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The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, or BRAC, has released the results of a poll on the race for Mayor-President, and it is sending shock waves through the political class in Baton Rouge. Incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, who is seeking her third four-year term, polled a dismal 29 per cent. Former Rep. Ted James, who […]

Scott McKay – The Hayride I hinted that this was coming in my signing-off-before-the-hurricane-comes post two weeks ago, and I noted the results of the poll above in the Baton Rouge mayoral race, but here’s the further discussion of the topic I promised. The poll in question was a JMC Analytics survey, and it dropped […]

If you like what’s going on in Baton Rouge, you should stick with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome.   Under her administration, our hometown has one of the highest murder rates in the United States. Crime has become an epidemic, made worse by the arrival of gangs in many of our neighborhoods. In some areas, people […]

St. George Mayor  Dustin Yates told the Baton Rouge Press Club this week that St. George will be a very different kind of city. Importantly, almost all city services will be provided by a private company, he said.  One of the first privatized cities in the United States was Sandy Springs, GA.  The only such […]

The St. George City Council has moved rapidly over the past two months to lay the foundation for the new city’s government. Some of the most important actions were: • Named Lorraine Beaman as City Clerk and Sheri Morris as City Attorney • Named The Advocate as legal journal • Created a Planning & Zoning […]

Rolfe McCollister, Jr. – Former Publisher, The Business Report On Nov. 5, you will vote on President, Mayor-President and $700 million in property taxes for BREC. There is a 10-year tax and a 20-year tax proposition, and I will vote “No” on both measures.  Why? Because BREC is poorly managing the $100 million it spends […]

Five conservative Republicans on the Metro Council have prevented the imposition of millions of dollars in higher property tax without a vote of the people. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Metro Council voted 7-5 to roll forward 15 different property taxes.  However, passage required a two-thirds’ vote, or 8 of the 12 Council members to […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge The Republican Party has endorsed well-known coach and administrator Coach Sid Edwards for Mayor-President in the Nov. 5 primary election. Edwards completed an extensive review process by the Republican Parish Executive Committee, which included his background and his position on 75 key issues.  The endorsement turned […]

 The two Democratic candidates for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish have at least two things in common — both are strong supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris and both are strong opponents of the City of St. George.  Former Rep. Ted James served as State Chairman for Kamala Harris. Mayor-President Sharon Broome is […]

By Scott McKay, Editor, The Hay Ride – Baton Rouge That headline is sure to come off as strange to many of our readers, who will note that in 2024 we have a Presidential election, six Congressional races in newly-redrawn districts, a Public Service Commission race which is open with Craig Greene’s decision not to run […]