Background

On June 12, 2020, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome enacted the Mayor’s Commission on Racial Equity and Inclusion. The commission is focused on the creation of measurable outcomes, promotion of greater accountability, and coordination of community-wide efforts to achieve racial equity in our community. Members of the Commission will have 90 days to map out the vision of achieving racial equity in the community and the mission of eliminating institutionalized racism in the City-Parish government identified in this Executive Order.

Key Resources

The creation and work of this Commission are large projects that will require input and work from a diverse group. To that end, the Mayor-President’s Office has assembled best practices from other cities that have successfully put together similar commissions and plans to combine these with the wealth of knowledge and resources that the organizations in our city already have. This will allow us to effectively and efficiently create a list of practical and impactful recommendations for the Mayor-President’s Office and Metro Council as we work together with the people of Baton Rouge to create a more racially equitable Baton Rouge.