April 27 election: Baker elects Robert Young to council, East Baton Rouge voters OK tax renewals

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April 27 election: Baker elects Robert Young to council, East Baton Rouge voters OK tax renewals

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Voters in Baker selected Robert Young as their new District 4 council representative on Saturday, April 27. East Baton Rouge Parish residents also OK'd two tax propositions. Young got 159 votes or 60%, and their competitor, Toni Jackson, got 106 votes in the runoff election, according to complete but unofficial results on the Louisiana Secretary of State's website. Both are Democrats. A 32.52-mill tax supporting Cent…