Central City News

12 Years Should Be Enough for Member To Achieve Goals by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — Proponents of educational reform have made a major push to change the way public education works in Louisiana. Reforming local school boards has been an important part of that effort.  On Tuesday, Nov. 6, voters across the state will get […]

Unifying Sheriff, City Police Proposed BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge businessman Lane Grigsby said he wants an “honest and open dialogue and debate” on the pros and cons of merging the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and the Baton Rouge Police Department.Grigsby, who paid $100,000 for a study of what happened when law enforcement agencies […]

Cassidy Takes Hard Line on Obama BATON ROUGE — Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) said Tuesday the election Nov. 6 will provide Americans with a stark choice — between the launch of a new American century and the danger of losing the country’s freedom.  Cassidy spoke to the monthly membership meeting of the new Chamber […]

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 President Barack Obama D Mitt Romney R — and 9 others — Congress, 6th District Bill Cassidy R Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. L Richard Torregano N Supreme Court, 5th Dist. John M. Guidry D Toni M. Higginbotham R Jeff Hughes R Timothy “Tim” Kelley R William “Bill” Morvant R Mary Olive […]

BATON ROUGE — Democratic Metro Councilman Bones Addison said Wednesday it’s time to end racial politics in East Baton Rouge, and he is setting an example by backing Mayor Pro-Tem Mike Walker’s candidacy for Mayor-President.  “Some friends say, ‘Why don’t you stay out of the Mayor’s race?’ but I tell them ‘This is about the […]

Mike Walker Hits Record 88 Homicides by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — The two major candidates for Mayor-President in the Nov. 6 election took opposite positions on the parish’s soaring crime problem in a televised debate Tuesday night.  Incumbent Mayor-President Kip Holden, a Democrat, said, “He talks like crime is out of control.  Crime […]

32,046 Voted Early in EBR; Big Turnout Is Forecast Here BATON ROUGE — If early voting is any indication, the turnout for next Tuesday’s election will be quite large.  In eight days of early voting in East Baton Rouge Parish, 32,046 voters cast their ballots.  Statewide early voting was up by 21 percent over 2008. It will be […]