Central City News

Rep. Brett Geymann  And His Band of  Conservative Representatives Are Demanding Cuts in Spending BATON ROUGE — The Fiscal Hawks are coming to Baton Rouge next Tuesday, and they are likely to stir up controversy. Six members of the band of fiscally-conservative lawmakers are scheduled to speak at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of […]

Trading One Tax for Another Does Little For La. Economy; Real Answer Is to Cut Government By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Capital City News BATON ROUGE — In his new tax proposal, Gov. Bobby Jindal has recognized the No. 1 thing Louisiana can do to make itself competitive — eliminate the state personal and corporate income taxes. Texas and Florida […]

BATON ROUGE — The Capital Area Transit Authority has been taking blows this week.  On Tuesday, a consultant hired by the CATS governing board recommended that top management at CATS be removed and that administration of CATS be privatized. Now there’s more bad news for CATS.  It won’t be receiving all of the 10.3-mill property […]

Youthful Crowd Breathes Life into This Year’s March BATON ROUGE — More than 2,500 men, women and children marched from the Old State Capitol through downtown Baton Rouge to the State Capitol last Saturday to support the right to life and oppose abortion. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. […]

East Baton Rouge Coroner Reports BATON ROUGE — Victims of homicide in the parish are almost never armed, if statistics from 2012 are any indication. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark told the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon last week that the parish experienced 96 homicides during 2012.  Ironically, only three of those 96 […]

Welch’s Switch Gives Council GOP Majority by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — With four new members, the Metro Council has a new look and new leadership.  At its first meeting, the Council unanimously elected second-term Councilman Chandler Loupe as Mayor Pro-Tem, the No. 2 position in City-Parish government. Loupe, a conservative Republican, supported Mike Walker, the […]

THIRD STREET FILM FESTIVAL — “Welcome to the Family,” a short film written, produced, and starring two local kids, was chosen for the Third Street Film Festival Dec. 29 at the Manship Theatre.  Ashleigh Martin and Brock Kaufman produced the film in 48 hours for the 48 Hour Film Festival.  The short was nominated for […]

Our beloved Evelyn Parrish was called to Heaven to be with her Savior, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who was a native of Laurel, MS and lifelong resident of Baker. Evelyn is survived by her husband of 57 years, Jimmy Ray Parrish; sons and daughters-in-law, Donny and […]

ST. FRANCISVILLE — Amanda Michelle Cavalier of Greenwell Springs and Greyson Manning Newton of Baton Rouge will marry in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Hemingbough in St. Francisville. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cavalier of Greenwell Springs.  She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. […]

PONCHATOULA — Rachel Elizabeth Cappo of Greenwell Springs and Joshua David Gill of Baton Rouge will be married on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. at Chesterton Square in Ponchatoula. The bride is the daughter of Ronald and Ann Cappo of Greenwell Springs. Rachel is a student at Southeastern Louisiana University and is working […]