Does Baton Rouge need a city-parish manager?

On Nov. 5, East Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide the fate of a set of sweeping changes to the city-parish’s Plan of Government.

Among the most substantive changes is the proposal to do away with the position of chief administrative officer and introduce the positions of chief of staff and city-parish manager in its stead.

But what would those changes actually look like in practice, and how have comparable cities embraced similar models?

Read a deep dive on the proposal from the latest issue of Business Report.