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ONE.[CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FAMILIES, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS, FRIENDS, JUDGES, SENATORS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND MAYOR EDWARDS.IT'S A PLEASURE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY TO THIS, UM, IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE LIVES OF OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR CITY PARISH.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TOWARD THE LIVES LOST, THE FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THOSE INJURED IN THE TRAGEDY IN NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OUR INVOCATION.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME FORWARD OUR BISHOP OF THE BA BATON ROUGE CATHOLIC DIOCESE, BISHOP MICHAEL DUGA.
HEAVENLY FATHER AND YOUR AND OUR SILENCE, YOU HAVE HEARD OUR PRAYERS FOR THOSE WE'VE BEEN MOST AFFECTED BY THE VIOLENCE THAT HAS BEEN RECENTLY HAPPENING YESTERDAY IN NEW ORLEANS.
WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM AND THAT OUR PRAYERS GO TO YOUR HEART AND TO THEIRS, REACHING TO THEM WHERE WE CANNOT REACH TO GIVE THEM CONSOLATION AND HELP AND SUPPORT IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HERE WE GATHER TO BEGIN THE WORK OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FREE SPAN ROO PARISH.
WE PRAY NOW, LORD, FOR THE VIRTUES AND GIFTS THAT WILL HELP THIS COUNCIL TO FULFILL THE RESPONSIBILITIES GIVEN TO THEM BY MANY WOMEN WHO ELECTED THEM FOR THIS TASK.
WE FIRST GIVE THANKS FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE WILLINGLY STEPPED FORWARD TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP GOVERN AND ESTABLISH THE GOOD ORDER OF THIS PARISH.
WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO BE INNOVATORS, WILLING TO MAKE CHANGE FROM OLD SYSTEMS IN FAVOR OF THOSE MORE EFFICIENT AND IMPACTFUL WHEN THEY THEY'RE ABLE BLESS THIS COUNCIL WITH WILLING EARS TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE AND LISTEN WITH GENUINE CONCERN FOR THEIR NEEDS AND QUESTIONS.
GIVE THEM PATIENCE IN LISTENING TO THE FRUSTRATION PEOPLE FEEL WHEN THEY BELIEVE THEIR NEEDS ARE NOT MET.
GIVE THEM THE WISDOM TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT MAY BE NEEDFUL BUT UNPOPULAR, BUT MOST OF ALL, BLESS THEM WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER AS THEY DO THEIR WORK AND DESIRE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR ALL CITIZENS UNDER THEIR CARE.
IN DIFFICULT TIMES, LORD, GIVE THEM PERSEVERANCE AND MAY THEY NOT WAIVER FROM THOSE VALUES THAT MAKE THEM GOOD LEADERS.
AND THAT MAY IN ALL TIMES WORK FOR THE GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE OF THIS PARISH.
GOD BLESS THEM FOR THIS GOOD WORK THEY DO.
BE WITH THEM ALWAYS AND WITH ALL OF US.
WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR NAME, WHO LIVES, LIVES FOREVER AND EVER.
AT THIS TIME, I'D ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RISE IF YOU ARE ABLE TO STAND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HONOR GUARD.
NOW, I HAD LIKE TO WELCOME THE BRONCO B CHOIR FROM ZACHARY HIGH SCHOOL TO SING OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
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I YOU SEE THE WHAT BY THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.NOW LIKE TO WELCOME FORWARD THE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASURE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND GOD IN LIBERTY.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD OUR MAYOR, MAYOR EMIL, SID EDWARDS, TO GIVE US SOME BRIEF REMARKS.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND, UH, THIS DAY IS ABOUT OUR CO COUNCIL AND I WANNA, I'M, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF 'EM, AND I WANT, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE FAMILIES I'VE LEARNED JUST BEING IN A CAMPAIGN AND IN THE ELECTION CYCLE AND ALL THE SACRIFICE THEY MAKE AND THEY MAKE IT IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT'S BEST FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
HERE AGAIN, I'M BLESSED TO BE A PART, UH, WITH, WITH THESE FINE FOLKS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FAMILIES AGAIN.
