Baton Rouge’s CAPITALCAPITAL CITYCITY Community Newspaper TheThe TrumpTrump TrainTrain isis RollingRolling inin LALA -- PagePage 44 ® NEWSNEWSMay 2016 • Vol. 25, No. 5 • 36 Pages • Circulation 14,500 copies • www.capitalcitynews.us • 225-261-5055 State Senator Weighs Race for Mayor-President BodiCentral Native Would White Likely to Run Try to Build on Base In NBR, Southeast Woody Jenkins Editor BATON ROUGE — Sources have confirmed that Sen. Bodi White plans to announce his candidacy for Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish in the Nov. 8 elec- tion. Incumbent Mayor-President Kip Holden is barred from seeking reelection because of term limits. White, a conservative Republican from Central, will try to earn a spot Sen. Bodi White (R-Central) in the Dec. 10 runoff by uniting vot- ers in Central, Zachary, and South- east Baton Rouge. White served two terms in the Louisiana House representing Central and Livings- ton. He is in his second term in the Senate, where he represents a far- flung district that includes South- SEN. BODI WHITE is expected to announce his candidacy for Mayor-President. The east Baton Rouge, Central, and Central native is shown being interviewed by Jolice Provost of Capital City News. parts of St. Helena, Livingston, and Tangipahoa parishes. White was an All-State football player at Central High and gradu- ated in criminal justice from South- eastern. He served as a detective for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office and a supervisor at Exxon. White is in fourth term in legislature. His father was commander of the Sheriff’s Central Substation, and his brother Bryan White is chief of detectives. Sen. White has been the Sen- ate floorleader for the St. George movement and sponsored the bill to create the Southeast Community School System. However, he has not stated whether he will continue to push St. George if he is elected Mayor-President. The other Republican in the Mayor-President’s race is Metro WHITE took the lead in promoting the Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District. White and his family members have a Councilman John Delgado. Shown here with St, George leaders Lionel Rainey, Norm Browning, and Josh Hoffpuir. law enforcement background. Edmond Jordan Is Newest House Member BATON ROUGE — Attorney Edmond Jordan Jordan won 85 percent of the 1,650 cast in received 60 percent of the vote in a Special West Baton Rouge Parish, which had a turnout Election Saturday to fill a seat in the Louisi- of 19.6 percent. Ms. Lee received 66 percent of ana House of Representatives left vacant by the 1,707 cast in East Baton Rouge, which had the death of Rep. Ronnie Edwards (D-Baton only a nine percent turnout. Rouge). Rep.-elect Jordan will take office im- Jordan, who was backed by the LABI, the mediately and join the legislative session which Baton Rouge Area Chamber, and businessman is currently in progress. Lane Grigsby, spoke to the conservative Cham- Jordan defeated East Baton Rouge Parish ber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge earlier School Board member Vereta Lee with 2,039 this year. He said he favors repealing the de- votes to Lee’s 1,368 votes. Both are Demo- duction from state income taxes of federal taxes crats. The election was for House District 29, paid. He also expressed a pro-choice view on which includes portions of both East and West abortion. Jordan was aided by an unexpected Baton Rouge parishes. endorsement last month from the Democratic The outcome was determined on a regional Party of East Baton Rouge Parish. basis. Even though most votes are in East Ba- Ms. Lee, who will remain on the school ton Rouge Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish board, was backed by unions and trial lawyers. voters turned out in a much higher percentage Jordan is a personal injury and civil rights at- Rep.-elect Edmond Jordan of Brusly than did those in East Baton Rouge. torney. 2 CITY NEWS Thursday, May 19, 2016 COMMUNITY PRESS, LLC CAPITAL CITY NEWS CENTRAL CITY NEWS & & South Baton Rouge Journal Vol. 25 • No. 5 The Leader Vol. 19 • No. 5 • CCN No. 388 910 North Foster Drive Post Office Box 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone (225) 261-5055 • Entire contents © 2016 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. The South Baton Rouge Journal began publication in 1989. It went on hiatus in 2008 during its 20th year of publication. The Journal resumed publication as the Capital City News on Aug. 16, 2012, with Vol. 21, No. 1. Editor & Publisher Woody Jenkins Business Manager Jolice Provost Account Executive Kim Powers Photo by Woody Jenkins Woody by Photo Member, Louisiana Press Association, National Newspaper Association, Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, and National Federation of Independent Business PRO-MONUMENTS — Former State Sen. Elbert Guillory (left) and attorney John Deadline for news and advertising: 5 p.m. Friday before publication Dunlap told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish monuments to Robert $18 a year by subscription in advance • $25 a year outside East Baton Rouge E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and P.G.T.Beauregard should remain in New Orleans. Guillory said Mayor Mitch Landrieu is making a misguided attempt to erase history. Dunlap said a federal lawsuit to block removal of the monuments has a reasonable chance of success. Key to Victory in November Is Swing States Woody Jenkins states is unique with its own unique Editor We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the issues. Don’t be distracted by the false song of globalism. The nation state remains the true foun- constant harping on women and In analyzing the general elec- dation for happiness and harmony. I am skeptical of international Latinos and focus instead on how tion in November, it is important to “ unions that tie us up and bring America down. Under my admin- to win each one of those states. keep our eyes on the ball. Trump truly has the chance to While the media will talk in- istration, we will never enter America into any agreement that “re-write the electoral map.” cessantly about women and Lati- reduces our ability to control our own affairs. HHH nos, they are really not what the — Donald J. Trump Pro-Lifers Optimistic. Donald election will be about at all. The Trump is winning praise from pro- general election is fought state by with 206 electoral votes. All of Florida are Cuban” and very conser- life leaders for hiring a top pro-life state. You have to look at the swing those states are Republican-orient- vative. The so-called Latino vote advocate as a key domestic policy states to understand a candidate’s ed states. Trump must hold those is concentrated almost entirely in advisory. path to victory. states. He will need at least 64 addi- non-swing states and thus not so The resumptive GOP nominee What to Ignore. Polling in tional electoral votes in order to win. important. hired long-time conservative con- states like California is completely The swing states where a Trump Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsyl- gressional aide John Mashburn as irrelevant to what is going to hap- victory is reasonably possible are vania are rust belt states hard hit his policy director. Mashburn is pen, because California is going to Florida (29), Iowa (6), Michigan by the loss of manufacturing jobs. pro-life and has worked for pro- vote Democrat. Forget what men (16), Nevada (6), New Hampshire Trump will be very competitive life lawmakers including the late think, what women think, what La- (4), New Mexico (5), Ohio (18), there. Sen. Jesse Helms, former Senate tinos think, and what non-Latinos Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20), and Virginia is a Southern state with Republican leader Trent Lott and think in the states that are either Virginia (13). a growing liberal population in the current North Carolina Sen. Thom solidly Democrat or Republican. Of these, the most important are Washington, DC, area, but overall Tillis. Those numbers are irrelevant and Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, the state is still very competitive. As the Washington Examiner re- will only confuse you. Keep your Pennsylvania, and Virginia. These Nevada is a Western state where ports, pro-life groups see the move eyes on polling in the swing states! six states could add 102 electoral Trump is strong. as Donald Trump making serious The Magic Number. It takes votes — far more than enough for New Hampshire gave Trump overtures to pro-life voters and hail 270 votes to win in the Electoral victory. In those swing states, La- a good vote in the primary and it it as Trump indicating he will gov- College, in order to be elected tinos are important only in Florida could easily fall in his column. ern in a pro-life manner if elected President. 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