As Carter, Watson Fail To Excite Voters, Party Turns to ‘Inspirational’ Young Business Owner

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has announced its endorsement of businessman Jordan Piazza for Mayor-President in the Nov. 3 election.  Republican chairman Woody Jenkins said, “Jordan Piazza represents a new generation of leadership for our parish.  Other better-known Republicans have failed to generate excitement in the race for Mayor-President. Jordan Piazza is […]

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Meet BR Entrepreneur Jordan Piazza, GOP’s Candidate for Mayor-President

Q. Describe your political philosophy.  A. Jordan Piazza “I’m a pro-business, small government Republican who believes in the Capitalist system to encourage competition and guide market prices. I do not support any government plan to restrict businesses currently being implemented during this pandemic. We need to encourage personal responsibility and open our economy immediately. We […]

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Attorney Gen. Jeff Landry Sues Google For Alleged Violation of Anti-Trust Laws

Today, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry – along with the U. S. Department of Justice and ten other state Attorneys General – filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising […]

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Early Voting Massive, Unprecedented In Central, Throughout EBR, State

Nationwide, more than 50 million voters have already cast their ballots in the Presidential election coming up Tuesday, Nov. 3.  Here in Central, 11,616 voters cast ballots at the Central Library. However, many of those were not from Central. In Louisiana and especially in East Baton Rouge Parish, early voting has exploded.  High interest in the […]

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Livingston Says Enough!

 Members of the Livingston Parish Council have unanimously petitioned Gov. John Bel Edwards to lift the restrictions being imposed by him on businesses in the parish.  In the petition, the councilmen said they did not object to social distancing or the use of protective equipment where businesses chose to require them. However, the Council said […]

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Gov. Mike Foster: The Peoples’ Governor

Former Gov. Mike Foster passed away Sunday at his home, Oaklawn Manor, in Franklin. With his passing, Louisiana lost its best governor since the mid-1950’s, and I lost a dear friend. Mike Foster never worried much about polls or getting reelected, but doing the right thing for the people of the state seemed always to […]

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At Capitol, Pastor Describes Ordeal

In dramatic testimony before the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice Wednesday, Rev. Tony Spell, pastor of Central’s Life Tabernacle Church, told of the persecution he has suffered from Gov. John Bel Edwards, who ordered him arrested and his church closed. Rev. Spell tried to speak in favor of the bill but was only given five […]

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Roar of Death Valley Became a Whimper Under One-Man Rule of John Bel Edwards

 If one man can kill a state, the Fool Governor, John Bel Edwards, is well on his way.  Through his draconian, illegal orders, he stopped people from shaking hands, hugging people’s necks, going to their favorite coffee shop or restaurant without a hated mask, opening their busineses, going to work, going to church, or going […]

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Suit to Enforce Open Meetings Law Could Invalidate BESE Order Masking Students

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • Central City News advertising manager Kim Powers last Friday filed suit against the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for violating the Louisiana Constitution’s Open Meeting protections at its July 14 meeting.  The suit asks the District Court to void the action taken at that meeting — requiring students to […]

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Fast Start for Recall Effort

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • BATON ROUGE — Asked why he decided to start the process of recalling Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, recall chairman Joey Vidrine of Eunice said it in two words: “Fed up!” “I have been pretty much like everyone else I know. I’m very upset by the overreach of the governor […]

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