Capital City News

BATON ROUGE — Democratic Metro Councilman Bones Addison said Wednesday it’s time to end racial politics in East Baton Rouge, and he is setting an example by backing Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Walker’s candidacy for Mayor-President.  “Some friends say, ‘Why don’t you stay out of the Mayor’s race?’ but I tell them ‘This is about the […]

Mike Walker Hits Record 88 Homicides  by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — The two major candidates for Mayor-President in the Nov. 6 election took opposite positions on the parish’s soaring crime problem in a televised debate Tuesday night.  Incumbent Mayor-President Kip Holden, a Democrat, said, “He talks like crime is out of control.  Crime […]

32,046 Voted Early in EBR; Big Turnout Is Forecast Here BATON ROUGE — If early voting is any indication, the turnout for next Tuesday’s election will be quite large.  In eight days of early voting in East Baton Rouge Parish, 32,046 voters cast their ballots.  Statewide early voting was up by 21 percent over 2008. It will be […]