Capital City News

The first elected officials for the new City of St. George were sworn in July 1 in modest ceremonies at Grace Life Fellowship Church.  It was an historic day for the people of St. George, some of whom had worked for as long as 13 years to give the people of the area their independence […]

Istrouma High football coach Sid Edwards gained national attention when he was elected Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish. It was surprising to some that a football coach would rise so high in politics.  However, did you know another coach right here in East Baton Rouge Parish was recently elected mayor? It was our own […]

By Woody Jenkins Editor, St. George Leader The year was 1966.  The place was the Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Union.  The event was the swearing in of the first Republican to be elected in East Baton Rouge Parish since Reconstruction. His name was Dewey Raborn. He had just been elected to the Parish Council […]

By Woody Jenkins Editor, St. George Leader  I was born in Baton Rouge and have lived here almost my entire life, but five formative years were spent in Rougon, a rural area of Pointe Coupee Parish. I was an only child, and we lived on a farm. No other children lived nearby. From 1951-1956 when […]

What has been called the most important election in the history of St. George will be on the ballot statewide on Saturday, April 18. It is a constitutional amendment to create the new St. George Community School System. In the early 1990’s, some lawmakers representing East Baton Rouge Parish began a movement to create new […]

Xavier Hoskins is the owner of DXI Health Solutions, a veteran-owned healthcare company based in Baton Rouge. Prior to founding DXI, Xavier worked for 12 years in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on specialties such as neurology, psychiatry, pain management, and gasteroenterology.  He is a US Army veteran, having served as an infantry officer with the […]

By Woody Jenkins Editor St. George Leader Dishonesty led the Louisiana Legislature to adopt a Congressional reapportionment plan that took away Baton Rouge’s seat in Congress and left Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in a very precarious position. A Stolen Congressional Seat.  We in the Baton Rouge area had our Congressional seat stolen from […]

BASIS Baton Rouge Materra  (Charter at Woman’s Hospital) 7550 McCall Dr.  Baton Rouge, LA 70817 (225) 308-7450 Charter School Mascot: Gators K–10 but expanding annually to K–12 by 2026–27 school year Enrollment: 928 students enrollbasis.com/baton-rouge-materra/ Email: BASISBatonRougeMaterra.Info@basised.com Head of School Jared Lamb  jared.lamb@basised.com Charter School. BASIS Baton Rouge Materra is a corporate-charter partnership with Woman’s […]

The Brighton School 12108 Parkmeadow Avenue  Baton Rouge, LA 70816 (225) 291‑2524 thebrightonschool.org Independent, non-profit  Specialized Education Mascot: Bengals K–12th Grades Enrollment: 180–236 students Colors: Kelly Green & Royal Blue Principal John Hodges jhodges@thebrightonschool.org Executive Director:   Cheryl Ollmann, M.Ed., CALT‑I, collmann@thebrightonschool.org Secretary:  info@thebrightonschool.org History. The Brighton School was founded in 1972 by a group of concerned […]

Catholic High School 855 Hearthstone Dr.  Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 383-0397 catholichigh.org  Catholic School, owned and operated by Brothers of the  Sacred Heart • 8th-12th  Grades Mascot: The Bears Colors: Black & Orange Enrollment 1,114 to 1,145 students  Principal Dr. Tom W. Eldringhoff (225) 383‑7207   teldringhoff@catholichigh.org Academic Assistant Principal  Mrs. Christy Kessler Assistant Principal for […]