May 21, 2012 
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SB 723 Could Aid Holden’s Plan to Secure Chinese Funding for Loop by Woody Jenkins BATON ROUGE — Thanks to America’s “free trade” policies, which treat a Communist dictatorship as though it were a private enterprise, the rulers of Communist China now have great wealth, so much so that they have trillions of dollars sitting idle. They can use [...]
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May 21, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — A host of Republican candidates launched their campaigns in this fall’s election Tuesday at the first-ever Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon at Café American in Baton Rouge. The event, hosted by the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish, featured candidates for Mayor-President, Metro Council, State Supreme Court, and 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. [...]
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April 29, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Senate will consider passage of HB 865 by Rep. Regina Barrow Tuesday at the State Capitol. This legislation is part of Rep. Barrow’s effort to take away the power of the Metro Council to oversee the activities of the Capital Area Transit System (CATS). At present, CATS is both the socialized, government-owned [...]
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April 29, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE —The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish will kick off its first-ever Ronald Reagan Monthly Luncheon on Tuesday, May 8 at Café Americain. Republican parish chairman Woody Jenkins said the luncheon will help introduce Republican candidates for Mayor-President, Metro Council, 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, and Louisiana Supreme Court to the public. [...]
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April 1, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — On Saturday, April 21, voters in Baton Rouge, Baker, and Zachary will have the opportunity to go to the polls and vote on whether to raise property taxes by $184 million to fund the CATS bus system. CATS, or the Capital Area Transit System, is a government-run bus company. It has proposed [...]
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March 29, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — In a major blow to the proposed $184 million CATS property tax, the Metro Council refused Wednesday to approve a resolution endorsing the tax, which will be on the April 21 election ballot. CATS stands for Capital Area Transit System, a state agency created by an act of the legislature in 2005. [...]
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March 28, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — The House Committee on Municipal, Parochial & Cultural Affairs voted to approve CATS legislation HB 865 by Rep. Regina Barrow Thursday morning by a vote of 13-3. The committee is heavily Democratic. This legislation is part of Rep. Barrow’s package of bills to take away the power of the Metro Council to oversee [...]
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March 28, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — At its organizational meeting Tuesday night, the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee voted unanimously to oppose the $184 million property tax increase, which is on the April 21 ballot in the City of Baton Rouge, City of Baker, and City of Central. The committee said it will conduct a campaign [...]
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March 28, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — At its meeting beginning at 4 p.m. today, members of the City-Parish Metro Council will consider a resolution to endorse the $184 million CATS property tax increase to support the local bus company. CATS is the Capital Area Transit System, a government-owned entity that runs the local bus company. The 10-year tax [...]
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March 28, 2012 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE — With the conservative sweep in last Saturday’s Louisiana Presidential Primary, the Republican Party in East Baton Rouge Parish has a decidedly more conservative look. Conservative candidates won virtually all of the seats on the 17-member East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee Saturday, and that was apparent at its organizational meeting Tuesday [...]
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