Capital City News

Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish will go to the polls on Saturday, Oct. 19 to vote on three important property tax renewal propositions: •    Renewal of a 6.9 mill property tax levied to support the Sheriff’s office.  This tax produces $25 million a year to fund law enforcement and accounts for 30 percent of […]

Attendees brag about the steaks served every year at the Louisiana Family Forum’s annual dinner at the Healing Place.  But the event provides far more than a good meal.  It is the one place where virtually every prominent member of the pro-family and pro-life movement is likely to appear.  More than two dozen legislators were […]

On Tuesday, 19th Judicial District Judge Kay Bates signed an order compelling CH2MHill to produce public records requested by the Central City News in 2010. The newspaper sued CH2MHill in April 2010, saying that the $6 billion-a-year company that ran the City of Central from 2007 to 2010 under a privatization agreement, was subject to […]

Efforts to launch a new municipality in East Baton Rouge Parish — the proposed City of St. George — got off to a quick start last week. Supporters of the city gathered more than 2,000 signatures. A total of 18,000 signatures of registered voters, or 25 percent of those registered to vote within the proposed […]

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux will speak Tuesday, Sept. 24 before the monthly luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge.  Sheriff Gautreaux will discuss the operations of his office and the proposed property tax renewal on the Oct. 19 election ballot. He will answer questions from the audience […]

The Cross of St. George first flew over Baton Rouge when the British established the Colony of West Florida here shortly after 1763.  By 1766, the British had a functioning elected Assembly, which met in Baton Rouge.  In the late 1700’s, St. Joseph was established as the first church in Baton Rouge.  But the second […]

Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed former Rep. Tony Perkins to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, and the Senate has confirmed his nomination.  The commission awards grants and governs practices of State Police and local law enforcement agencies.  Perkins said he is happy to be working to fight the crime problem.  The appointment is the […]

Sen. David Vitter told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Tuesday that America is headed for severe economic problems and ultimately bankruptcy if the country fails to curb reckless spending by the federal government. Vitter applauded the new, conservative-oriented Chamber for the stands it is taking.   “You are filling a great need in […]

Voters in Ward 3, District 3 in southeast East Baton Rouge Parish will go to the polls Oct. 19 to choose a new Justice of the Peace.  Judge Melva Cavanaugh, 74, died in March, and Gov. Bobby Jindal called a special election to fill her seat. In the Central Community School District, voters will go […]

Sen. Elbert Guillory (R-Opelousas) will be honored as Man of the Year at the annual Ronald Reagan Man of the Year Luncheon Friday, Nov. 1. The event, which is sponsored by the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish, honors a political leader who best represents the philosophy of the late President Ronald Reagan. It […]