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The East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Women’s Club held the first Red Pelican Award ceremonies at the Old State Capitol on Oct. 22. Five Republicans were presented the Red Pelican Award for their service.  The award winners were: •    Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne for serving as the state’s ambassador for tourism •    Secretary of State […]

Voters in Baton Rouge will decide runoff elections for three seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board on Saturday, Dec. 6. The election could decide whether BRAC will achieve its goal to winning a majority of the nine-member board. In District 1 – Two incumbent board members will face off — Jerry Arbour […]

The Dec. 6 ballot will feature two runoffs with national implications.  U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) will face Congressman Bill Cassidy (R) for a six-year term in the United States Senate. Conservative Republican candidate Col. Rob Maness received more than 200,000 votes in the Nov. 4 primary, and his endorsement is considered important to uniting […]

In 1996, I had the privilege of serving as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate against the Democrat, Mary Landrieu.  More than 847,000 Louisianians voted for me in that election. Now Sen. Landrieu is on the Nov. 4 election ballot, and our citizens will decide whether to return her to the Senate. In […]

The Capital City News and Central City News are making endorsements on the following propositions on the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election ballot: Constitutional Amendments • No. 1 – To create Medical Assistance Trust Fund – NO • No. 2 – To create Hospital Stabilization Fund – NO • No. 3 – Sales of property seized […]

With the primary election scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4, the national election is focused on the battle between Democrats and Republicans, but that is not the case here in East Baton Rouge Parish.  In this parish, most districts are either heavily Democratic or heavily Republican.  Only in a minority of districts do Democrats and Republicans […]

Former State Rep. Tony Perkins, now president of the Family Research Council hosted an old-fashioned political rally last Saturday at his home on Liberty Road in the rural community of Pride, LA, just north of Central. Perkins welcomed the crowd and encouraged them to vote and get their friends to vote in the Nov. 4. […]

The announced retirement of District Judge Kay Bates led to a host of candidates seeking her post.  Four Republicans and one Democrat qualified to run in the Tuesday, Nov. 4 primary election.  A runoff if necessary will be Saturday, Dec. 6. The district includes the north part of East Baton Rouge Parish, including Baker, Zachary, […]

District Judge Mike Caldwell faces his most serious challenge in 18 years on the bench from Baton Rouge attorney Randy Piedrahita. Piedrahita has criticized Caldwell for refusing to hear criminal cases for 17 of the past 18 years and carrying a light load of civil cases.  He says the state Constitution and the backlog of […]

Organizers of the proposed City of St. George have turned in their petitions to the Registrar of Voters for verification, but now there is a question as to the number needed. Organizers turned in 18,200 but some of those are likely to be invalidated.  The registrar, Elaine Lamb, said it could take a month to […]