St. George Organizers' Vision of Future
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Baton Rouge’s CAPITAL CITY Community Newspaper CAPITAL CITY NeedNeed SeeSee SectionSection 22 ChristmasChristmas Money?Money? JohnJohn Kennedy:Kennedy: MillionsMillions inin UnclaimedUnclaimed PropertyProperty NEWSNEWS® December 2013 Edition • Vol. 22, No. 20 • 20 Pages • Circulation 20,000 copies • www.capitalcitynews.us • 225-261-5055 Pays 100% of Constitutional Offices St. George CarriesBudget Parish Study Reveals Baton Rouge Pays Zero Toward Running Offices Woody Jenkins Editor, Capital City News ST. GEORGE — Lead- St. George Has 1/3rd Necessary Signatures ers of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber an- nounced this week that Hank Henagan they will be raising a Is business just about large sum of money to business? Retired bill- buy advertising to con- board company owner vince voters in the pro- Hank Henagan says the best posed City of St. George way to to vote against incorpo- be suc- ration. cessful The thrust of their ar- in busi- gument is that people in ness is the southeast part of East to place Baton Rouge have been your values Photo by Ron Moore www.rempics.com Moore Ron by Photo bleeding the parish dry and now want to “break at the away” for their own core of UNIVERSITY HIGH faces perennial powerhouse John Curtis for the Division II state championship your selfish reasons instead Henagan busi- of working to solve the ness. “Following the problems. business principles University High Will Take Perfect Season But a study of the found in the Bible will City-Parish budget by lead to success and hap- a budget analyst for the piness,” Henagan told To Superdome for State Division II Title proposed City of St. the Chamber of Com- BATON ROUGE — pionship game with coach Les Miles. George discovered an merce of East Baton Division II Rouge last Tuesday. The University High State Championship an overwhelming vic- Despite John Curtis’ astounding fact that Sen. Cubs will take their tory over cross-town parade of state cham- Bodi White revealed at Henagan, who is now University High (13-0) the Baton Rouge Press the Marketplace Minis- seemingly unstoppable rival Parkview Baptist, pionships over the ter at Bethany Church. offense and a perfect vs. Club Monday. John Curtis (9-2) the defending state 3A past 40 years, U-High Henagan, who has 13-0 record to the Loui- champion. U-High won seems mentally pre- White said that as taught Dave Ramsay’s siana Superdome next 4:30 p.m. that match 58-23 in pared. Some teams fold sales taxes are collected Financial Peace Univer- Thursday for a show- Thursday, Dec. 12 front of more than 5,000 against Curtis during throughout the parish, sity, says one of the first down with the best Superdome fans at Parkview’s field. pre-game warmups, but they are placed in funds. steps is getting out of football team in Loui- Interest in U-High is fu- that is an unlikely fate Sales taxes collected in debt. For more, see Hank siana history, the John Ridge. U-High sealed eled in part by QB Man- for U-High, which plans Baton Rouge are placed Henagan on Page 8. See FRIDAY on Page 13 Curtis Patriots of River their place in the cham- ny Miles, son of LSU to win it all. See Page 20 St. George Organizers’ Vision of Future ST. GEORGE — Lio- nel Rainey III summed up the goals of the orga- nizers of St. George: “A safe, modern, ef- ficiently-run city and a world-class school sys- tem.” “Reverse the out-mi- gration of middle in- come families, leaving East Baton Rouge in search of better educa- tional opportunities.” What about Baton Rouge? “That will be up to the people of Ba- ton Rouge to decide.” LEADERS in the effort to Baton Rouge incorporate the City of St. George (pop. 107,000) in- Christmas Parade clude Lionel Rainey III, Sen. Bodi White, Norman Brown- 5:30 p.m. Saturday, ing, and Josh Hoffpuir. Dec. 14, 2014 2 CITY NEWS Thursday, December 5, 2013 COMMUNITY PRESS, LLC CAPITAL CITY NEWS CENTRAL CITY NEWS Vol. 22 • No. 20 & The Leader Vol. 16 • No. 20, No. 354 910 North Foster Drive Post Office Box 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone (225) 261-5055 • Entire contents © 2013 Email stories and photos to [email protected] Published on the first Thursday of each month (except January, when it is the second Thursday) by Community Press, LLC The Leader was founded April 30, 1998, and the Central City News was founded April 21, 2005. They merged May 4, 2006. Capital City News is a continuation of the South