Mayor Sharon Weston Broome Deserves a Second Term
Before Mayor Broome made history by assuming her position as parish CEO, our community longed to see progress made on important issues. During the past four years, she has proven to us that she is capable of leading staff and the City Council to serve our community’s interests. With the election underway, voters must now take advantage of this opportunity and vote for the person with the right plans and judgment to bring progressive policy initiatives to fruition.
The Broome administration has been influential in creating jobs and reducing traffic through the MOVEBR initiative. This initiative includes dozens of infrastructure projects, such as creating new capacity developments, improving existing corridors, and synchronizing traffic signals across the parish. The synchronization projects have resulted in 470 traffic signals upgraded and 400 new school flashers installed. Broome has addressed flooding and drainage issues by implementing the EBR Stormwater Drainage Program. This program aims to find flooding vulnerabilities and plan restoration improvements to lessen those vulnerabilities.
Mayor Broome has also increased her constituents’ access to healthcare by opening the new Ochsner clinic at Howell Park and re-opening BR General Mid-City. She has addressed the issue of police accountability by providing law enforcement with body cameras, increasing de-escalation training, and banning the use of chokeholds. These actions make it evident that health and safety are among the top priorities for the mayor’s second term.
Actions taken to deal with these issues are why students such as Emily Manning, a senior at LSU, chose to volunteer for the Broome campaign. “Working for Mayor Broome has been incredible because she cares a lot about the issues that I also care about like police accountability,” said Manning
Mayor Broome is able to articulate insightful information regarding kitchen table issues, such as crime, clearly and concisely. When interacting with constituents, she has a deep understanding of the impactful issues they care about. Her record as mayor, along with her open-door policy, make her qualified to continue serving as mayor-president.
