Archive | April, 2016

Legendary Dale Weiner on How He Became a Coach

Catholic High head football Coach Dale Weiner, winner of more than 300 games, on Coach Boots Garland: “I’m here representing hundreds of athletes who were touched by Coach Garland. I never called him Boots because he was my coach. Some of the most important coaching occurs off the field, especially with young people.” “Coach Garland […]

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All-American Jimmy Taylor on Football

Whole Foods at Towne Center is the closest thing Baton Rouge has to Main Street.  If you go to the coffee shop and sit long enough, you will see just about everyone you know or want to know.  One day last month, I was having coffee when I saw former Baton Rouge High, LSU, and […]

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50 Years Ago: North Baton Rouge Journal — Predecessor of Capital City News

BATON ROUGE — In July 1966, I was a 19-year-old student at the LSU School of Journalism. For the past two years, I had the privilege of having worked as a newsman and disc jockey at WLCS, the No. 1 radio station in Baton Rouge and then as a television announcer and newsman at the […]

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Leaders Outline Plan of Action for Coming 4 Years

On March 5, more than 18,578 Republican voters went to the polls in East Baton Rouge Parish and elected 17 members of the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee, which is established by state law to govern the party at the parish level. The turnout of 38.3 percent was the highest in parish history […]

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Problems with Louisiana’s Delegation to RNC

There are serious problems with Louisiana’s 46-member delegation to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.  Businessman Donald Trump won a solid victory in Louisiana’s Presidential Primary on March 5, defeating 13 other candidates.  Trump received nearly 42 percent of the vote, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz received just over 37 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio received […]

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Metro Council Chamber Being Renovated

Renovation of the Metro Council chamber began in November to provide expanded seating and state-of-the-art audio and video equipment in the chamber. The work is scheduled to be complete this summer. The Metro Council will have a new Council Chamber by this summer, which will provide more seating for the public, new voting equipment, and a state-of-the-art audio-visual […]

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AFP Fighting State Higher Taxes

Americans for Properity state director James Kay said Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Republican Louisiana Legislature will raise state taxes even higher during another Special Session, likely in June. Kay, whose organization is leading the fight against higher taxes, told the East Baton Rouge Republican Women’s Club the only way to stop more taxes is for […]

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