Read Capital City News for January 2014

Read Capital City News for January 2014

Read CAPITAL CITY NEWS for January 2014. Click here for Capital City News, Baton Rouge’s Community Newspaper: https://centralcitynews.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Cap-City-1-9-14-Small.pdf TOP STORIES in Capital City News:

• Coup Attempt: Mayor-President Tries to Take Over St. George Fire District Board and Stack It with Opponents of Incorporating St. George
• Board Could Still Be Taken Over in Jan. 22 Vote
• Councilman: I’ll File Suit to Block City of St. George
• Governor Jindal on St. George: Let People in SBR Decide
• Thousands to March for Life Jan. 18
• People in St. George Pay for a City Now, Just Not Their City: $52 Million a Year Transferred from St. George Taxes to BR
• What Happens to the $80 Million in Local Taxes Currently Collected in St. George
• Most Issues in Any Legal Challenge to St. George Have Already Been Resolved
• Election Year: Voters Face Important Choices in 2014 from U.S. Senator to the School Board
• Community Leaders in BR Area Are Optimistic About 2014: Energy Boom Should Offset Negative Effects of Obamacare Fiasco
• Sen. Vitter Says Roll Back Obamacare
• Crosstown Busing Still in Full Swing: Attendance Zones Are Not Contiguous
• Kids Get Up at 5 a.m. to Be Bused 17 Miles from Hollywood Street to Woodlawn Middle
• Baton Rouge’s Secret: Busing Never Ended
• Central Christmas Parade Photos
• Newspaper Wins Top National Awards: One of Four Community Newspapers Awarded General Excellence
• Serenade of the Seas Now Sailing Out of New Orleans to Key West, Nassau, and Coco Cay in The Bahamas
• The Incredible Power of a Teacher: Larry Bell
• 5th Graders Help Soldiers in Afghanistan
• Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon to Hear Col. Rob Manass at 12 noon Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy., Lunch is $15
• Herman Cain to Campaign for Paul Dietzel for Congress at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 at the Renaissance
• Michael Berry Coming to BR to Campaign for Rob Manass for U.S. Senate 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 at The Station
• A Fundraiser for City of St. George 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 at Louisiana Lagniappe, $125 a person

• Recent honors and awards: Capital City News: 2nd Place in Louisiana for General Excellence,1st Place for Investigative Reporting and 1st Place for Best Front Page, Louisiana Press Association.  Central City News: Named one of four Best Community Newspapers in America by National Newspaper Association.  1st Place in Louisiana for General Excellence and 1st Place for Best News Coverage, Louisiana Press Association.

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The Central City News is published monthly on the first Thursday of the month (except January when it is on the second Thursday). It strives to provide objective, award-winning coverage of news about Central. It is published at the same time as its sister publication, the Capital City News. It strives to provide objective, award-winning coverage of news about Baton Rouge. All advertising is included in both papers. The combined circulation this week is over 20,000 copies with total readership estimated at over 45,000. We hope to build a stronger community and provide the information you need to make decisions as a citizen. Your ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Best email: centralcitynews@hotmail.com

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