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

Former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden passed away on Wednesday at the age of 72, leaving behind his wife Lois, five children, and two sisters.

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 ...

Family confirmed former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden died on Wednesday morning, May 14. He was 72. Holden was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate ...

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

Baton Rouge came together to say goodbye to a giant of public service—former Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden. Family, friends, and public officials filled Greater King David Baptist Church to ...

A funeral service for Holden will take place on Thursday, May 22. U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano discusses the potential opportunities for fraud in the program, an ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Mayor-President of Baton Rouge Kip Holden passed at the age of 72 after battling a "lengthy illness", according to WBRZ. Holden led Baton Rouge as Mayor-President from ...

showed then-East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden awaiting the start of an on-camera TV interview in the outer part of his office. In the picture, Holden, who died Wednesday at 72 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Family members will lay to rest former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden on Thursday, May 22. Watch the full service here: ...