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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 […]

According to campaign finance reports filed with the Louisiana Board of Ethics, here are some of the donors to the anti-St. George campaign that kept the attack pieces coming in the mail and on TV day after day: •Future PAC (Baton Rouge Area Chamber) – $2,500 •Forte & Tablada – $1,500 •Craig Gehring – $1,500 […]

Voters in the southeast part of East Baton Rouge Parish went to the polls in near record numbers on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, and gave a resounding ‘Yes’ to a proposal to create the new City of St. George. A total of 32,285 voters cast their ballots and gave a 54-46 victory to incorporation. For […]

During the campaign to incorporate St. George, Chris Rials and Andrew Murrell, two leaders of the St. George movement, explained the goals of incorporating the new city. Murrell cited the top five reasons for the City of St. George as: 1)Fighting Crime. The 193 murders in 2017 and 2018 were the highest two-year total in […]

By Woody Jenkins, editor, St. George Leader • BATON ROUGE — After Congress opened the votes from the Electoral College and Joe Biden was declared elected, our newspapers asked its readers what they would say to President Trump if they could do so — in no more than three sentences.  Here are their answers: •Patricia Keith Watts […]

Gov. John Bel Edwards listed his accomplishments in office in a speech to members of the Louisiana Press Association at their annual meeting held at the City Club in Baton Rouge. Central City News editor Woody Jenkins asked the governor if President Trump has been cooperative in working with him in the interests of Louisiana. […]