LouisianaRepublican.com

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 […]

Attendees brag about the steaks served every year at the Louisiana Family Forum’s annual dinner at the Healing Place.  But the event provides far more than a good meal.  It is the one place where virtually every prominent member of the pro-family and pro-life movement is likely to appear.  More than two dozen legislators were […]

On Tuesday, 19th Judicial District Judge Kay Bates signed an order compelling CH2MHill to produce public records requested by the Central City News in 2010. The newspaper sued CH2MHill in April 2010, saying that the $6 billion-a-year company that ran the City of Central from 2007 to 2010 under a privatization agreement, was subject to […]

Efforts to launch a new municipality in East Baton Rouge Parish — the proposed City of St. George — got off to a quick start last week. Supporters of the city gathered more than 2,000 signatures. A total of 18,000 signatures of registered voters, or 25 percent of those registered to vote within the proposed […]

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux will speak Tuesday, Sept. 24 before the monthly luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge.  Sheriff Gautreaux will discuss the operations of his office and the proposed property tax renewal on the Oct. 19 election ballot. He will answer questions from the audience […]

The Cross of St. George first flew over Baton Rouge when the British established the Colony of West Florida here shortly after 1763.  By 1766, the British had a functioning elected Assembly, which met in Baton Rouge.  In the late 1700’s, St. Joseph was established as the first church in Baton Rouge.  But the second […]