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On this, the first day of the new school year, my mind races back six years to August 2007 — the first day of class for students attending the newly-formed Central community school system.  What a momentous time it was!  There was a feeling of exuberance, as though the Berlin Wall had just come crumbling […]

With Mayor-President Kip Holden in his third term and planning to run for lieutenant governor, speculation has already turned to the race for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge in 2016. Names being mentioned include Sen. Sharon Broome, Metro Council members Joel Boé, John Delgado, and Tara Wicker, and Holden’s chief aide, William Daniel. Louisiana has […]

Sen. David Vitter will address a forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge.  Lunch is $15.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board rejected key elements of a proposed 2013-2014 school budget, expressing concern that a plan by EBR schools Supt. Bernard Taylor could weaken discipline in the schools. The substitute motion by board member Jerry Arbour was approved 7-4.  It preserved the position of Dean of Students in local schools […]

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler says the U.S. Department of Justice was attempting to violate the right to privacy of every Louisiana voter with an unprecedented attempt to seize confidential files maintained by his office. Attorney General Eric Holder sought the records as part of a suit he filed against Schedler, alleging that Louisiana […]

Read CAPITAL CITY NEWS for Aug. 8, 2013. TOP STORIES in Capital City News: • Department of Justice Data Mining: Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Wanted to Get DOB, Mother’s Maiden Name, and Social Security Number of All 2.9 Million Louisiana Voters • How LSU Got Its School Colors, Tigers Nickname: LSU’s First Football Coach Tells […]

Cadet Mary Palasi was presented the General Ira C. Eaker Award by Louisiana Wing Commander  Col. Art Scarbrough at the recent meeting of the Capitol City Squadron. Following the award presentation, squadron members held a reception in her honor.  The Wing Commander said “Her service, dedication, and devotion to her duties were far above the […]

The search for Danielle Wright of Greenwell Springs is continuing in the South Pacific.  She and other members of the crew of the Nina have not been heard from since June 5. Her father, Ricky Wright, now of Lafayette, said private air searches are continuing.  The family needs contributions to help with the expenses.  Wright […]

If Brod Bagert had come to the river city of Baton Rouge in the 1850’s fresh off the steamboat with a trunk full of snake oil and promises of miracle cures, he could not have gotten a more enthusiastic reception than he got when he arrived here in 2011 with promises to make Baton Rouge […]

Ulysse Joubert tells his students they only have 15 seconds to make an impression ­— for good or bad — on someone they meet. And that is all the time it takes to size up Ulysse Joubert.  His thick Cajun accent, infectious laughter, expressive face, and imposing demeanor tell you this is a truly extraordinary […]