Capital City News

Sen. Bodi White has introduced SB 484 in the current session of the Louisiana Legislature that would revamp the governance of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system. The bill would create four subdistricts within the system: •    Southeast Baton Rouge School District •    South Baton Rouge District •    Mid-City School District •    North Baton […]

Voters throughout East Baton Rouge Parish will face property tax renewals totalling $228 million for BREC, the Recreation and Park Commission for the parish, in the April 5 election. The tax includes 6.2 mills in property taxes that raise $22.8 million a year for 10 years.  The tax would be used to operate BREC, acquire […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has endorsed businessman Jr. Shelton for Mayor of the City of Central in municipal elections set for Saturday, April 5. The action was taken by the Republican Parish Executive Committee or PEC, the 17-member elected body established by state law to govern the party in the parish. […]

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is running for reelection this fall, and so far the race looks like a toss up.  A mid-February poll by Democratic pollsters Public Policy Pollsters (PPP) showed Landrieu having only a narrow lead over much lesser known Republican opponents. PPP showed Landrieu ahead of Congressman Bill Cassidy 45-44.  She was […]

The effort to incorporate the proposed City of St. George (pop. 107,000) has picked up a new ally ­ ­— the Republican Party of the East Baton Rouge Parish. The GOP has announ-ced its endorsement of efforts to put the proposed incorporation on the election ballot.  St. George leader Norman Browning said his group is […]

The new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge swore in new officers for 2014 last Tuesday and weighed into the controversy involving the proposed City of St. George. The organization’s governing board voted unanimously to support efforts by organizers of St. George to call an election on whether to incorporate.  In a statement, the […]

The Republican Party released the following statement concerning its accomplishments and its endorsement policies for the upcoming municipal election in the City of Central: Accomplishments. Since taking office in March 2012, the newly-elected PEC has worked hard to make the Republican Party an effective force for conservative change in East Baton Rouge.”  The following are […]

 Capt. Bob Bell has announced his candidacy for United States Congress from the Sixth Congressional District.  He said, “We must regain our freedom and unleash our free enterprise system to regain our prosperity. We cannot quickly stop all of the negative developments that are occurring, but unless we unite and stand up for our rights […]

 Rev. Tommy French retired as pastor of Jefferson Baptist Church in 2009, but he shows no sign of slowing down or letting up. Most recently, he has been named chairman of the Board of Trustees of Louisiana College in Pineville, the state’s Baptist college and one of the premier colleges of education in the state.  […]

The Joint Human Trafficking Study Commission, chaired by Sen. Gerald Long, R-Natchitoches and co-chaired by Rep. Valarie Hodges, R-Central, met at the State Capitol January 7, to discuss strengthening laws against human trafficking in Louisiana. “We want to make Louisiana the gold standard in protecting our children by dealing with this scourge that can easily […]