Capital City News

Louisiana 4th graders lead the nation in reading growth again, now ranked 16th in the country. In fact, Louisiana students have achieved some of the most significant academic progress in the nation, according to data released Wednesday as part of The Nation’s Re- port Card. Widely regarded as the gold standard of  assessments, these latest […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor St. George Leader Municipalities across the nation are struggling to hold down the cost of providing basic city services.  Failing that, they turn to raising taxes, which often results in voter backlash. However, a non-profit organization called IBTS is making a name for itself nationally by actually lowering the cost of […]

Political pundits talk about a “turnout election,” meaning an election which is close and where the energy and commitment of one candidate’s supporters is great enough to swing the election his way. Of course, every election is about who goes to the polls, but a “turnout election” places the outcome squarely in the hands of […]

Sharon Broome brags about the job she has done as Mayor-President. In the Mayor’s view, Baton Rouge is doing great, but here is the reality about Sharon Broome’s Baton Rouge: • Murder Capital of America. The 36 murders in the 1st Quarter of 2024 were the highest in Baton Rouge history and put the city  […]

By the time of qualifying in July 2024, the Baton Rouge moneyed establishment and the local media decided that former Rep. Ted James was the leading candidate for Mayor-President. The establishment produced $1.1 million for James’ campaign. Even after a strong Republican candidate in the form of Coach Sid Edwards entered the race on the […]

By WooOver her nearly eight years as Mayor-President, Sharon Broome has had a strained relationship with Baton Rouge police officers, which has repeatedly surfaced into public view. The police have four major grievances against Broome: • The Mayor-President hasn’t had their back and is always ready to throw them under the bus, regardless of the […]

By Michael Lunsford, Citizens for a New Louisiana This is the “tax reform” special session. It includes a second bite at the recent failed attempt to call a constitutional convention. Readers might remember the 2024 regular session when Louisiana’s freshly-minted Congressman-elect Cleo Fields refused to take the matter up in the Senate and Governmental Affairs […]

If there was one thing Coach Sid Edwards and former Rep. Ted James agreed on in the run up to the Nov. 5 election, it was that the City of Baton Rouge needed more police officers and better pay in order to attract and keep the best possible people on the job. Edwards said Baton […]

State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming recently hosted a trade delegation from Israel led by Gov. Israel Ganz, governor of the Binyamin Region of Israel.  Ganz, along with Eliana Passentin and Ruth Lieberman, came to Louisiana to establish ties and promote trade between Israel and Louisiana. During their four-day stay in Louisiana, the delegation paid a […]

The City of St. George Charter Commission under the leadership of chairman Ryan Heck has completed work on a proposed City Charter for the City of St. George. The proposal was sent to the St. George City Council, which called an election on the proposed charter at its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The proposal […]