BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Three weeks after East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards named Christel Slaughter as his new Chief Administrative Officer, the mayor’s office presented the Metro Council with a contract for her company last night.

The new contract proposes that Slaughter would earn $180,000 over a year beginning in January 2026.

Earlier this month , officials with the city-parish told WAFB that Slaughter already earns $156,613 annually.

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Less than 24 hours after proposing Slaughter’s new contract to the council, and following questions from the WAFB I-TEAM, Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ office said Slaughter is no longer the CAO and will instead serve as an advisor to the mayor.

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