Capital City News

If there was one thing Coach Sid Edwards and former Rep. Ted James agreed on in the run up to the Nov. 5 election, it was that the City of Baton Rouge needed more police officers and better pay in order to attract and keep the best possible people on the job. Edwards said Baton […]

State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming recently hosted a trade delegation from Israel led by Gov. Israel Ganz, governor of the Binyamin Region of Israel.  Ganz, along with Eliana Passentin and Ruth Lieberman, came to Louisiana to establish ties and promote trade between Israel and Louisiana. During their four-day stay in Louisiana, the delegation paid a […]

The City of St. George Charter Commission under the leadership of chairman Ryan Heck has completed work on a proposed City Charter for the City of St. George. The proposal was sent to the St. George City Council, which called an election on the proposed charter at its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The proposal […]

Make no mistake. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, was a significant day in the history of the City of St. George and East Baton Rouge Parish. Like a massive tsunami, voters in St. George and across the parish crashed through strongholds and flattened the political power structure of City-Parish government. The parish will likely never be […]

Based on early voting, Republican voters appear to turning out in record numbers in East Baton Rouge Parish and across the nation. Two likely beneficiaries are former President Donald Trump, who is seeking to return to office, and Coach Sid Edwards, who is seeking to end 20 years of Democratic rule in the Mayor-President’s office. […]

The St. George Charter Commission has submitted a report to Mayor Dustin Yates and the St. George City Council detailing its recommendations. The proposed charter is expected to be posted on the city’s website, stgeorgela.gov in the next few days. In an interview with the St. George Leader, Mayor Yates discussed highlights of the proposed charter. […]

Large donations by gambling interests to Mayor-President candidate Ted James have raised questions about whether the candidate plans to bring back video poker and video poker truck stops to East Baton Rouge Parish.  Voters removed video poker from the parish in a referendum in 1996. According to reports filed with the Louisiana Board of Ethics, […]

 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 […]

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 […]