The city's first Black mayor and three-term leader lay in state Wednesday, as Kip Holden's successors, loved ones and members ...

Family, friends, and people from all over came together to celebrate former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” ...

Funeral services for the former mayor will be held on Thursday, May 22, at Greater King David Baptist Church starting at 11 a ...

Dozens of mourners gathered to honor the life of former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden who lied in state at Baton Rouge City Hall on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Holden took office in 2005 as ...

Holden was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate of both LSU and Southern University. He began his lifetime of ...

Current EBR Mayor-President Sid Edwards will welcome Holden’s body to city hall at 4 p.m. Following a brief ceremony inside the lobby, city hall will be open to the public for people to pay respects ...

Kip Holden's legacy is a complicated one, Columnist Faimon Roberts argues. He could be angry and combative. He could be ...

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Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip Holden has died. He was a New Orleans native who left his mark in the political ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday morning at Carpenter House after ...

Holden, an attorney and graduate of both LSU and Southern University, served as mayor-president from 2005 to 2016. 34,437 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than ...