General Excellence Louisiana Press Association National Newspaper Assn. CENTRALCENTRAL CITYCITY How to Carve a Pumpkin See Page 20 ® & The Leader NEWSNEWSOctober 30, 2014 Edition • Vol. 17, No. 13 • 20 Pages • Circulation 17,000 • www.centralcitynews.us • 225-261-5055 Heavy Ballot: Judges, Congress, Senate Election Day VotersTuesday to Elect Election 3 Members of Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 School Board On the Ballot in Central CENTRAL - Voters in Cen- United States Senate tral will face a relatively Bill Cassidy R long election ballot on Tues- Mary Landrieu* D day, Nov. 4 with candidates Rob Maness R for offices ranging from — and 6 others — school board Congress - 6th District to U.S. Sen- Bob Bell R ate, as well as 14 state Dan Claitor** R constitution- Rufus Holt Craig L al amend- Paul Dietzel II** R ments and a Edwin Edwards* D parishwide Cassie Felder R tax measure Garret Graves R on mosquito Craig McCulluch R Photo byWoody Jenkins byWoody Photo control. Sharon Browning Trey Thomas R Lenar Whitney** R In Central, — and 2 others — OLD-FASHIONED POLITICAL RALLY — Tony Perkins addressing 250 supporters at his home. the only lo- cal offices on District Judge • Div. A the ballot are three seats on Colette Greggs* D the Central Todd Hernandez** R Perkins Backs Maness for Senate District Judge • Div. G PRIDE - Former Rep. Tony a Wing Commander and Community Perkins, who represented his ability to lead men in School Board. Richard Anderson** R Central in the state House combat. Maness gave an Three in- Joyce Plummer* D from 1996 to 2004, has en- inspirational talk and em- cumbent District Judge • Div. L dorsed Col. Rob Maness for phasized the necessity of re- members of Will Easley the board — Mike Erwin* D the United States Senate in placing Landrieu and stop- Trae Welch** R the Nov. 4 primary. ping the lawlessness of the Will Easley, Maness was one of the Obama Administration. Ruby Foil, District Judge • Div. M candidates Perkins honored Other speakers included and Sharon Cleveland Coon* D at an old-fashioned political Sheriff Sid Gautreaux and Browning face opposi- Mike Davis R rally at his home off Lib- Central Mayor Jr. Shelton. Beau Higginbotham** R erty Road in Pride Saturday. The center of attention tion - Philip Zieglar, Nick Chris Oetjens R More than 250 residents at- was the Duggar family, in- Jamie Morain Zanovec R tended. cluding Jim Bob and Mi- Carmena, and Perkins said Maness is the chelle Duggar and a num- Felicia Braud. Juvenile Court • Sec. 1A true conservative in the race ber of their children. The Incum- Ruby Foil Adam J. Haney R and has the best chance to Duggars are the subject of bents are running on the suc- Dedrick Moore D the hit reality show, 19 Kids cess of the Central school Kathleen Stewart Richey* D defeat Sen. Mary Landrieu system, which just moved in the Dec. 6 runoff. and Counting, about day- Family Court • Div. D He cited Maness’ record as to-day life in their family. up to No. 3 in Louisiana. Col. Rob Maness See CENTRAL on Page 17 Hunter Greene** R a B-1 bomber aviator and See TONY on Page 8 Annette Lassalle R Central School Board Zoar, Greenwell Springs, Sandy Creek Baptist District 4 Will Easley** R Philip Michael Ziegler R District 6 Fall Festivals Friday Night in Central Nick Carmena NP Ruby Wallette Foil** R Central’s Fall Festivals October 31, 2014 District 7 6 to 8 p.m. Felicia Braud R • Zoar Baptist Church, Sharon Watts Browning** R corner Hooper and Joor Italics with * means endorsed by roads, will have games, hot EBR Democratic Party air balloon, and inflatables, Bold Face with ** means en- and hot dogs and chips will dorsed by EBR Republican Party be served. • Greenwell Springs Bap- tist Church, 19421 Green- well Springs Rd., will have games, face painting, hay- rides, horse rides, a maze, and a concession stand serv- ing free hot dog dinners. • Sandy Creek Baptist at EDDM Retail 22834 Liberty Road, will offer candy, games, prizes, U.S. POSTAGE PAID U.S. POSTAGE food, and drink. Join the fun! PRSRT STD • ECRWSS STD • ECRWSS PRSRT St. Alphonsus Annual Halloween Party Sunday night 2 CITY NEWS Thursday, October 30, 2014 COMMUNITY PRESS, LLC Congressional Candidates CAPITAL CITY NEWS CENTRAL CITY NEWS & South Baton Rouge Journal Vol. 23 • No. 11 & The Leader Vol. 17 • No. 13, No. 368 910 North Foster Drive Post Office Box 