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Greenwell Springs Baptist Church will welcome a new full-time senior pastor this Sunday after a one-year search. Rev. Jeff Meyers comes to Greenwell Springs from Conyers, Georgia. Those who know Rev. Meyers describe him as a man who is passionate about his personal faith in Jesus Christ, his wife Traci and their three boys, and […]

The family of Danielle Wright, who has been missing in the South Pacific for 60 days, is making a last-ditch effort to raise financial assistance to continue the air search of the  area where her vessel, the Nina, and six other crew members could  be.  It is a vast area, encompassing more than 300,000 square […]

Because of new rules adopted by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, private schools face the 2013 football season with uncertainty.  The state’s traditional football playoff system has been scrapped by a controversial vote of the principals who govern the LHSAA.  Starting this year, private schools and other “select” schools will compete for state championships […]

Central Mayor Mac Watts announced today that he will not seek another term as mayor in municipal elections scheduled for next year.  Watts said he wanted to announce his decision now in order to give other candidates the opportunity to run. Watts was appointed by Gov. Kathleen Blanco as interim mayor in July 2005 and […]

On this, the first day of the new school year, my mind races back six years to August 2007 — the first day of class for students attending the newly-formed Central community school system.  What a momentous time it was!  There was a feeling of exuberance, as though the Berlin Wall had just come crumbling […]

With Mayor-President Kip Holden in his third term and planning to run for lieutenant governor, speculation has already turned to the race for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge in 2016. Names being mentioned include Sen. Sharon Broome, Metro Council members Joel Boé, John Delgado, and Tara Wicker, and Holden’s chief aide, William Daniel. Louisiana has […]

Sen. David Vitter will address a forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge.  Lunch is $15.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board rejected key elements of a proposed 2013-2014 school budget, expressing concern that a plan by EBR schools Supt. Bernard Taylor could weaken discipline in the schools. The substitute motion by board member Jerry Arbour was approved 7-4.  It preserved the position of Dean of Students in local schools […]

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler says the U.S. Department of Justice was attempting to violate the right to privacy of every Louisiana voter with an unprecedented attempt to seize confidential files maintained by his office. Attorney General Eric Holder sought the records as part of a suit he filed against Schedler, alleging that Louisiana […]

Read CAPITAL CITY NEWS for Aug. 8, 2013. TOP STORIES in Capital City News: • Department of Justice Data Mining: Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Wanted to Get DOB, Mother’s Maiden Name, and Social Security Number of All 2.9 Million Louisiana Voters • How LSU Got Its School Colors, Tigers Nickname: LSU’s First Football Coach Tells […]