Collapse of Obama’s Mideast Policy Leaves Administration Looking Dangerously Inept

Collapse of Obama’s Mideast Policy Leaves Administration Looking Dangerously Inept

Singing Kumbaya With Terrorists Is No Substitute for Military Strength by Woody Jenkins, editor BATON ROUGE — The Arab Spring has turned into the Arab Winter.  With it, the utter naivete and ineptitude of the Obama Administration’s policy in the Mideast have become clear for all to see. In his Cairo speech, President Obama reached out to the […]

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Coroner to Address Record Murder Rate At New Chamber At 12 Noon Tuesday

Coroner to Address Record Murder Rate At New Chamber At 12 Noon Tuesday

BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish coroner Dr. Beau Clark will discuss the parish’s murder rate at the new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge meeting at 12 noon Tuesday at Café Américain.  As coroner, Dr. Clark examines each murder victim.

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Sen. David Vitter Named Man of the Year

Sen. David Vitter Named Man of the Year

Republicans Cite Senator’s Service To State’s People BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge area Republicans packed the City Club for the 1st Annual Ronald Reagan Awards Luncheon last Friday and honored U. S. Sen. David Vitter as Man of the Year.  Vitter was recognized for his support of free enterprise, limited government, lower taxes, traditional values, and a […]

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Holden’s Charisma, White Support Make Him Formidable

Holden’s Charisma, White Support Make Him Formidable

by Woody Jenkins, editor BATON ROUGE — Mayor-President Kip Holden had a career as a radio and television newsman before being elected as a City-Parish Councilman and then serving 20 years as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Elected as Mayor-President in 2004, Holden has now served eight years and is proud of […]

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Battle for the Supreme Court: Eight Candidates Vie for Vacant Seat

Battle for the Supreme Court: Eight Candidates Vie for Vacant Seat

BATON ROUGE — An impending vacancy on the Louisiana Supreme Court caused by the resignation of Chief Justice Kitty Kimball later this year has left the philosophical direction of the court hanging in the balance and local judges and attorneys scrambling. Eight candidates are seeking the seat, including four Court of Appeal judges, two District […]

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A Capital Town

A Capital Town

by Elizabeth Dent BATON ROUGE — With every storm, there is a silver lining — the friends we make, the people we help, the people who help us, and maybe even something unexpected, such as the return of the hummingbirds! In late August 2005, my Fred and I were in Asheville, NC, to attend a […]

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Will BR Prep Football Ever Return to Glory Days?

Will BR Prep Football Ever Return to Glory Days?

Days of Cannon, Taylor, Kinchen Won’t Return But Prep Football Still Great to Watch BATON ROUGE — In the 1950’s — in the days of football greats Jimmy Taylor and Gus Kinchen (Baton Rouge High) and Billy Cannon (Istrouma High) — Baton Rougeans filled Memorial Stadium to capacity and beyond, sometimes more than 18,000 fans for a high school […]

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Saturday Morning Sports Clinic

Saturday Morning Sports Clinic

CENTRAL — Central Physical Therapy, 13111 Hooper Road, will again open its free Saturday morning Sports Injury Evaluation Clinic this fall.  Doors will be open to all athletes from Central and the surrounding area for evaluation and recommendations on how to care for their sports injuries.  Sports physical therapy specialists Erik Strahan, DPT, ATC; Richard […]

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Candidates Tell New Chamber of Commerce PSC Could Have Big Impact on State’s Future

Candidates Tell New Chamber of Commerce PSC Could Have Big Impact on State’s Future

BATON ROUGE — Four candidates for a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission brought their campaigns to Baton Rouge last Tuesday at a campaign forum sponsored by the new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge. The event at Café Américain drew a crowd of business owners and media despite the fact that Hurricane […]

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EBR Candidates to Speak at Newsmaker Luncheon

EBR Candidates to Speak at Newsmaker Luncheon

BATON ROUGE — All Republican candidates from East Baton Rouge Parish in the Nov. 6 election are being invited to attend and speak at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday, Sept. 11 at Café Américain.  The reception is at 11:30 and lunch at 12 noon.

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