Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Central City News Facing his first real controversy as Mayor-President, Coach Sid Edwards walked into a packed meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday, Feb. 25. It was a standing room only crowd composed of all major news outlets in the Capital City, a large […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Central City News The controversy over funding the parish library system is just the beginning of a conversation that has to play out over the next few years in East Baton Rouge Parish. The reality is this: Local government has plenty of money, enough money to provide a high level of […]

By William Most, Attorney at Law Louisiana voters should beware: On March 29, 2025, they will be asked whether to approve changes to the Louisiana Constitution. But what they won’t be told is that some of those changes would seriously narrow constitutional protections for church and religious organizations’ property.   During a two-week special session […]

Qualifying will be held Wednesday, Jan. 29 to Friday, Jan. 31 for candidates in the first municipal elections to be held for the City of St. George Voters in the newly-incorporated city will go to the polls on Saturday, March 29 to elect the Mayor, Police Chief, and seven members of the St. George City […]

Political pundits talk about a “turnout election,” meaning an election which is close and where the energy and commitment of one candidate’s supporters is great enough to swing the election his way. Of course, every election is about who goes to the polls, but a “turnout election” places the outcome squarely in the hands of […]

Sharon Broome brags about the job she has done as Mayor-President. In the Mayor’s view, Baton Rouge is doing great, but here is the reality about Sharon Broome’s Baton Rouge: •Murder Capital of America. The 36 murders in the 1st Quarter of 2024 were the highest in Baton Rouge history and put the city  on […]

By the time of qualifying in July 2024, the Baton Rouge moneyed establishment and the local media decided that former Rep. Ted James was the leading candidate for Mayor-President. The establishment produced $1.1 million for James’ campaign. Even after a strong Republican candidate in the form of Coach Sid Edwards entered the race on the […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Central City News Over her nearly eight years as Mayor-President, Sharon Broome has had a strained relationship with Baton Rouge police officers, which has repeatedly surfaced into public view. The police have four major grievances against Broome: •The Mayor-President hasn’t had their back and is always ready to throw them under […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Central City News If there was one thing Coach Sid Edwards and former Rep. Ted James agreed on in the run up to the Nov. 5 election, it was that the City of Baton Rouge needed more police officers and better pay in order to attract and keep the best possible […]

Woody Jenkins, Editor Conservative voters turned out in record numbers for early voting in East Baton Rouge Parish and across the state. Two likely beneficiaries are former President Donald Trump, who is seeking to return to office, and Coach Sid Edwards, who is seeking to end 20 years of Democratic rule in the Mayor-President’s office. […]