Archive | October, 2013

Central City News v. CH2M Hill Was Case Of David versus Goliath with High Stakes

Our newspaper’s battle for access to public records of CH2MHill appears to be coming to an end.  After three and a half long years of legal battles, CH2MHill has agreed in court filings to provide the public records which we requested in March 2010. We are supposed to receive those records today.  We have already […]

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Republican Party of EBR Endorses Arbour for Justice of the Peace

Republican Party of EBR Endorses Arbour for Justice of the Peace

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish Monday endorsed Baton Rouge attorney Jerry Arbour in his race for justice of the peace from Ward 3, District 3 in the special election coming up Saturday, Oct. 19.  The vacancy was created by the death of long-time justice of the peace Melva Carpenter, 74, who passed […]

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Candidates Seeking Justice of the Peace

Candidates Seeking Justice of the Peace

Five candidates for Justice of the Peace appeared before the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge last Tuesday to explain their backgrounds and qualifications and why they are running for office. The five candidates are seeking to fill the unexpired term of the late Melva Carpenter, who died in March. Those who appeared to […]

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Capital City News Launches News Source for St. George

Community Press, LLC, the publisher of the Capital City News, has launched a new Facebook page called St. George Leader, which is an internet news site that will cover the proposed City of St. George. The site will cover the pros and cons of incorporation but is not limited to that topic.  Editor Woody Jenkins […]

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Catholic-Parkview Game Matched Two of Louisiana’s Powerhouses

Catholic-Parkview Game Matched Two of Louisiana’s Powerhouses

The rivalry between 5A Catholic and 3A Parkview Baptist is rapidly becoming a Baton Rouge classic. This year’s game pitted Catholic, defending District 5-5A champion ranked No. 5 in the state, against Parkview, the defending state 3A champion, ranked No. 3 in the state.  In a matchup between coaches such as Catholic’s Neil Weiner and […]

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Maury Drummond Is Retiring After Lifetime Spent Honoring Veterans

Maury Drummond Is Retiring After Lifetime Spent Honoring Veterans

Maury Drummond was a basketball star at Istrouma High and earned a scholarship to LSU, where he won All-SEC honors and was twice named LSU’s MVP.  After his freshman year at LSU, something happened that changed his life forever. One of his teammates, Bobby Fedder, invited Maury to spend time with his family in Blackstone, […]

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Sheriff, EMS Seek Tax Renewal Oct. 19

Sheriff, EMS Seek Tax Renewal Oct. 19

Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish will go to the polls on Saturday, Oct. 19 to vote on three important property tax renewal propositions: •    Renewal of a 6.9 mill property tax levied to support the Sheriff’s office.  This tax produces $25 million a year to fund law enforcement and accounts for 30 percent of […]

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Legislators Honored for Pro-Family Votes

Legislators Honored for Pro-Family Votes

Attendees brag about the steaks served every year at the Louisiana Family Forum’s annual dinner at the Healing Place.  But the event provides far more than a good meal.  It is the one place where virtually every prominent member of the pro-family and pro-life movement is likely to appear.  More than two dozen legislators were […]

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CH2MHill to Release Documents In Central Public Records Case

On Tuesday, 19th Judicial District Judge Kay Bates signed an order compelling CH2MHill to produce public records requested by the Central City News in 2010. The newspaper sued CH2MHill in April 2010, saying that the $6 billion-a-year company that ran the City of Central from 2007 to 2010 under a privatization agreement, was subject to […]

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Fast Start for St. George

Fast Start for St. George

Efforts to launch a new municipality in East Baton Rouge Parish — the proposed City of St. George — got off to a quick start last week. Supporters of the city gathered more than 2,000 signatures. A total of 18,000 signatures of registered voters, or 25 percent of those registered to vote within the proposed […]

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