Capital City News

Although the media and the political pundits don’t like to talk about it, former Gov. Edwin Edwards remains the candidate to beat in the race for Congress from the 6th Congressional District to replace Dr. Bill Cassidy, who is running for the Senate. With eight Republican candidates still in the race, the Republican vote will be divided, […]

Former Rep. Tony Perkins, who represented Central in the state House from 1996 to 2004, has endorsed Col. Rob Maness for the United States Senate in the Nov. 4 primary. Maness was one of the candidates Perkins honored at an old-fashioned political rally at his home off Liberty Road in Pride Saturday.  More than 250 residents […]

TOP STORIES IN CAPITAL CITY NEWS: • Appeal Filed with 1st Circuit Court of Appeal on Mall Annexation • Three-Way Battle for U. S. Senate: Cassidy, Landrieu and Maness • Sample Ballot for Nov. 4 • Early Voting is Oct. 21-28 Click here http://stgeorgeleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SMALL-CapCity-10-2-14.pdf • Editorial: It Comes Down to Louisiana and Its Senate Seat • […]

District Judge Richard Anderson faces attorney Joyce Plummer for 19th Judicial District Division G in the Tuesday, November 4, 2014, election.

It’s only one month until voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4 to choose a new Congress and a host of local officials. In Central, political signs are everywhere along busy roads and streets, as candidates vie for exposure and legitimacy.  With Congressman Bill Cassidy running for the U.S. Senate, a host of […]

Two Republican candidates are challenging Sen. Mary Landrieu in the Nov. 4 election, and she appears vulnerable to either. In a CNN poll published this week, Congressman Bill Cassidy (R) was leading Landrieu 50-47, while Col. Rob Maness (R) and Landrieu were tied 48-48.  The runoff, if necessary, will be Dec. 6. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was in Louisiana last […]

Capital City News editor Woody Jenkins has filed a brief with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal challenging a ruling by District Judge Janice Clark in the Mall annexation controversy. Jenkins filed suit in June that the Metro Council had no legal authority to annex portions of the Mall of Louisiana. The annexation by the […]

Baton Rouge voters will face a host of important races on the Nov. 4 ballot but none is more significant than the U.S. Senate seat from Louisiana. The Senate is hanging by perhaps a single vote and that vote could be decided here. If Mary Landrieu is reelected, that could mean control of the Senate could stay […]

Leaders of the movement to incorporate the proposed City of St. George say they plan to organize the new city based on a 21st century model, rather than the 19th century model used in the vast majority of American cities. For Norman Browning and other leaders of St. George, that means privatization, or contracting with […]

Based on interviews with Norman Browning and other leaders of the movement to incorporate the City of St. George, here are answers to some of the questions people are asking about St. George: Q. Why incorporate the City of St. George? A. First, it will assist the people of our area to start an independent […]