Capital City News

The annual Patriots Day luncheon will be at 12 noon on Friday, April 17 at the Rural Life Museum, 4560 Essen Lane in Baton Rouge.  The event is sponsored by the American Judicial Alliance and retired Baton Rouge Judge Darrell White.  Attendees always say it is one of the best events of the year. For […]

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court Doug Welborn told the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon that his office is all about customer service. In his Annual Report to the People of the Parish, Welborn said, “We strive to be a user-friendly office with a special emphasis on customer service, embracing technological advances but making sure […]

The Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge plans to launch a new radio station in Baton Rouge this June — the Mighty WSGX 95.1 FM. The station’s format will be that of a Top 40 station from the 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970’s.  It will feature news on the hour and half hour, classic rock […]

The four major candidates for Louisiana governor in the Oct. 24 open primary brought their campaigns to Baton Rouge Tuesday for a gubernatorial forum on small business sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, and the Louisiana Retailers Association. The four candidates — one Democrat (John Bel Edwards) and three […]

District Attorney Hillar Moore told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge his office has been working closely with the Sheriff, Baton Rouge police chief, superintendent of State Police, and federal authorities to attack violent crime in the parish. Violent Crime. The DA’s Violent Crime Unit was created in 2010 and works with all […]

Former Metro Councilman Darrell Ourso scored a narrow victory in last Saturday’s special election for the seat in the  Louisiana House of Representatives from District 66. Ourso defeated Metro Councilman Buddy Amoroso by a 72-vote margin — 1,958 to 1,886.  Less than 13 percent of registered voters participated.  Both candidates ran as conservative Republicans. Amoroso […]

William J. Federer, a nationally-known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., will speak in Baton Rouge and Central before a number of audiences from April 16 to 19. Federer’s American Minute radio feature is broadcast daily on stations across America and on the Internet. [See www.AmericanMinute.com] His Faith in History television show airs […]

There is really no mystery about whether the proposed City of St. George will be a success, and there is certainly no mystery about whether the proposed Southeast school district will be a success. We don’t have to guess whether incorporating a new city and creating a new school system in this parish can work. […]

In Washington, Ronnie Anderson is recognized as the leader of one of Louisiana’s largest and most influential organizations — the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. But at his place in East Feliciana Parish just north of Zachary, Anderson looks like just another cow hand, as he herds cattle, drives them into holding pens, and then helps […]

Last week, East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters Elaine Lamb certified 15,165 names on a petition calling for an election to incorporate the proposed City of St. George.  She also announced that 17,859 names would be necessary to meet the requirement of state law that the petition have signatures of 25 percent of the […]