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Ladies Pack Out First Class, More Openings April 4 BATON ROUGE — The Baker Range was packed out last Saturday for the first Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Gun Training Program. A total of 34 local residents, mostly women, completed the four-hour course, which included classroom instruction by former Sheriff Greg Phares and […]

BATON ROUGE — Gordy Rush, market manager for Guaranty Media Ventures in Baton Rouge, has been named Louisiana’s Broadcaster of the Year by the Louisiana Broadcasters Association.  The award is given to the top owner or general manager in the state.  Rush formerly won the organization’s “Golden Mike Award.”

BATON ROUGE — Leaders of the effort to launch a new independent school district in Southeast Baton Rouge will address the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon next Tuesday. Norman Browning and Lionel Rainey III of Local Schools for Local Children will discuss legislation for the upcoming legislative session.  The reception is at 11:30 a.m. and lunch […]

Businessman, 33, Upsets Popular Councilman 53-47 CENTRAL — Republican Barry Ivey swept to an upset victory Saturday in a special election to fill a vacancy in the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 65. Ivey, a 33-year-old business owner, defeated Metro Councilman Scott Wilson by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent.  He will […]

BATON ROUGE — For nearly 50 years, Guaranty Broadcasting — now Guaranty Media Ventures — has been a force in Baton Rouge broadcasting, first as the owner of WAFB-TV (until 1988) and now as owner of five local radio stations. Long-time CEO George Foster, Jr., now in his late 80’s and officially retired, still comes […]

BATON ROUGE — Bob McGregor launched WYNK in 1962 and brought along his conservative values and love of country music.  Baton Rouge’s first country music radio station was born. Today, more than 50 years later, everything has changed, but Baton Rougeans’ love of country music seems to be progressively stronger each year. Sam McQuire, the […]

  Country Music: Radio Format That’s Uniquely All-American by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — While classical music, opera, and  rock and roll are worldwide phenomena, country music is uniquely an American invention. Country music is “Made in the USA!” and country music fans love the Red, White, and Blue. In 1962, a crusty conservative […]

CENTRAL — Two candidates for state representative from House District 65 in this Saturday’s special election have funded their campaigns in quite different ways. Metro Councilman Scott Wilson, who was unopposed for reelection  to the Council last fall, started the campaign with nearly $45,000 left over in his campaign account and has raised additional funds […]

Top Vote-Getter To Be Sworn for April 7 Session Of Legislature CENTRAL — Candidates for the Louisiana House of Representatives in a special election this Saturday fear a low voter turnout — perhaps as low as 15 to 20 percent. As a result, the two candidates, Barry Ivey and Scott Wilson, are appealing to their supporters to go […]

ZACHARY — Lane Regional Medical Center was named “2013 Acute Care Hospital of the Year” (61-160 beds) at the 12th Annual Nightingale Awards held on Feb. 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge. This is the first time the hospital has received this award. The annual Nightingale Awards are sponsored by the Louisiana […]