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READ CAPITAL CITY NEWS FOR JUNE 2015 TOP STORIES IN CENTRAL CITY NEWS: • St. George Won’t Raise Taxes: Tax Base Sufficient to Cover All Reasonable Costs • St. George Petition Certification Boils Down to How Long It Takes Registrar to Complete Task • Attorney General Buddy Caldwell Emphasizes Conservative Record: He Fought Abortion, Gay […]

CENTRAL – Last Sunday was Super Sunday at Life Tabernacle, 9323 Hooper Road, and another chance to reach more lost souls.  The church, which had never before topped 1,000 at Sunday services, counted 1,246 in attendance. It was a tribute to a growing outreach by the independent Pentecostal church led by pastor Tony Spell and […]

BATON ROUGE – Newly-elected Sixth District Congressman Garret Graves reported on his first 100 days in office at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge meeting last Tuesday at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy. Here are some of his remarks: • Congress is making some limited progress on the budget.  The Obama administration budget […]

BATON ROUGE – Moon Griffon has steadily built the audience for the Moon Griffon Show over the past 22 years through radio affiliates in New Orleans, Shreveport, Monroe, Lafayette, Alexandria, Lake Charles, Houma, and Natchitoches. But one market has proven tough for Limbaugh to crack — the Baton Rouge market.  On several occasions, he has […]

LAFAYETTE – Moon Griffon, 54, is a conservative talk show host who is often referred to as “the Rush Limbaugh of Louisiana with a Cajun accent.” Griffon, who began his radio career in 1993 has been a thorn in the side of both Republican and Democratic politicians at the state and national levels. He is […]

BATON ROUGE – The Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge is moving forward with its plan to launch a new radio station for Baton Rouge, The Mighty WSGX 95.1 FM. The target launch date is July 10. Plans for the station got a boost this week when WSGX made a deal to carry The […]

CENTRAL – Polly Prestridge Cottano is a very happy ‘Nana’. On Sunday, the Central native called 911 and then delivered her 14th grandchild moments before EMS and firefighters arrived at her daughter’s house with lights and sirens blazing. A proud Nana smiled as she recalled the exciting occasion and said she has been on “Cloud […]

BATON ROUGE – Stephen Pursifull is one of the most popular and talented members of the Central High School Class of 2015.  In fact, he was named “Most Talented” in the senior class and “Most Courteous,” just as his older sister Brookney was in the Class of 2012. Stephen played the trombone in the Jazz […]

BATON ROUGE – Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, who is expecting a spirited challenge this fall from fellow Republican Jeff Landry, made no apologies in defending his conservative credentials at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon May 12 at Café Américain in Baton Rouge. Caldwell outlined his work in defense of traditional marriage, the right to life, […]

BATON ROUGE – The City of Central will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, July 11.  Central Mayor Jr. Shelton has planned a great day of family activities.  Things will kick off at 11 a.m. at BREC’s Lovett Road Park, where there will be food, entertainment, inflatables, face painting, and fire trucks.  At 6 p.m., […]