[1. 24-01719 Selecting a President Pro Tempore of the Metropolitan Council to serve a four year term. By Council Administrator/Treasurer.]
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS.I'M GONNA INVITE EACH ONE FORWARD WITH THE OFFICIAL WHO IS ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THAT COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH DISTRICT ONE, THE HONORABLE BRANDON KNOLL, WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY RICKY MCDAVID.
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PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.I, BRANDON NOLL, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT ON ME AS METRO COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT ONE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, INCUMBENT UPON ME AS METRO COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT ONE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING TO HELP ME GOD TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE ANTHONY KENNY, WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE TED JAMES AYE, ANTHONY KENNY.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND I WOULD FAITHFULLY, FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES DISCHARGE, PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT ON ME, INCUMBENT UPON ME AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT TWO OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT TWO OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTAND IT.
NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE, ROWDY GO DAY WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY ASHLEY BECK.
COUNSEL, LEMME RAISE THIS MIC A LITTLE TO RAISE THIS.
JUST YOU HOLD THAT TO RAISE THAT UP FIRST.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE.
AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME, INCUMBENT UPON ME AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
SO HELP ME GOD TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
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NOW LIKE TO INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE AARON MOOCH WILL BE SWORN IN BY GREGORY ROME.I AARON MO DO SOLEMNLY DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTY.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT ON ME AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT FOUR OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH INCUMBENT UPON ME AS METROPOLITAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT FOUR OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
SO HELP ME TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
I'LL NOW INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE DARRELL HURST WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE CHIEF JUDGE JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THIS STATE.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIAL AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE.
ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME.
INCUMBENT UPON ME AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER.
AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT FIVE, DISTRICT FIVE OF EAST BATON RIDGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON RIDGE PARISH.
AND UNDERSTANDING AND UNDERSTANDING.
I NOW INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE CLEVE DUNN JR.
WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE DONALD JOHNSON AND THE HONORABLE GAIL GROVER DOING SIR AFTERNOON.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THAT I WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THIS STATE.
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AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM.ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX.
DISTRICT SIX OF THE PARISH OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
AND UNDERSTANDING AND UNDERSTANDING.
CONGRATULATIONS MR. SWIFT, PLEASE.
OKAY, NOW INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE TAWANA HARRIS WILL BE WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE RONALD JOHNSON.
ANA B HARRIS, YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR DO SO THAT I WILL SUPPORT OKAY.
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THIS STATE, OF THIS AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, I WILL FAITH AND IMPARTIALLY, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES, ALL OF THE INCUMBENT ON ME, ON ME AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS OF DISTRICT SEVEN AS METROPOLITAN OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO THE BEST AND UNDERSTANDING.
GOD BLESS YOU ON THIS NEW JOURNEY.
THANK
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YOU WANNA HOLD IT? OKAY.I SORRY, I DENISE AMAR, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR? YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAW OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM.
DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES.
INCUMBENT ON ME AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER? AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT EIGHT, DISTRICT EIGHT OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO THE BEST OF MY AND UNDERSTANDING AND UNDER.
WHICH WAY ARE WE GOING HERE? GET UP THERE.
READY? ONE, TWO, ONCE MORE PLEASE.
I NOW INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE DWIGHT HUDSON WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE HUNTER GREEN.
WHERE? ALRIGHT, PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.
I DWIGHT HUDSON, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS METRO COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT NINE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AS INCUMBENT UPON ME OF METRO AS METRO COUNCIL MEMBER NINE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
AND UNDERSTANDING AND UNDERSTANDING.
SO HELP ME GOD, GO HELP ME GOD.
READY? ONE, TWO, WANT SOME MORE PLEASE.
NOW INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE CAROLYN R. COLEMAN WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE CHIEF JUDGE JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY.
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YES.SAY YOUR NAME, CAROLYN ROBBING SON COLEMAN.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE.
AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND IMPARTIALLY.
ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME, ENCUMBERED UPON ME AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER.
AS METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 10.
DISTRICT 10 OF EAST BAY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
AND UNDERSTANDING AND UNDERSTANDING.
SO HELP ME GOD, CONGRATULATIONS.
SO WE CAN GET AND THE JUDGE GET A, ALRIGHT.
NO, YOU GOT TO GET, YOU SUPPOSED TO BE YOU.
YOU WITH ME? I WITH THE GIRLS.
HERE WE GO, EVERYBODY ALRIGHT.
YOU READY? 1, 2, 1 MORE TIME PLEASE.
THESE ARE MY PEOPLE, EVERYONE.
AND NOW INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE LAURIE ADAMS, WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE SENATOR FRANKLIN FOYLE.
I, LORI ADAMS. I, LORI ADAMS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND THEN I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A METRO COUNCILMAN MEMBER, INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A METRO COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT 11 OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH DISTRICT 11 OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
I NOW INVITE FORWARD THE HONORABLE JEN ROCKA, WHO WILL BE SWORN IN BY DEPUTY US MARSHALL CLAYTON MCDONOUGH.
I JIM ROCKA, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE,
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OF THIS STATE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIAL, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM, DISCHARGE AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES, ALL DUTIES INCUMBENT UPON ME AS A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER, INCUMBENT ON ME AS A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT 12, DISTRICT 12 OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING.I NOW INVITE FORWARD THE REVEREND DR.
JC RICHARDSON FROM WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WHO WILL OFFER OUR BENEDICTION.
THE BENEDICTION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE 23RD PSALM.
LET US PRAY WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT.
WE SHALL NOT WANT YOU MAKE ALL OF US, EVEN IN THESE DARK TIMES, LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES.
YOU LEAD EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, ALL OF THE LEADERS SWORN IN TODAY, BESIDES STEEL WATERS.
AT LEAST YOU TRY TO IN RIGHT PATHS FOR YOUR NAME SAKE.
THOUGH ALL OF US MAY WALK FROM TIME TO TIME, EVEN NOW THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, YOU REMIND US TO FEAR NO EVIL FOR YOU ARE WITH ALL OF US REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, OR CREED.
YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ALL OF US.
AND YOU FOUND IT NOT ROBBERY TO PREPARE A TABLE BEFORE ALL OF US.
IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL OF OUR ENEMIES, YOU ANOINT ALL OF OUR HEADS WITH THE FINEST OIL.
SO MUCH SO THAT OUR CUP OVERFLOWS.
SURELY, SURELY, SHIRLEY, GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ALL OF US ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES AND WE SHALL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER NOW UNTO HIM, WHO IS ABLE TO KEEP ALL OF US FROM FALLING AND TO PRESENT US FAULTLESS BEFORE HIS THRONE OF GRACE.
MAY HIS PEACE, MAY HIS JUSTICE, MAY HIS LOVE, MAY HIS GRACE, MAY HIS MERCY REST RULE AND ABIDE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US NOW KIDS FOR AND FOREVERMORE LET THE PEOPLE OF GOD SAY AMEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. RICHARDSON.
SO THIS CONCLUDES OUR INAUGURATION PROGRAM TODAY.
UM, AGAIN, I THANK EACH OF YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION FOR, UM, NOT JUST OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILY, BUT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY
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AS WE EMBARK ON A NEW FOUR YEAR TERM, UM, THAT HOPES TO BRING, UM, PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY, UM, TO ALL OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.UM, JUST AS A REMINDER BEFORE I OFFICIALLY CLOSE, UM, WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS, HOPEFULLY BEGINNING, UM, AT NOON.
UM, SO YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO CLEAR THE CHAMBER IF YOU DON'T WANNA STAY FOR THAT.
BUT THE, UM, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL CONVENE TO ELECT A PRESIDENT PRO TEM, UH, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS.
SO WITH THAT, UM, THIS CLOSES OUR INAUGURATION FOR 2025.