Mayor-President Sid Edwards names 30 business, political, community figures to join transition team [Video]

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Mayor-President-Elect Sid Edwards on Thursday announced a list of 30 local business leaders, politicians and former colleagues of Edwards during his time as a football coach at Istrouma High School that are joining his transition team as he continues to settle into the mayoral office after taking power last week.

The Win EBR Transition Team will make recommendations on policy and staffing improvements for the city-parish government with a focus on improving city blight, government efficiency, healthcare, economic development and workforce, K-12 education, infrastructure, North Baton Rouge community relations, among other issues, a spokesperson said.

The new additions to the transition team include:

Dianne Andrews: A business leader and host of “In Black & White,” an issues and arts-oriented talk show.Drake Broussard: Maintenance manager at La Spec.Randy Anglin: Operations at ThouArt, a division of ExxonMobil.Taylor Bennett: Founder and CEO of MESH, a web-design and creative agency.Chris Carrier:Head track and field coach …