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An inquiry by the Capital City News has revealed that the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has no bonded indebtedness. That’s good news for taxpayers in EBR and in the proposed St. George School District.  It means that all school facilities in the proposed school district are already paid for, and there is no […]

Both the Baton Rouge Advocate and the Times-Picayune voted the movement to incorporate the City of St. George as the No. 1 news story in the capital region during 2013.  But the story is growing even larger every day. Here is a timeline of events likely to unfold during 2014: • Petition Drive.  Every Saturday, […]

COL. ROB MANESS, USAF (ret.) brought his candidacy for the United States Senate to Baton Rouge Tuesday with a call to balance the federal government, limit the federal government to its lawful powers, support the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, protect the free enterprise system, and strengthen the national defense. Maness spoke to a […]

Louis (Woody) Jenkins, editor and publisher of the Central City News and Capital City News was on hand in Phoenix, AZ, at the National Newspaper Association’s 127th Annual Convention to accept one of the organization’s top awards for 2013 The Central City News received the General Excellence Award as one of the Top 4 community […]

ew City of St. George Norman Browning, organizer of the movement to incorporate the City of St. George and local business owner, said, “First, I would like to personally thank the many people who work tirelessly toward the City of St. George incorporation effort.  This would not be remotely possible if it were not for […]

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain will headline the 2014 Campaign Kickoff for Congressional Candidate Paul Dietzel at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17.  Dietzel is running for the open 6th congressional district seat currently held by U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy. The event is free at The Renaissance, 7000 Bluebonnet Boulevard.

Politics will dominate much of the news during 2014 as the nation goes to the polls in a number of important elections.  Louisiana will be in the spotlight because one of the most important races will be for the U. S. Senate seat currently being held by Sen. Mary Landrieu. Landrieu is considered one of […]

The movement to incorporate the proposed City of St. George and start a new independent school district will hold a fundraising event Sunday, Jan. 26 at Louisiana Lagniappe, 9990 Perkins Road. The event will be from 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $125 each.  Sponsors will donate $500, which includes two seats at the Sponsor Table. The […]

The decision by the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, written by Judge Robert Downing, in the challenge to the incorporation of the City of Central, addressed most of the issues likely to be raised in any challenge to the incorporation of the proposed City of St. George. The case, Devall v. Starns, was decided Dec. […]

In the current fiscal year, more than $80 million will be collected in local taxes from the area within the boundaries of the proposed City of St. George. What happens to those dollars after they are received by the City-Parish Treasurer’s office has been the subject of a growing controversy. St. George organizer Norman Browning […]