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The Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter of the Federal Society for Law and Public Policy will host its first-ever Louisiana Supreme Court Roundup. Four members of the state Supreme Court will speak at a luncheon sponsored by the group from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.11 at Galatoire’s Bistro, 17451 Perkins Road.  The cost […]

The Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy got off to a spectacular start last month. The first-ever meeting of the organization was hosted at the Governor’s Mansion by Gov. Bobby Jindal.  The main speaker for the sold-out event was United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. More […]

A little more than 40 years ago, I had the unique opportunity as a young man of 26 to serve as a delegate to CC/73, a state constitutional convention, called by the legislature to rewrite the Louisiana Constitution of 1921, the longest constitution in the world.  The work of the convention lasted for 18 months, […]

Our newspaper’s battle for access to public records of CH2MHill appears to be coming to an end.  After three and a half long years of legal battles, CH2MHill has agreed in court filings to provide the public records which we requested in March 2010. We are supposed to receive those records today.  We have already […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish Monday endorsed Baton Rouge attorney Jerry Arbour in his race for justice of the peace from Ward 3, District 3 in the special election coming up Saturday, Oct. 19.  The vacancy was created by the death of long-time justice of the peace Melva Carpenter, 74, who passed […]

Five candidates for Justice of the Peace appeared before the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge last Tuesday to explain their backgrounds and qualifications and why they are running for office. The five candidates are seeking to fill the unexpired term of the late Melva Carpenter, who died in March. Those who appeared to […]

Community Press, LLC, the publisher of the Capital City News, has launched a new Facebook page called St. George Leader, which is an internet news site that will cover the proposed City of St. George. The site will cover the pros and cons of incorporation but is not limited to that topic.  Editor Woody Jenkins […]

The rivalry between 5A Catholic and 3A Parkview Baptist is rapidly becoming a Baton Rouge classic. This year’s game pitted Catholic, defending District 5-5A champion ranked No. 5 in the state, against Parkview, the defending state 3A champion, ranked No. 3 in the state.  In a matchup between coaches such as Catholic’s Neil Weiner and […]

Maury Drummond was a basketball star at Istrouma High and earned a scholarship to LSU, where he won All-SEC honors and was twice named LSU’s MVP.  After his freshman year at LSU, something happened that changed his life forever. One of his teammates, Bobby Fedder, invited Maury to spend time with his family in Blackstone, […]

Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish will go to the polls on Saturday, Oct. 19 to vote on three important property tax renewal propositions: •    Renewal of a 6.9 mill property tax levied to support the Sheriff’s office.  This tax produces $25 million a year to fund law enforcement and accounts for 30 percent of […]