Capital City News

In an unusual move, Rep. Dixon McMakin of Baton Rouge has introduced a bill to name himself, other legislators, statewide officials, and members of the Public Service Commission and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee. The bill is an attempted coup or take over of the […]

In testimony tuesday at the State Capitol, leaders of the Republican Party in East Baton Rouge Parish told the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs that the past has made strides in moving the parish from reliably Democrat to likely Republican. Although registered Republicans account for only 79,588 of the parish’s 288,681 registered voters, or […]

Supporters of Dustin Yates were attending a fundraising event for their candidate Tuesday night, Feb. 18, when they received the news that Yates’ only opponent in the March 29 city election had dropped out of the race. The fundraising event quickly became a victory party! Fellow Republican Jim Morgan announced that he is withdrawing his […]

CITY OF ST. GEORGE —David Dellucci is a Republican candidate for Council Member at Large for the City of St. George. A lifelong resident of East Baton Rouge Parish, David has lived in the newly-incorporated City of St. George for 34 years. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, he was a multi-sport athlete at Catholic […]

CITY OF ST. GEORGE — On Saturday, March 29, voters in the Shenandoah area will go to the polls to elect the first-ever member from St. George City Council District 4.   Four candidates will be on the ballot — interim City Council member Patty Cook who was appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry, David Madaffari, […]

St. George Charter Commission under the leadership of Councilman Ryan Heck has drafted a proposed City Charter for St. George. Under state law, once proposed, the Charter goes directly to the people for a vote, which will occur at the same time as St. George’s municipal election on Saturday, March 29. The proposed Charter is […]

Istrouma High head football Coach Sid Edwards was inaugurated as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish in ceremonies held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Coach Sid became the 12th Mayor-President of the parish since the office was created in the late 1940’s. More than 2,000 people packed the RiverCenter in downtown Baton […]

Voters in Baton Rouge and St. George will go to the polls Saturday, Feb. 15 to choose a successor to State Sen. Cleo Fields, who was elected to Congress. The three candidates to replace Fields are Quentin Anderson, State Rep. Larry Selders and former BESE member Carolyn Hill, all Democrats. Rep. Selders has a very […]

Louisiana State Police  August 21, 2022  ·  TROOP A NEWS RELEASE State Rep. Selders Charged  with DWI Following Reckless Driving Incident On August 21, 2022, shortly after 2:00 am, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A observed a reckless driver on East Boyd Drive at Burbank Drive in East Baton Rouge Parish.  The vehicle was […]

Interim Chief of Police Todd Morris, a law enforcement veteran with 34 years of distinguished service, is officially announcing his candidacy for Chief of Police of the City of St. George. Running under the banner of “Building Community & Safety Together,” Chief Morris is committed to fostering collaboration, strengthening partnerships, and enhancing public safety for […]