On Dec. 10, Metro Council will decide whether or not to approve Mayor-President Sid Edwards' 2026 proposed budget .

With millions of dollars in tax revenue now funding the St. George city government, Edwards' office is proposing to slash more than $15 million from the city-parish's general fund, and would have to layoff hundreds of workers to do it.

And as department heads make difficult decisions about who stays and who goes, they are warning both the public and elected officials to brace for noticeable reductions in the services the city-parish provides.

"We have an ethical obligation; the quality of legal advice we give, it cannot suffer," Parish Attorney Greg Rome said to his office's 12 clients — the East Baton Rouge Metro Council — last week. "But right now, I don't know how

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