Baton Rouge approves ride sharing companies

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The East Baton Rouge Metro Council has voted to allow ride sharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar to operate in Baton Rouge.

The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1wAyKYb ) taxi cab representatives asked the council Wednesday to reject the vote on the basis that the technology companies would be subject to looser regulations and allowed to charge whatever they want.