BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge council members are discussing possible solutions going forward to address funding issues, as the clock is ticking for them to pass their 2026 budget.

"I think you heard the discussion tonight about, you know, asking all the municipalities within the parish to contribute to the constitutional offices. I think there are some conversations going on in that respect right now," East Baton Rouge Metro Council Member Laurie Adams said.

The current budget deficit, along with the creation of the city of St. George, seems to have sparked some of those conversations about how to address funding issues in the future.

Laurie Adams also serves as the Budget Committee Chair. She says she has heard discussions surrounding the de-consolidation of the parish over the last

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