Archive | February, 2014

Has ‘Together Baton Rouge’ Hijacked the Opposition?

  Opponents of incorporating the proposed City of St. George gained a round of publicity this week with a rally of more than 250 people at St. Patrick Catholic Church. But behind the headlines and unreported by the media was something supporters of St. George say they find disturbing — few of those in attendance […]

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Youth Driving Much of Enthusiasm in Favor of St. George

Youth Driving Much of Enthusiasm in Favor of St. George

Erin Kelley is excited, because she’s getting married this week, but she’s also very worried about the family she hopes to raise.  She and her husband-to-be have just bought a home in Oak Hills in the proposed City of St. George. “How are we going to pay $30,000 a year in tuition to send our […]

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EBR School Board Has No Debt: Why That’s Good for St. George

An inquiry by the Capital City News has revealed that the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has no bonded indebtedness. That’s good news for taxpayers in EBR and in the proposed St. George School District.  It means that all school facilities in the proposed school district are already paid for, and there is no […]

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The Year of  St. George

The Year of St. George

Both the Baton Rouge Advocate and the Times-Picayune voted the movement to incorporate the City of St. George as the No. 1 news story in the capital region during 2013.  But the story is growing even larger every day. Here is a timeline of events likely to unfold during 2014: • Petition Drive.  Every Saturday, […]

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