Louisiana Senator Melvin "Kip" Holden became the first black mayor-president of Baton Rouge when he defeated Republican incumbent Bobby Simpson, in a rematch of the 2002 race.

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Louisiana Senator Melvin "Kip" Holden became the first black mayor-president of Baton Rouge when he defeated Republican incumbent Bobby Simpson, in a rematch of the 2002 race. What is this unusual position? Mayor of the state capital city and president of East Baton Rouge Parish. The position was created in 1947 when the people of the parish voted to...

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