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Central businessman and physical therapist Al C. Moreau, III, PT, has been elected chairman of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board of Examiners, the state board which regulates physical therapists in Louisiana. Moreau was appointed to the board by Gov Bobby Jindal on Nov. 18, 2010, for a three-year term and reappointed to serve a second […]

State Rep. Paul Hollis of Mandeville, a candidate for U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu, and State Sen. Dan Claitor, a candidate for U.S. Congress from the Sixth District, will address the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday, March 11 in Baton Rouge. The event, which will be held at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy. […]

The Life of a Single Mom Ministries will hold its 2nd Annual Fundraising Luncheon Thursday, May 8 at 11:30 a.m. at the beautiful Country Club of Louisiana, 18400 Boulevard de Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Former LSU soccer star Mo Isom will be the main speaker for this event. Mo was an All-American goalkeeper for the […]

What are the odds? A small town newspaper takes on a $6 billion international corporation over access to public records. The small town newspaper wins! A black city councilman is sued by the Louisiana Board of Ethics for allegedly making false statements on his qualifying form.  The Board asked that he be disqualified from running […]

The effort last week to target Central Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Washington and have him removed from the April 5 election ballot is something many in Central are still contemplating. Why was he targeted for supposedly failing to pay a questionable $100 fine from the Board of Ethics for late filing of a campaign finance report […]

Radio talk show host Michael Berry is coming to Baton Rouge on Friday, March 21 for a fundraising event honoring Col. Rob Maness, candidate for U.S. Senate against Sen. Mary Landrieu. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Station Sports Bar & Grill, 4608 Bennington Ave. For ticket information, go […]

In a major decision, Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that the rezoning of the proposed Rouzan traditional neighborhood development was illegal. The controversial TND, which has been opposed by some area residents, would be on the south side of Perkins Road east of Glasgow Avenue. The court sided with two property owners whose […]

Author Miriam Roza Bensman survived persecution, destruction, and death under the Nazis and again under the Russian Communists.  But her greatest fear is that she sees it happening all over again in the United States. Bensman told her story to the East Baton Rouge Republican Women’s Club at Drusilla Seafood last Thursday.  Now a resident […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has endorsed Shane Evans for one of five seats on the Central City Council.  Here are some of his public comments during this campaign: •    “I grew up in Central and worked in my mother’s shop, Laura’s Jewelers, and I’m still her goldsmith.  At the age of […]

Former State Sen. Dan Richey follows the Louisiana Legislature in his capacity as political consultant for Louisiana Family Forum.  But he also prepares a broader list of bills that he follows personally. During the current session of the Louisiana Legislature, Sen. Richey has agreed to share with readers of the Capital City News his bill […]