Capital City News

Nearly five years after the voters of the proposed City of St. George voted to incorporate, the Louisiana Supreme Court gave them a historic victory. On Friday, April 26, 2024, in a 4-3 decision, the high court dismissed the suit filed by Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and ruled organizers of the proposed city had met […]

Under state law, the Republican Party is governed at the parish level by the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee.   Louisiana law provides that the committee will be composed of 17 members — five elected parishwide and 12 elected from the 12 Metro Council districts.  Members are elected by Republican voters at the […]