Capital City News

Life Tabernacle Church, 9323 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge will host The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington March 20 to 23. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend and view the etched names of the 58,281 men and women who lost their lives or never […]

Istrouma High head football Coach Sid Edwards was inaugurated as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish in ceremonies held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Coach Sid became the 12th Mayor-President of the parish since the office was created in the late 1940’s. More than 2,000 people packed the RiverCenter in downtown Baton […]

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 […]

He’s only 18 but with amazing musical talent, a keen sense of American history, and the ability to step back in time and bring his audiences with him, James Linden Hogg is a speaker, singer, songwriter, and musician of the first order. Attendees at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheoon applauded and laughed as James took […]

Brian Kilmeade, host of Fox and Friends every morning on Fox News, will come to Baton Rouge to speak on his new book, Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans at the invitation of the Capital City News as part of its Great Americans Lecture Series.         The event will be held from […]

Brig. Gen. Bobby Efferson, a certified American hero, grew up on Seneca Street near the corner of Plank Road and Choctaw Drive in the 1950’s. In 1969, during the Vietnam War, Bobby was an Air Force 1st lieutenant flying combat missions out of Thailand. On one fateful day, another pilot went down on the border with […]

The new Istrouma Kiwanis Club will launch its program of service with a community-wide Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Istrouma High School gym. Everyone living in 70805 is invited to come and enjoy the event. Admission is free for children age 1 to 10 but everyone must have a ticket. Complimentary […]

East Baton Rouge Parish schools Supt. Warren Drake reported on the status of the school system this week at the Superintendent’s Luncheon.  Some of the facts and figures were: • 41,000 students including 2,000 pre-k •    84 school sites and centers •    9 percent of students have disabilities •    4 percent are English language learners […]

Nov. 7-14 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early Voting Early voting takes place Nov. 7 to 14 from 8:30 a.m. til 6 p.m. at the following locations in EBR Parish: City Hall, 222 St. Louis St., #201, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802, the Motor Vehicle Building., 2250 Main St., Baker, LA 70714, Clerk of Court Office, […]