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Mayor Pro-Tem Was Adopted Twice by Age 16 BATON ROUGE —  The future didn’t look very bright for the little boy born to a 16-year-old unwed mother on Dec. 31, 1948, in the small North Louisiana community of Weston. That wasn’t something that was accepted, and babies like that were often given away.But the mother was the […]

BATON ROUGE — Several weeks ago, gay rights organizations announced a nationwide boycott of Chick-fil-A restaurants after the restaurant chain’s CEO said he favors traditional marriage. That led the newly-formed Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish to declare Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, as Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day in Baton Rouge.  The result was an unprecedented […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the Capital area: Tuesday, August 21 • “Ask the Doctor” • 12 noon Dr. Stephen Jones, Lane Family Practice and Sports Medicine, will discuss ways to prevent and treat the most common weekend warrior injuries during an “Ask the Doctor” Lunch and Learn session in the staff development […]

$58 Million Project Brings Joy to Students, Teachers BATON ROUGE — Classes have begun at the newly-renovated and greatly-expanded Baton Rouge Magnet High School at 2825 Government St. A $58 million construction project left the main building, built in 1928, intact, but added other buildings on the east, west, and north of that original structure. […]

BATON ROUGE — Community Press,   LLC, today begins publication of the Capital City News, a community newspaper, on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. The Capital City News will publish news of parishwide interest with a particular emphasis on South Baton Rouge and the City of Central.  Circulation will be 20,000 copies, […]