Archive | April, 2017

Vranic Honored for Community Service

DEMCO CEO and General Manager John Vranic has been named Cooperative Leader of the Year for 2016 by the Louisiana Council of Farmer Cooperatives (LCFC). LCFC President Billy Gibson said Vranic received the honor primarily in recognition of his exemplary response to the Baton Rouge area flood of August 2016. The flood not only caused […]

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DEMCO’s 40th Annual Youth Tour Essay

Local high school students Megan Dedon, a home-schooler; Joseph Howard of Zachary High School; Rain Scott-Catoire of Central High School,  and Lisa Taylor of St. Joseph’s Academy each won an all-expense paid trip this coming June, to Washington, D.C. They were the four winners of the 40th Annual DEMCO Rural Electric Youth Tour Essay Contest. […]

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Grief Recovery Fundraiser April 27

On Thursday, April 27, the Grief Recovery Center will host the ninth annual Culinary Arts for Healing Hearts fundraiser, an evening of fine food, beverage sampling, and music by the Chris LeBlanc Band, from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Ave. Tickets are $50 for individuals and $450 for tables […]

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D.A. Has Diverse Team of Prosecutors

In a parish that is only 51 percent white in registered voters, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore thinks it is essential that all segments of the community be represented in the DA’s office.  It’s essential to build trust, he told the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon meeting at Café Américain. “Nationally, only four […]

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Istrouma to Be Modern, High Tech School

The first Istrouma High Roundup last Saturday at Winbourne Elementary School drew parents and prospective students despite a severe thunderstorm. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and the Istrouma Advisory Committee unveiled plans for a modern, high tech campus when Istrouma High School reopens this fall. The campus will house three schools — an […]

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Brown: Widen Airline Hwy. from 4 to 6 Lanes

Baton Rouge architect Coleman Brown says the most important single thing the city could do to improve transportation is widen Airline Highway from the old Mississippi River Bridge to Florida Boulevard. Brown leads a Mid-City organization devoted to improving Baton Rouge’s transportation, infrastructure, and quality of life at reasonable costs. Brown says building another Mississippi […]

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City Honors Lt. Shawn Anderson

Tragedy came to the parish again in March when another police officer was killed in the line of duty. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Shawn Anderson was shot to death while attempting to question a rape suspect. The shooter also died. Law enforcement officers from across the state and nation, along with thousands of […]

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Scandals Mount at COA

The scandals at the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging continue to mount under director Tasha Clark Amar, daughter of District Judge Janice Clark. Last week, the Plummer family accused Clark Amar of swindling them out of $314,000 left by their grandmother, Helen Plummer, a 95-year-old client of the agency who died last month. […]

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