POLITICSJul 23 · 14:56 UTCBATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORTJordan Arceneaux

Metro Council approves incentives in push to bring Olympic boxing trials here

The Metro Council unanimously approved Visit Baton Rouge's request to increase River Center rental fee waivers for 2027 as part of efforts to host Olympic boxing trials. The decision was made without discussion during a council meeting.

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