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While telling the Baton Rouge Rotary Club that “We are better together” at noon Wednesday, Mayor-President Kip Holden was secretly plotting the unprecedented takeover of the St. George Fire District.  St. George is an independent, non-political fire protection district that serves more than 70,000 residents of unincorporated areas south and east of the Baton Rouge […]

The University High Cubs will take their seemingly unstoppable offense and a perfect 13-0 record to the Louisiana Superdome next Thursday for a showdown with the best football team in Louisiana history, the John Curtis Patriots of River Ridge.  U-High sealed their place in the championship game with an overwhelming victory over cross-town rival Parkview […]

Former Baker Mayor and State Sen. Mike Cross passed away Nov. 18 after a battle with cancer. Cross, who was the father of six, served on the Baker City Council for four years, as mayor for five years, and in the Louisiana Senate for nearly 16 years.  He was one of the last of the […]

BIC Magazine —America’s largest multi-industry energy magazine — and BIC Media Solutions (BMS) have joined forces with Scene Magazine — Louisiana’s entertainment magazine — in an effort to expand its presence in Louisiana for BIC Alliance and its 350 plus marketing partners, according to Baton Rouge publisher Earl Heard. Scene Magazine is an all glossy, […]

Watch one-hour special on Constitutional Convention at http://video.lpb.org/video/2365138665/. The Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1973, or CC/73 as it was called, was in session from late 1972 to early 1974.  After months of research, hard work, controversy, and compromise, the delegates agreed upon a proposed new state constitution, which was submitted to the voters and ratified […]

Just back from Israel, where he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Rep. Tony Perkins said leaders he met with in Israel are distrustful of President Obama and question his commitment to the security of Israel. Perkins spoke at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon in Baton Rouge. Perkins organized a Congressional delegation to the […]

Doris Rowlett Jenkins, 91, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2013, at 7:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, where she was recuperating from a heart attack. She was born March 4, 1922, in Houston, Texas. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many. She is survived by her son, […]

Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013.  I took this photo of my mama Friday afternoon at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. It was her last photo. She is holding a rose I brought her from my wife Diane’s garden. Mama said, “Oh, it smells so good!” Mama passed away this morning around 7:30 a.m., and the […]

E — If you reside in the City of Baton Rouge or own property here, you’ve probably received a copy of your 2013 property tax bill from the Sheriff.  Included in that bill is a property tax for CATS, the Capital Area Transit System.  It’s a 10.6-mill tax, which costs you about 1/10th of one […]

Is business just about business? Retired billboard company owner Hank Henagan says the best way to be successful in business is to place your values at the core of your business.  “Following the business principles found in the Bible will lead to success and happiness,” Henagan told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge […]