Capital City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge In its second official meeting on Monday, July 8, the St. George City Council took an important step toward securing the new city’s financial base by calling a tax transfer election for Saturday, Dec. 7. The election would authorize the existing 2 percent parish sales tax […]

The St. George City Council has introduced an ordinance creating a Planning Commission, a Zoning Commission, and a Board of Adjustments.  The ordinance would also adopt the East Baton Rouge Parish Unified Development Code as the interim development code for the City of St. George.  The proposed ordinance will lay over for consideration at the […]

The St. George City Council has approved an intergovernmental agreement leasing space for City Hall from the St. George Fire Department, 14100 Airline Highway in the new City of St. George. The lease is for 3,706 square feet of office space at an annual rate of $25.53 a square foot, or $7,887 a month. The […]

Asst. District Atty. Brittany Bryant Jorden announced her candidacy for Baton Rouge City Court Judge in Division C, a seat currently held by Judge Johnell Matthews. Judge Matthews will not seek re-election so the seat is open, and the election will be held Nov. 5. “As an experienced Senior Felony Asst. D.A., I have been […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge In April, Louisiana’s new State Treasurer, John Fleming, M.D., was working in his office in the northwest corner of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.  Looking west, he could see the Mighty Mississippi River rolling down to the Gulf of Mexico.  Looking north was the massive […]

Although it has been operating informally for several years, the members of the St. George Transition District were sworn in June 24  and began official operations. The district was created by the Louisiana Legislature in 2020 as a result of a bill authored by former Sen. Bodi White.  It tracks similar legislation Sen. White passed […]

Next week, 88 delegates and alternates from Louisiana will travel to Milwaukee to participate in the Republican National Convention July 15-18. If you would someday like to represent our state, a good way to start is by attending the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon on the second Tuesday of each month. You’ll make new friends, get […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge One of the  primary reasons for starting the City of St. George was to lay the foundation for the creation of an independent school district for the southeast part of the parish. In fact, when then-Sen. Bodi White began discussing the need for a new school […]

James, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles, was martyred in 44 AD, and his body is believed to be in Galicia, Spain.  For more than 1,000 years, pilgrims have made their way to Santiago de Compostela where St. James’ remains are kept.  There are several routes to get to Santiago. One route begins in France. It […]

The St. George Leader is published monthly but news from St. George is posted daily at St. George Leader on Facebook and at least weekly at stgeorgeleader.com. Other publications of Community Press, LLC, with an online presence are  •Central City News, which is Central City News on Facebook.  Its website is centralcitynews.us. •Istrouma Journal, which […]