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Doris Rowlett Jenkins, 91, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2013, at 7:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, where she was recuperating from a heart attack. She was born March 4, 1922, in Houston, Texas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many. She is survived by her son, […]

Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013.  I took this photo of my mama Friday afternoon at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. It was her last photo. She is holding a rose I brought her from my wife Diane’s garden. Mama said, “Oh, it smells so good!” Mama passed away this morning around 7:30 a.m., and the […]

E — If you reside in the City of Baton Rouge or own property here, you’ve probably received a copy of your 2013 property tax bill from the Sheriff.  Included in that bill is a property tax for CATS, the Capital Area Transit System.  It’s a 10.6-mill tax, which costs you about 1/10th of one […]

Is business just about business? Retired billboard company owner Hank Henagan says the best way to be successful in business is to place your values at the core of your business.  “Following the business principles found in the Bible will lead to success and happiness,” Henagan told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge […]

Leaders of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced this week that they will be raising a large sum of money to buy advertising to convince voters in the proposed City of St. George to vote against incorporation. The thrust of their argument is that people in the southeast part of East Baton Rouge have been […]

Read the Capital City News for December 2013.  Click read: http://louisianarepublican.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Capital-City-News-12-5-13-small.pdf

Istrouma High School was founded in 1917, and the football program has been around for almost 80 years, but all that could be coming to an end very soon.  Last week, the Louisiana Recovery School District announced plans to close Istrouma High School at the end of the current school year.  Under the plan, current […]

A capacity  crowd packed into Drusilla Seafood last Saturday for the first Louisiana Strong Summit.  Keynote speaker Michael Voris explained how collectivism and urban socialism are being promoted through the Industrial Areas Foundation, which was organized by Saul Alynsky. Voris said many well-meaning churches and church leaders are duped by the tactics of the far […]

Here’s a Revolutionary Idea that Can Make Istrouma High School a Great Success.  Don’t close Istrouma High School.  Rather, re-invent it to take advantage of what is really going on right now in this state. We are on the verge of the greatest boom in the history of Louisiana! More than $70 billion in new […]

Efforts to gather 18,000 signatures to call a referendum on the incorporation of the proposed City of St. George appear to be well ahead of schedule, according to unofficial reports from organizers of the movement. Roughly 6,000 signatures have been gathered, or about one-third of the required number, according to one organizer. This source said […]