General Excellence Louisiana Press Association CENTRALCENTRAL CITYCITY National Newspaper Assn. CentralCentral CityCity NewsNews ElectionElection GuideGuide Oct. 24, 2015 Election AlsoAlso ReadRead SpecialSpecial EditionEdition ComingComing Oct.Oct. 2222 ® Brear Charles by Photo & The Leader NEWSNEWSOctober 2015 Edition • Vol. 18, No. 10 • 20 Pages • Circulation 14,000 • www.centralcitynews.us • 225-261-5055 Four Leading Candidates Detail Their Views What Next Governor Believes Photos by Jolice Provost of Central City News City of Central Provost Jolice by Photos U.S. SEN. DAVID VITTER (R) and wife Wendy after qualifying for governor. REP. JOHN BEL EDWARDS (D) and wife Donna at Secretary of State’s office. PSC Commissioner Scott Angelle (R) and grandkids arrive to qualify for governor. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne (R) and wife Cathy after filing to run for governor. An Exclusive, In-Dept Look at Each Candidate’s Policies — Lt. Governor — —Attorney General— — Senate Dist. 13 — Elbert Guillory (R) Kip Holden (D) Billy Nungesser (R) John Young (R) Geri BaloneyClerk (D) ofBuddy Court Caldwell (R) Derek Babcock (R) Dale Erdey (R) 2 CITY NEWS Thursday, October 1, 2015 COMMUNITY PRESS, LLC CAPITAL CITY NEWS CENTRAL CITY NEWS & & South Baton Rouge Journal Vol. 24 • No. 10 The Leader Vol. 18 • No. 10 • CCN No. 380 910 North Foster Drive Post Office Box 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone (225) 261-5055 • Entire contents © 2015 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 Member, Louisiana Press Association, National Newspaper Association, Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, and National Federation of Independent Business 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 Jenkins Woody by Photo FEAR OF CHEERLEADERS — The editor’s grandson James, who just turned 2, at- tended his first football game at Wildcat Stadium in Central. Everything went well until Country Living in the City grandpa tried to pose him with the Central High cheerleaders. It seems James is terrified of cheerleaders! But don’t worry, moments later he was all smiles! Buddy Caldwell Has Solid Conservative Record In a landmark case, Caldwell posed to ban ammunition for vate practice, 29 years as District Opponent’s Lack of filed suit to enjoin Obama’s execu- AK-47 rifles, Caldwell fought the Attorney, and seven years as Attor- tive order providing amnesty to ban, and the ATF backed down and ney General, Caldwell has amassed Legal Experience more than 5 million illegal aliens. withdrew it. a remarkable record of success. Caldwell won When the City of San Francisco In that period, he has tried Becomes Issue in that injunction, passed an ordinance to require • More than 200 civil cases and the 5th Cir- that guns be locked at all times • More than 750 major criminal Atty. Gen. Campaign cuit Court of Ap- in a lock box, the federal district cases peal upheld it. court upheld the ban. So Buddy • More than 200 jury trials Woody Jenkins Today, thanks to Caldwell and some other AG’s in- • More than 30 murder trials Editor Buddy Caldwell tervened in the suit to have the or- He has empaneled more than 200 and the attorney dinance struck down. grand juries. BATON ROUGE — In 2011, Ed Gil- general in Tex- Caldwell sued 114 major phar- In his major criminal trials, lespie, then the chairman of the as, Obama’s il- maceutical firms for overcharg- Caldwell has a 99 percent convic- Republican National Commit- legal amnesty Woody Jenkins ing the Louisiana Medicaid pro- tion rate, and has only lost two cas- tee approached Louisiana Attor- plan has not gram. Companies were charging the es in his entire career. ney General Buddy Caldwell and gone into effect. state outrageous sums. For exam- Caldwell is not only an outstand- asked him to switch from Demo- Buddy Caldwell opposed a host ple, one company regularly charged ing prosecutor and civil trial attor- crat to Republican. Gillespie told of illegal Environment Protec- the state $70 for the same drug con- ney, he teaches attorneys all over Caldwell that their research indi- tion Agency regulations that sumers pay $2.50 for at the drug the state. cated that he was one of the most threatened Louisiana jobs, and the store. In the end, Caldwell won, Unlike a Congressional office, conservative Attorneys General in EPA backed down and withdrew and the drug companies paid the which is primarily a political office, the United States — far more con- them. State of Louisiana $299 million. the Attorney General’s office is not servative than the average Attor- When Obama issued a moratori- In perhaps the most famous case, a political office. