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Sen. David Vitter Named Man of the Year

September 24, 2012 0 Comments

Republicans Cite Senator’s Service To State’s People BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge area Republicans packed the City Club for the 1st Annual Ronald Reagan Awards Luncheon last Friday and honored U. S. Sen. David Vitter as Man of the Year. Vitter was recognized for his support of free enterprise, limited government, lower taxes, traditional values, and a [...]

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Republican Party Opens Headquarters at 7047 Jefferson Hwy., Suite B

September 24, 2012 0 Comments

Republicans Open Parish Headquarters, Begin Campaign for Romney, GOP Slate BATON ROUGE — The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish opened its Parish Headquarters last week at 7047 Jefferson Highway, Suite B. More than 100 people attended. The headquarters will be used as an office, call center, meeting place, and pickup point for yard signs [...]

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GOP Endorses Higginbotham, Kelley for Supreme Court, McDonald for Court of Appeal

September 24, 2012 0 Comments

GOP Endorses Tim Kelley and Toni Higginbotham for Supreme Court, Mike McDonald for Appeals BATON ROUGE — The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish Wednesday night announced its endorsement of two of the eight candidates seeking a vacant seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court. Receiving the Supreme Court endorsement were Court of Appeal Judge [...]

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Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Set Tuesday, June 12

May 21, 2012 0 Comments

BATON ROUGE — Republicans and media representatives from across East Baton Rouge Parish are invited to attend and participate in the monthly Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon, which will be held on Tuesday, June 12 at Café Americain on Jefferson Highway across from Town Centre. The reception will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the program at [...]

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Louisiana Senate Defeats, Then Passes HB 865, CATS Implementation Bill

May 21, 2012 0 Comments

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Senate defeated the CATS bill 18-18 early Tuesday evening. Then, moments later, the Senate suspended the rules, reconsidered the vote, and passed the bill 20-15. 20 votes is the minimum vote required to pass a bill. Three Republicans flip-flopped on the bill — voting against it the first time and [...]

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China’s Dangerous Plan to Acquire Our Ports

May 21, 2012 0 Comments

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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Candidates Announce Their Plans for Fall Elections

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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CATS Bill Coming to Senate Floor Tuesday

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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First Ronald Reagan Monthly Luncheon Set Tuesday, May 8 by Republican Party

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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Who’s Against $184 Million CATS Tax in Baton Rouge?

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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