Capital City News

By Woody Jenkins Editor, St. George Leader The year was 1966.  The place was the Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Union.  The event was the swearing in of the first Republican to be elected in East Baton Rouge Parish since Reconstruction. His name was Dewey Raborn. He had just been elected to the Parish Council […]

By Woody Jenkins Editor, St. George Leader  I was born in Baton Rouge and have lived here almost my entire life, but five formative years were spent in Rougon, a rural area of Pointe Coupee Parish. I was an only child, and we lived on a farm. No other children lived nearby. From 1951-1956 when […]

CITY OF ST. GEORGE — On Saturday, March 29, voters in the Shenandoah area will go to the polls to elect the first-ever member from St. George City Council District 4.   Four candidates will be on the ballot — interim City Council member Patty Cook who was appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry, David Madaffari, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge By the early 1990’s, I had represented Baton Rouge as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for 20 years, most of that time as a member of the House Education Committee. My colleague, Sen. Mike Cross, had served as mayor of the City of […]

Graduation is a time when we compare our gifts and talents.  Someone is named valedictorian.  Someone else is elected president of the student body.  A beautiful young lady is named Homecoming Queen. An outstanding football player is selected MVP or chosen for the All-State team. Students are selected for athletic and academic scholarships. The honors […]