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone (225) 261-5055 • Entire contents © 2014 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 Bob Bell (R) Dan Claitor (R) Paul Dietzel (R) E. Edwards (D) 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 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 Garret Graves (R) C. McCulloch (R) Trey Thomas (R) Lenar Whitney (R) Col. Rob Maness Recommended for U. S. Senate I know the three major candidates in Woody Jenkins this race rather well and have carefully Editor considered how I should vote and what It seems so obvious to me that an authentic recommendation to make to my friends. In 1996, I had the privilege of serv- Based on my per- conservative who is a dynamic and inspirational ing as the Republican nominee for sonal knowledge “speaker, a decorated combat veteran WITHOUT the United States Senate against the of the candidates, Democrat, Mary Landrieu. More than their philosophies, POLITICAL BAGGAGE is the Democrats’ worst 847,000 Louisianians voted for me in and their voting nightmare. He would be the strongest candidate that election. Now Sen. Landrieu is on records, I am very the Nov. 4 election ballot, and our citi- confident that Col. in a runoff against Mary Landrieu. zens will decide whether to return her Rob Maness is to the Senate. the outstanding In Monday night’s Senate debate choice. Maness the outstanding, positive campaign he portunity. In any case, the argument on WWL-TV in New Orleans, Sen. is a true conserva- has run. He is exactly the kind of lead- that Maness” can’t win seems nothing Landrieu referred to the 1996 runoff tive, a real leader, er we need in the Senate today, and I more than spin to me. Far from that be- against me as her toughest election Woody Jenkins and an articulate am confident that he will make a real ing the case, he seems to me to be quite ever. But it is my hope and prayer that spokesman for the difference in the Senate if elected. The obviously the best candidate to defeat this current election will end up being free enterprise system, a strong nation- colonel has developed an organiza- Landrieu in the runoff. her toughest ever and indeed her last. al defense, controlling illegal immigra- tion in every corner of the state, raised Something happened in the 1996 Her liberal voting record and slav- tion, the right to life, and adherence to nearly $2.5 million, and has more than election that put a scar on the history ish adherence to President Obama’s the Constitution. I am impressed by his 30,000 individual donors and more of Louisiana politics. In addition to agenda have made her one of the most service to our nation as a B-1 bomber than 500 volunteers working on the the Senate and Presidential race, voters vulnerable incumbent senators in the aviator and wing commander and by ground. faced three gambling propositions — country. I respect the other Republican in land-based casino, riverboat gambling, the race, Congressman Cassidy, but I and video poker. Gambling interests believe Maness is the best choice for poured in more than $20 million, most Discover Your New Smile… conservatives Nov. 4, that he will be of which was spent on the streets, much and the New You! the strongest candidate against Mary of it illegally. Their illegal activities Landrieu in the Dec. 6 runoff, and that benefitted not only the gambling prop- he has the best leadership ability to in- ositions but Landrieu as well. fluence the Senate and the nation. Because of reports of election fraud It seems so obvious to me that an au- in New Orleans, the U.S. Senate Rules thentic conservative who is a dynamic Committee conducted a year-long in- and inspirational speaker, a decorated vestigation of the 1996 election. I combat veteran WITHOUT POLITI- claimed vote-buying, multiple voting, CAL BAGGAGE is the Democrats’ mismatched signatures on the voting worst nightmare. He would be the registers, and numerous illegalities re- strongest candidate. sulted in more than 35,000 illegal votes More than $6 million has been spent being cast. by the Democrats to exploit Congress- We presented solid evidence to back man Cassidy’s vulnerabilities on the up our claims. However, the commit- border fence, illegal immigration, tee ultimately decided that while elec- ACTUAL PATIENT Obamacare, the national debt, and tion fraud did occur, they could not Instant whitening that lasts more.