Capital City News

 Dwayne Rogers, Treasurer BREC As a Christian, my faith leads me to believe that “each of us will give an account of himself to God.” (Romans 14:12) There really is nothing of greater importance to me, as has been the case most of my adult life. While I understand not everyone believes we are accountable […]

A large crowd of roughly 200 kicked off the campaign of Coach Sid Edwards for Mayor-President on Sept. 29 at Woodlawn Baptist Church. The crowd burst into applause several times in approval of Coach Sid as he described his plans for the City-Parish government. Attorney Andrew Murrell, the spokesman for the St. Georgemovement, presided, and […]

Voters in the new City of St. George will go to the polls on Saturday, March 29, 2025, to elect a Mayor, Police Chief, and seven members of the City Council. They could also vote on a proposed City Charter. Candidates will qualify to run in the election from Wednesday, Jan. 29 to Friday, Jan. […]

Every calculation about the race for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish should take into account that voters are likely to turnout in the Dec. 7 runoff at 50 percent or less the rate of the Nov. 5 primary. Traditionally, Republicans turnout at a higher rate in the runoff than do Democrats. For example, in […]

By the close of business on Wednesday, Oct. 23, the half-way point in early voting, Republican-leaning voting sites in East Baton Rouge Parish had received more than three times the number of early votes as Democrat-leaning sites. The two Democrat-leaning sites are the Motor Vehicles office in Baker and City Hall in downtown Baton Rouge. […]

The St. George Community will hold a rally for Coach Sid Edwards for Mayor-President at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Woodlawn Baptist Church, 5805 Jones Creek Road. The public is invited. For many, it will be a way for the community to voice their opposition to Sharon Weston Broome and Ted James, both of […]

Coach Sid Edwards grew up in North Baton Rouge and graduated from Redemptorist High School. He said he thought he knew his old neighborhood quite well until he returned as head coach at Istrouma High School in fall 2023. “My eyes were opened when I started having to carry some of my kids home after […]

Since being elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2011, Rep. Ted James has led the opposition to self determination for the people of St. George.   Rep. James didn’t just sit quietly and vote against St. George. Rather, he took the lead in introducing legislation and speaking against the incorporation of the City […]

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, or BRAC, has released the results of a poll on the race for Mayor-President, and it is sending shock waves through the political class in Baton Rouge. Incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, who is seeking her third four-year term, polled a dismal 29 per cent. Former Rep. Ted James, who […]

Scott McKay – The Hayride I hinted that this was coming in my signing-off-before-the-hurricane-comes post two weeks ago, and I noted the results of the poll above in the Baton Rouge mayoral race, but here’s the further discussion of the topic I promised. The poll in question was a JMC Analytics survey, and it dropped […]