Capital City News

The media smells blood in the Potomac River. They sense the President they hate could be removed from office. Never mind that he won a landslide, winning electoral votes in 31 states. The media hate the President’s agenda and they hate that he defied their wishes and expectations by winning last November. What has happened […]

In a state known for its waterways, it’s amazing how little recreational or commercial use is made of the system of drainage canals that wind through Baton Rouge. The canals such as Ward Creek, Hurricane Creek, and Jones Creek, are filled with rainwater and not sewerage, which has a separate drainage system. Most of the […]

During the current session of the Louisiana Legislature, the House has voted on three controversial bills — HB 71 sanctuary cities (passed 63-32), HB 676 protections of historic monuments (passed 65-31) and HB 832 a $5.5 billion increase in state gasoline taxes (Ways & Means Committee only so far, passed 9-7). On sanctuary cities and […]

After being closed for the past three years, Istrouma High School in North Baton Rouge is undergoing a $24 million renovation program.  It will open Aug. 9, just in time for the school’s 100th anniversary. The new principal is Reginald Douglas, a veteran educator and currently principal at St. Helena College and Career Academy, where […]

Despite a massive state sales tax increase last year, and flood devastation which left many citizens struggling financially, the Louisiana Legislature is once considering a large tax increase. HB632 to raise gasoline taxes by 17 cents a gallon would raise $550 million a year from consumers, or more than $6 billion over the next 10 […]