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Though Project Is Not Fully Funded, Planning Process Is Moving Ahead BATON ROUGE — A traffic study conducted by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber in 2010 identified the extension of Hooper Road across the Amite River to Watson as the second most important project in the Baton Rouge area. Now the Hooper Road Extension project is under study […]

35 Awards for State’s Best Non-Daily Community Newspapers Central City News   GENERAL EXCELLENCE 1st Place – Central City News   EDITORIAL   Best News Coverage 1st Place – Staff, Central City News   Community Service – Service to Readers 1st Place – Staff, Central City News – For gathering more than 1,000 comments from […]

As Population, Outlook For Orleans Declines, Capital Seeks Markets With Brighter Prospects BATON ROUGE — The headline in Wednesday’s Advocate was remarkable: “Georges Buys Advocate”.  Now, after more than 100 years, the most important medium in the capital city of Louisiana is under new ownership. People are wondering, “Who is John Georges?” and what will his ownership of […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Friday, April 19 • District-Wide Strings Rock Concert • 7 p.m. A District-Wide Strings Rock Concert will be held at McKinley Magnet Academic Middle School.  $5 general admission and $2 for students and seniors.  New York City rock violinist Bridgid Bibbens will be a guest […]

KENTWOOD — Galen Iverstine grew up in Central and graduated from Central High School.  But he has given up the “big city” ways of Central to pursue his love of farming as owner of Iverstine Farms in Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish. Iverstine is a familiar face at the Red Stick Farmers Market in Baton Rouge […]

Red Stick Farmers Market Now Enjoying Its 25th Year BATON ROUGE — The Red Stick Farmers Market began in 1996 as a way to connect Baton Rouge area farmers with the urban market.  It is a producer-only market, which is designed to provide income for Louisiana agribusiness. The market operates from 8 a.m. to 12 noon […]

BATON ROUGE — Health and fitness events coming up in and around the capital city: April 20 and 27 • CPR Training and Renewal Want to learn CPR or need to renew your card?  Bryan Hutson, athletic trainer at Central High School, will be offering American Heart Association classes.  Renewal classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and […]

TOP STORIES: • Disappearing Children: Where Have All the Children Gone? Since 1970, EBR’s Population Grew from 285,167 to 440,171; Yet, the Number of Children in the Parish FELL • Livingston and Ascension Parishes Have Added 25,000 Children Age 5-17 • Can Proposed SE BR District Community School System Bring Families Back to EBR? To […]

At 12:30 a.m., Half Dozen Prostitutes Working Plank Road BATON ROUGE — It’s a little after midnight on Saturday in Louisiana’s capital city, and prostitutes are openly plying their trade on the streets, especially on Plank Road in North Baton Rouge.Within a few blocks of the Baton Rouge City Police station at 4445 Plank Road, […]

Dr. Steve Weilbacher Using New Technology To Detect Early Signs Of Cancer of Mouth BATON ROUGE — Until pap smears, cervical cancer was one of the biggest killers.  But pap smears allowed cervical cancer to be caught earlier and treated more successfully. Unfortunately, oral cancer is now three times more common than cervical cancer.  Yet, few people routinely […]