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Metropolitan Council adopts 2026 budget after amendments; debate centers on Entergy franchise-fee allocations
Summary
The Metropolitan Council approved a substitute motion to adopt the 2026 consolidated City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge budget, including district transfers and allocations from an Entergy franchise-fee that council members said generated $4.6 million; a resident had urged review of contracts before cutting public-works staff.
The Metropolitan Council voted to adopt the 2026 consolidated budget for the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge on Dec. 9 after approving a substitute motion that incorporated a package of council-led amendments.
Councilwoman Adams offered the substitute, which she said was developed with the mayor’s office and fellow council members; the amendment package shifts a series of district-level transfers to juvenile, family, district and other courts, the district attorney and public-defender offices, drainage and maintenance, and other local priorities. After electronic voting and a roll…
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