunday night press conference.

Mayor-President Sid Edwards and East Baton Rouge Parish officials gave an update on the city’s emergency response strategy ahead of the Tuesday, Jan. 21, winter weather.

Mayor-President Sid Edwards has named retired Naval Officer and Baton Rouge native Lon Vicknair as his Chief of Staff.

A year after Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Thomas Morse was sworn into his role, a new mayor-president now presides over the city parish in Sid Edwards, raising questions over the chief's future.