Baton Rouge Journal, which went on hiatus in 2008 during its 20th year of publication. The Cap- ital City News resumed publication of the Journal with Vol. 21, No. 1 on Aug. 16, 2012. Editor & Publisher Woody Jenkins Business Manager Candi Lee Business Specialist Jolice Provost Member, Louisiana Press Association, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association Jenkins byWoody Photo Deadline for news and advertising: 5 p.m. Friday before publication $18 a year by subscription in advance • $25 a year outside East Baton Rouge DORIS JENKINS — The last photo of Doris Jenkins, 91, taken on Friday, Nov. 15. She died two days later. After she passed away on Sunday morning, some of the nurses were crying. “She was so sweet to us,” one said. “She made us feel so special!” They thought Country Living in the City they were there to minister to her, but she ended up ministering to them. Follow Your Heart: Spend Time with Those You Love 48 hours. Nevertheless, she rested well Here’s what happened: I went to my kins family reunion ever held while I Lay Down Beside in the hospital over the next three days. mama’s room in our house to check on was growing up — an all-day event She was comfortable and had no pain. her, and she was doing fine. As usual, she at our house in Rougon in 1953 when I visited her several times, and she was was talkative and happy. She needed to I was six. Everyone from the Jenkins Her, Hold Hands, her normal self, happy and talkative. go to the bathroom. We chatted briefly, I family was there — my grandma Dora But her doctors were very concerned helped her to the bathroom and put her Jenkins, her three sons Ory, Bailey, and Talk About Happy because her heart capacity had been re- back in her bed. “Well, mama, I’ve got Sherwood, and her daughter Alma, plus duced from 53 percent to 29 percent as a to go somewhere! I’ll check on you later. all the wives and children. result of the first heart attack. I love you!” I was walking out the door. Everyone had a wonderful time, but Times from Past On Saturday night, my daughter Mar- But she said, “Wait, can’t you stay awhile there was one quite remarkable thing garet got to visit her grandmother in the and visit?” I said, “No, mom, I’ve got to that happened during that reunion! My Woody Jenkins hospital, and Margaret was very pleased run but we can visit tomorrow for sure!” grandma Jenkins walked in the front door Editor with her progress. “I was amazed with This was the critical moment! and saw the piano my dad had bought me how well she felt!” Margaret said. “She I stopped and turned. My heart told for piano lessons. She walked right up Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. I took this was so lucid, nothing like what I ex- me, “Where are to the piano, sat down, and began play- photo of my mama Friday afternoon at pected after a major heart attack.” The you going that’s ing beautifully. She played any song we Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. It was two of them, who are soulmates, had a so important?” could think of. Everyone was clapping her last photo. She is holding a rose I wonderful visit. “What if there is and laughing hysterically. It seems none brought her from my wife Diane’s garden. But this morning, I received an anx- no tomorrow with of her children knew she could play the Mama said, “Oh, it smells so good!” ious call from the nurse at 4:56 a.m., your mama?” So piano! She had never played in front of Mama passed away this morning telling me to rush to the hospital, that I told her, “Yes, them. Furthermore, she could not read around 7:30 a.m., and the day has been my mama had had a serious setback. mama, I think I music. She was totally self-taught and completely filled making arrangements. When I got there, I couldn’t believe the will stay awhile!” played by ear. Everyone was totally as- Only now have I been able to sit down scene. Mama had obviously had anoth- I slipped into tounded! and think through some of the events that er heart attack or perhaps a stroke. She bed next to her. I marveled at the story. Mama and I occurred over the past few days. There’s was breathing but her face was frozen, We lay on our talked awhile longer and then dozed off, one thing that happened WEDNESDAY and she was unresponsive. Her eyes backs, holding Woody Jenkins still holding hands. We woke up awhile NIGHT that I want to tell you about. It is were open but she didn’t blink. She was hands, laughing and telling stories. She later and talked some more.