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By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge There is really no mystery about whether the proposed City of St. George will be a success, and there is certainly no mystery about whether the proposed Southeast school district will be a success. We don’t have to guess whether incorporating a new city and creating […]

 Since February 2020, the St. George Transition District has made significant progress in planning the transition of services from the City-Parish to the City of St. George. Based on interviews with St. George leaders, some  of the recommendations include: •District maps for three district City Council seats and two at-large City Council seats •Organization chart […]

CONGRESSMAN GARRET GRAVES, CENTRAL MAYOR WADE EVANS (left) at MePa’s Diner in Central. Citizens joined Congressman Graves for a round table discussion that lasted over an hour and 45 minutes. Topics discussed included the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to use a Congressional map with two majority-black districts, the high cost of insurance, VA […]

NEW ORLEANS — To read the historic decision of the Louisiana Supreme Court recognizing the creation of the City of St. George, click “Read More” button below and think click this link: https://centralcitynews.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/23-1108.C_23-1118.C.OPN_.pdf

The St. George Leader is hot off the press!  To read the latest edition of the St. George Leader, click “Read More” button below and then click this link: http://stgeorgeleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL-SMALL-St.-George-Leader-5-9-24.pdf

A high-ranking official of a company that administers privatized cities such as the City of Central says a computer model his firm uses indicates the revenues of the proposed City of St. George would be more than sufficient to cover its expenses without the need for additional taxes.   The official said, “The population of […]

During the campaign for incorporation, Chris Rials and Andrew Murrell, two leaders of the St. George movement, reviewed efforts to create the City of St. George at a meeting of the Greater Baton Rouge Civic Association. At the meeting, they voiced five major reasons to create a new city: • Fight crime • Hold down […]

Nearly five years after the voters of the proposed City of St. George voted to incorporate, the Louisiana Supreme Court gave them a historic victory. On Friday, April 26, 2024, in a 4-3 decision, the high court dismissed the suit filed by Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and ruled organizers of the proposed city had met […]

The decision by the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, written by Judge Robert Downing, in the challenge to the incorporation of the City of Central, addressed most of the issues likely to be raised in any challenge to the incorporation of the proposed City of St. George.  The case, Devall v. Starns, was decided Dec. […]

Statistics from the Baton Rouge Police Department show that 58 percent of all police officers live in Central, Zachary, or parishes other than East Baton Rouge Parish. Many people complain that many police officers live outside Baton Rouge but no one seems to want to ask why?  In reality, only 20 percent of the force […]