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Central Mayor Mac Watts announced today that he will not seek another term as mayor in municipal elections scheduled for next year.  Watts said he wanted to announce his decision now in order to give other candidates the opportunity to run. Watts was appointed by Gov. Kathleen Blanco as interim mayor in July 2005 and […]

With Mayor-President Kip Holden in his third term and planning to run for lieutenant governor, speculation has already turned to the race for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge in 2016. Names being mentioned include Sen. Sharon Broome, Metro Council members Joel Boé, John Delgado, and Tara Wicker, and Holden’s chief aide, William Daniel. Louisiana has […]

Sen. David Vitter will address a forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge.  Lunch is $15.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board rejected key elements of a proposed 2013-2014 school budget, expressing concern that a plan by EBR schools Supt. Bernard Taylor could weaken discipline in the schools. The substitute motion by board member Jerry Arbour was approved 7-4.  It preserved the position of Dean of Students in local schools […]

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler says the U.S. Department of Justice was attempting to violate the right to privacy of every Louisiana voter with an unprecedented attempt to seize confidential files maintained by his office. Attorney General Eric Holder sought the records as part of a suit he filed against Schedler, alleging that Louisiana […]

The search for Danielle Wright of Greenwell Springs is continuing in the South Pacific.  She and other members of the crew of the Nina have not been heard from since June 5. Her father, Ricky Wright, now of Lafayette, said private air searches are continuing.  The family needs contributions to help with the expenses.  Wright […]

If Brod Bagert had come to the river city of Baton Rouge in the 1850’s fresh off the steamboat with a trunk full of snake oil and promises of miracle cures, he could not have gotten a more enthusiastic reception than he got when he arrived here in 2011 with promises to make Baton Rouge […]

A suit challenging the constitutionality of the CATS tax is now pending in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, and a decision is expected any day.  Milton Graugnard challenged the 10.6 mill in the City of Baton Rouge in Graugnard v. CATS.  The basis of the suit is violation of equal protection because people outside […]

On Monday, Together Baton Rouge held a news conference to express its lack of confidence in the current board of the Capital Area Transit System and called for the resignation of board chairman Isaiah Marshall. But last year, Together Baton Rouge sponsored and lobbied hard for House Bill 865 by Rep. Regina Barrow of Baton […]

After gaining approval of a $165 million tax increase last April from voters in the cities of Baton Rouge and Baker, the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) should find itself “sitting pretty.”  But instead the government-owned bus company finds itself mired in scandal.  The legislative auditor is conducting an audit, the state inspector general has […]