Sid Edwards

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sid Edwards

| office = Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish

| term_start = January 2, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Sharon Weston Broome

| successor =

| birth_name = Emile Edwards

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|1|5}}

| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| education = Nicholls State University (BA)

}}

Emile "Sid" Edwards is an American politician who is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.{{cite web|url=https://www.brla.gov/588/Mayor-President|title=Office Of The Mayor-President Sid Edwards|publisher=brla.gov|accessdate=January 2, 2025}} A Republican, he was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 7, 2024, defeating incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Election results: Sid Edwards wins East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral race |url=https://www.brproud.com/news/political-news/election-results-emile-sid-edwards-wins-east-baton-rouge-parish-mayoral-race/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=BRProud.com |language=en-US}} He was sworn in on January 2, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Deasia |title=Sid Edwards Expands Transition Team Ahead of January Inauguration |url=https://www.brweeklypress.com/sid-edwards-expands-transition-team-ahead-of-january-inauguration/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |newspaper=The Weekly Press |date=2024-12-28 |language=en}}