Capital City News

Next week, 88 delegates and alternates from Louisiana will travel to Milwaukee to participate in the Republican National Convention July 15-18. If you would someday like to represent our state, a good way to start is by attending the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon on the second Tuesday of each month. You’ll make new friends, get […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge One of the  primary reasons for starting the City of St. George was to lay the foundation for the creation of an independent school district for the southeast part of the parish. In fact, when then-Sen. Bodi White began discussing the need for a new school […]

James, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles, was martyred in 44 AD, and his body is believed to be in Galicia, Spain.  For more than 1,000 years, pilgrims have made their way to Santiago de Compostela where St. James’ remains are kept.  There are several routes to get to Santiago. One route begins in France. It […]

The St. George Leader is published monthly but news from St. George is posted daily at St. George Leader on Facebook and at least weekly at stgeorgeleader.com. Other publications of Community Press, LLC, with an online presence are  •Central City News, which is Central City News on Facebook.  Its website is centralcitynews.us. •Istrouma Journal, which […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge After years of suspense, the new City of St. George finally has a new Mayor, Police Chief, and five members of the City Council.   In ceremonies Monday evening, June 10 at Woodlawn Baptist Church, Court of Appeal Judge Hunter Green swore in new St. George […]

Major Todd Morris of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office took the oath of office as the first Police Chief of the City of St. George Monday night, June 10. Morris has 34 years’ experience in law enforcement. He serves as the Chief of Crimes against Persons and Special Operations for East Baton Rouge […]

Like two-thirds of Louisiana’s municipalities, the new City of St. George will be governed by the Lawrason Act, adopted in 1898. Residents of Baton Rouge may be surprised at the differences between the City-Parish form of government and a Lawrason Act municipality. In the City-Parish system, the Mayor-President is clearly the executive and the Metro […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge By the early 1990’s, I had represented Baton Rouge as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for 20 years, most of that time as a member of the House Education Committee. My colleague, Sen. Mike Cross, had served as mayor of the City of […]

Sheriff Sid Gautreaux has made clear that the incorporation of the City of St. George will make no real change in the service provided to the people of St. George by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. Several years ago, the Sheriff was criticized for providing a “sweetheart deal” to the City of Central […]

Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed the five new members of the interim St. George City Council. His selections are Patty Cook and Richie Edmonds as Council members at-large, and Ryan Heck, Max Himmel, and Steve Monachello from the three single-member districts for the Council. The role of the interim Council members will be to create […]