Archive | January, 2014
What Happens to the $80 Million in Local Taxes Currently Collected in St. George?

What Happens to the $80 Million in Local Taxes Currently Collected in St. George?

In the current fiscal year, more than $80 million will be collected in local taxes from the area within the boundaries of the proposed City of St. George. What happens to those dollars after they are received by the City-Parish Treasurer’s office has been the subject of a growing controversy. St. George organizer Norman Browning […]

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Thousands to March for Life Jan. 18 at 12

Thousands to March for Life Jan. 18 at 12

Thousands of supporters of the right to life are expected to gather at 12 noon on Saturday, Jan. 18 for the annual Louisiana Life March from the Old State Capitol to the new State Capitol.  The event is sponsored by the Catholic bishops, the Louisiana Baptist Convention, and other pro-life organizations.

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New Ship Cruises from New Orleans

New Ship Cruises from New Orleans

A new cruise ship is sailing out of New Orleans.  The Serenade of the Seas left on its first voyage from Louisiana on Saturday, Dec. 28.  The 10-year-old vessel just completed a $58 million revocation and is in “like new” condition. The ship, which left with 2,436 passengers, offers a new route as well — […]

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Councilman: I’ll File Suit to Block City of St. George

Councilman: I’ll File Suit to Block City of St. George

Metro Councilman John Delgado has declared war on the proposed City of St. George and is undertaking a variety of guerrilla tactics designed to block the effort.  Unlike Gov. Bobby Jindal, who said Wednesday the people of St. George should decide the matter, Delgado said he will file suit to block the incorporation, even if […]

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Gov. Jindal on St. George: Let People in SBR Decide

Gov. Jindal on St. George: Let People in SBR Decide

Gov. Bobby Jindal told the Baton Rouge Press Club Wednesday he supports the right of the people of St. George to incorporate as a new city or form a new school district. At the same time the governor was making his remarks, Mayor-President Kip Holden was taking the opposite position before the Baton Rouge Rotary […]

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Coup Attempt: Mayor Tries to Take Over St. George Fire District

Coup Attempt: Mayor Tries to Take Over St. George Fire District

While telling the Baton Rouge Rotary Club that “We are better together” at noon Wednesday, Mayor-President Kip Holden was secretly plotting the unprecedented takeover of the St. George Fire District.  St. George is an independent, non-political fire protection district that serves more than 70,000 residents of unincorporated areas south and east of the Baton Rouge […]

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