Capital City News

Since she was in the Louisiana Senate, Sharon Weston Broome fought hard against the incorporation of the City of St. George and the creation of a new community school system in the southeast part of the parish. When she became Mayor-President, she ramped up her opposition to St. George, even filing suit against the new […]

More than 100  residents of the new City of St. George packed the Council chamber at City Hall to voice their opposition to proposed salaries for the Mayor, Police Chief, and seven members of the City Council. The overwhelming majority of those in attendance strongly opposed the salary schedule. As introduced, it would have provided […]

Qualifying will be held Wednesday, Jan. 29 to Friday, Jan. 31 for candidates in the first municipal elections to be held for the City of St. George Voters in the newly-incorporated city will go to the polls on Saturday, March 29 to elect the Mayor, Police Chief, and seven members of the St. George City […]

Interim Mayor Dustin Yates has officially announced his intention to run for a full term as Mayor of St. George in the upcoming election in March 2025. Appointed by Governor Jeff Landry in May 2024, Yates has led the city’s transitional government and is now seeking a full term. “I’m running for mayor because I […]

By Patty Cook, St. George City Council The proposed St. George Home Rule Charter includes several potential benefits emphasizing efficient, localized governance, and strong public engagement.  Here are some of the pros: 1. Balanced Representation • The City Council includes both district-elected and at-large members, ensuring that local neighborhoods have representation while maintaining a citywide […]

By Chris Rials I am the co-incorporator of the City of St. George and Treasurer of the St. George Transition District. I am opposed to the St. George Home Rule Charter (HRC) that will be on the March 29, 2025, ballot. Let me state right at the begin- ning the four major problems with the […]

State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming recently hosted a trade delegation from Israel led by Gov. Israel Ganz, governor of the Binyamin Region of Israel.  Ganz, along with Eliana Passentin and Ruth Lieberman, came to Louisiana to establish ties and promote trade between Israel and Louisiana. During their four-day stay in Louisiana, the delegation paid a […]

The City of St. George Charter Commission under the leadership of chairman Ryan Heck has completed work on a proposed City Charter for the City of St. George. The proposal was sent to the St. George City Council, which called an election on the proposed charter at its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The proposal […]

PREAMBLE When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a community to seize upon the lawful avenues afforded by our government and therein craft a future that counters the inevitable migration of its people, we, the petitioners, find an uncommon resolve. Thus was born the City of St. George—not merely a collection […]