Archive | April, 2013

What’s Happening Around the Capital City

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Friday, April 19 • District-Wide Strings Rock Concert • 7 p.m. A District-Wide Strings Rock Concert will be held at McKinley Magnet Academic Middle School.  $5 general admission and $2 for students and seniors.  New York City rock violinist Bridgid Bibbens will be a guest […]

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Galen Iverstine of Central Developed Love of Farming

Galen Iverstine of Central Developed Love of Farming

KENTWOOD — Galen Iverstine grew up in Central and graduated from Central High School.  But he has given up the “big city” ways of Central to pursue his love of farming as owner of Iverstine Farms in Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish. Iverstine is a familiar face at the Red Stick Farmers Market in Baton Rouge […]

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Red Stick Farmers Market Offers Fresh, Locally-Grown Whole Food

Red Stick Farmers Market Offers Fresh, Locally-Grown Whole Food

Red Stick Farmers Market Now Enjoying Its 25th Year BATON ROUGE — The Red Stick Farmers Market began in 1996 as a way to connect Baton Rouge area farmers with the urban market.  It is a producer-only market, which is designed to provide income for Louisiana agribusiness. The market operates from 8 a.m. to 12 noon […]

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Health & Fitness Events Coming Up in Capital City

Health & Fitness Events Coming Up in Capital City

BATON ROUGE — Health and fitness events coming up in and around the capital city: April 20 and 27 • CPR Training and Renewal Want to learn CPR or need to renew your card?  Bryan Hutson, athletic trainer at Central High School, will be offering American Heart Association classes.  Renewal classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and […]

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Read April 18 Edition of Capital City News

Read April 18 Edition of Capital City News

TOP STORIES: • Disappearing Children: Where Have All the Children Gone? Since 1970, EBR’s Population Grew from 285,167 to 440,171; Yet, the Number of Children in the Parish FELL • Livingston and Ascension Parishes Have Added 25,000 Children Age 5-17 • Can Proposed SE BR District Community School System Bring Families Back to EBR? To […]

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Wide Open Prostitution on Plank Road, Within Blocks of BR City Police Station

Wide Open Prostitution on Plank Road, Within Blocks of BR City Police Station

At 12:30 a.m., Half Dozen Prostitutes Working Plank Road BATON ROUGE — It’s a little after midnight on Saturday in Louisiana’s capital city, and prostitutes are openly plying their trade on the streets, especially on Plank Road in North Baton Rouge.Within a few blocks of the Baton Rouge City Police station at 4445 Plank Road, […]

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Free Oral Cancer Screenings April 24

Free Oral Cancer Screenings April 24

Dr. Steve Weilbacher Using New Technology To Detect Early Signs Of Cancer of Mouth BATON ROUGE — Until pap smears, cervical cancer was one of the biggest killers.  But pap smears allowed cervical cancer to be caught earlier and treated more successfully. Unfortunately, oral cancer is now three times more common than cervical cancer.  Yet, few people routinely […]

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Trigger Point Dry Needling for Pain

Trigger Point Dry Needling for Pain

Moreau Physical Therapy in BR, Central  by Al Moreau, Moreau Physical Therapy BATON ROUGE — Moreau Physical Therapy is currently performing Trigger Point Dry Needling and having successful patient outcomes. TDN is a treatment for muscular tightness and spasm which commonly follows injuries and often accompanies the degenerative processes.  This muscular tightness and spasm will […]

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Plant World Offers Expertise, Personal Attention, Variety

Plant World Offers Expertise, Personal Attention, Variety

GREENWELL SPRINGS — Gary and Marianne Chapman have devoted a lifetime to serving the people of Baton Rouge and Central — a total of 45 years — through their business, Plant World, 10131 Greenwell Springs Road.  They’ve been at their current location for 42 of those 45 years. Stepping into Plant World is like stepping […]

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Afternoon Drive: Large Audience of Listeners on Way Home from Work

Afternoon Drive: Large Audience of Listeners on Way Home from Work

Capital Radio Wars Park IV — Afternoon Drive by Woody Jenkins, Editor Guaranty Broadcasting Eagle 98.1 • Talk 107.3 • ESPN 104.5 • Country Legends 104.9 • The Tiger 100.7 BATON ROUGE — For Gordy Rush, market manager for Guaranty Broadcasting in Baton Rouge, afternoon drive represents the largest audience of the day, and he approaches it as […]

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