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With Sale of Advocate, Capital City News Is Now Only Locally-Owned Newspaper in BR BATON ROUGE — With the sale of the Advocate newspaper to New Orleans businessman John Georges, the Capital City News is now the only newspaper in Baton Rouge that is locally owned. The New Orleans Times Picayune is also expanding into […]

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Dept. of Education announced the results of the LEAP tests for the spring semester, and students of the Central Community School System have vaulted to the No. 2 position in the state, just behind No. 1-ranking Zachary.  The test compares the knowledge of 3rd graders through 8th graders in Louisiana’s […]

Southeast BR School District Nears 70 Votes In State House BATON ROUGE — All eyes are on the Louisiana House of Representatives Thursday as the members prepare to take up two bills that could lead to the creation of the new Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District.  The legislation would affect about 80,000 people in […]

BATON ROUGE — The 2013 St. Michael High School Warrior Awards Dinner was held on Thursday, May 23 at Ashley Manor.  Recognized were two Alumni of the Year, two Warrior Sword winners, and two athlete inductees into the Warrior Wall of Honor. The two athletes inducted into the Wall of Honor this year are both […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Saturday, June 1 • Fundraiser • 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Central High Bowling Team will hold a fundraiser at the Piggly Wiggly, 9702 Greenwell Springs.  They will be selling jambalaya, hamburgers with chips, and hot dogs with chips for $5.  All […]

She’s a Gal with Many Talents CENTRAL — Lizzie Wicker is not your ordinary high school placekicker, although you might have seen her on the sidelines during the spring football game between Central High and Northside of Lafayette last week. The aspiring young athlete hopes to make the Wildcats’ varsity team this fall. But football […]

  Trained, Well-Armed Citizenry Best Way To Fight BR Crime, Chamber EBR Says BATON ROUGE — The Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge has completed another Gun Safety Course at the Baker Range in Baker, and 24 more local residents are better qualified to use their firearms to defend themselves. The Chamber EBR offers […]

BATON ROUGE — Once again, the “talking points” of government agencies have come face-to-face with reality. In this case, the Louisiana Department of Education has released test scores for school systems across the state.  Yet, despite a dismal performance by students in the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, the public relations department of the […]

A Milestone for Charles Valluzzo Family BATON ROUGE — Charlie Valluzzo and the Valluzzo family celebrated 50 years in the McDonald’s business with a birthday party at their original McDonald’s on Plank Road.  It was an emotional time for Valluzzo as he paid tribute to all of those who have made his family business a […]

  Trapped by Its Own Narrow Worldview, EBR Clings to One Notion: Zachary and Central Do Not Exist by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — As people in Southeast Baton Rouge await the action of the Louisiana House on legislation to create the new Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District, they must be thinking to […]