Capital City News

The Central Community School Board is asking voters to approve a proposition on Nov. 16 that will allow the school district to borrow up to $13.1 million for a list of dedicated school improvements and expansions. The budgeted items include: •    Construction of a 9th Grade Academy ($5.82 million) •    Repair of Central High School’s […]

Central’s April 5, 2014, municipal elections are already underway.  Central voters will elect a mayor, five city council members, and a police chief. Mayoral candidates Jr. Shelton and Dave Freneaux have already put up campaign signs along Central’s major thoroughfares, and they are busy campaigning and raising money. Shelton narrowly lost the race for mayor […]

BATON ROUGE HIGH GRADUATE: ONE OF MOST DECORATED PILOTS of the Vietnam War.  Col. Gordon Jenkins, 1960 graduate of Baton Rouge High and 1965 graduate of LSU, flew more than 140 combat missions over North Vietnam and was honored with two Silver Stars, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, and 15 Air Medals.  He flew the F-105 […]

Dan Borné, president of the Louisiana Chemical Association and Voice of the LSU Tigers, was inducted into the LSU Manship School of Communications Hall of Fame. He was presented his award by Mayor-President Kip Holden

The Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter of the Federal Society for Law and Public Policy will host its first-ever Louisiana Supreme Court Roundup. Four members of the state Supreme Court will speak at a luncheon sponsored by the group from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.11 at Galatoire’s Bistro, 17451 Perkins Road.  The cost […]

The Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy got off to a spectacular start last month. The first-ever meeting of the organization was hosted at the Governor’s Mansion by Gov. Bobby Jindal.  The main speaker for the sold-out event was United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. More […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish Monday endorsed Baton Rouge attorney Jerry Arbour in his race for justice of the peace from Ward 3, District 3 in the special election coming up Saturday, Oct. 19.  The vacancy was created by the death of long-time justice of the peace Melva Carpenter, 74, who passed […]

Five candidates for Justice of the Peace appeared before the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge last Tuesday to explain their backgrounds and qualifications and why they are running for office. The five candidates are seeking to fill the unexpired term of the late Melva Carpenter, who died in March. Those who appeared to […]

Community Press, LLC, the publisher of the Capital City News, has launched a new Facebook page called St. George Leader, which is an internet news site that will cover the proposed City of St. George. The site will cover the pros and cons of incorporation but is not limited to that topic.  Editor Woody Jenkins […]

Maury Drummond was a basketball star at Istrouma High and earned a scholarship to LSU, where he won All-SEC honors and was twice named LSU’s MVP.  After his freshman year at LSU, something happened that changed his life forever. One of his teammates, Bobby Fedder, invited Maury to spend time with his family in Blackstone, […]