BATON ROUGE - The Metro Council has postponed Thursday's hearing on the 2027 city-parish budget, which non-profit organizations set to lose funding are hoping to contest.

The council sent a notice Thursday morning, saying the hearing was delayed to give everyone time to prepare and present after being out of the office Wednesday for Veterans Day. 

WBRZ has spoken with multiple local non-profits, including the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, which said yearly funding was cut from $250,000 to $0. 

"The proposed funding cuts would affect every part of our work, from the programs residents attend, to the staff and operations that make those programs possible," Arts Council President and CEO Jonathan Grimes said.

The first hearing will be held Tuesday. The full schedule can be found below:
Tuesday, Nov. 17 — 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 18 — Approximately 5 p.m., following the zoning meeting
Thursday, Nov. 19 — 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 23 — 4 p.m.

Additional hearing dates will be Dec. 2 and 3 if needed.