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The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has thrown its support behind the petition drive to put the incorporation of the proposed City of St. George on the election ballot this fall. Republican chairman Woody Jenkins said, “Our position is simple.  Under state law, the people of St. George have the legal right to […]

Supporters of the proposed City of St. George have until Thursday, May 28 to turn in enough valid signatures to trigger a referendum on incorporating the new city in this fall’s elections. St. George supporters will need a total of 17,859 signatures. In March, Registrar of Voters Elaine Lamb certified 15,165, leaving organizers 2,694 short.  […]

The four major candidates for Louisiana governor in the Oct. 24 open primary brought their campaigns to Baton Rouge Tuesday for a gubernatorial forum on small business sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, and the Louisiana Retailers Association. The four candidates — one Democrat (John Bel Edwards) and three […]

District Attorney Hillar Moore told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge his office has been working closely with the Sheriff, Baton Rouge police chief, superintendent of State Police, and federal authorities to attack violent crime in the parish. Violent Crime. The DA’s Violent Crime Unit was created in 2010 and works with all […]

Former Metro Councilman Darrell Ourso scored a narrow victory in last Saturday’s special election for the seat in the  Louisiana House of Representatives from District 66. Ourso defeated Metro Councilman Buddy Amoroso by a 72-vote margin — 1,958 to 1,886.  Less than 13 percent of registered voters participated.  Both candidates ran as conservative Republicans. Amoroso […]

William J. Federer, a nationally-known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., will speak in Baton Rouge and Central before a number of audiences from April 16 to 19. Federer’s American Minute radio feature is broadcast daily on stations across America and on the Internet. [See www.AmericanMinute.com] His Faith in History television show airs […]

In Washington, Ronnie Anderson is recognized as the leader of one of Louisiana’s largest and most influential organizations — the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. But at his place in East Feliciana Parish just north of Zachary, Anderson looks like just another cow hand, as he herds cattle, drives them into holding pens, and then helps […]

The common wisdom among the “political class” is that Louisiana is a solidly Red State that can be expected to stay in the Republican colum for a long time to come. After all, every statewide elected official is a Republican, and so are all but one member of the Louisiana Congressional delegation. A majority of […]

Ross Little, Jr., Louisiana’s Republican National  Committeeman announced today that the LAGOP adopted a resolution calling for the Repeal of Common Core.  The resolution was adopted overwhelmingly on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the first State Republican meeting of 2015. The Resolution was sponsored by Little of Lafayette and co-sponsored by State Rep. Lenar Whitney of […]

Metro Councilman Buddy Amoroso, the conservative leader on the Council, narrowly led a field of four candidates Feb. 21 in a Special Election to fill a vacancy in the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 66, which is located in the proposed City of St. George. Amoroso received 1,512 votes, or 36 percent of the […]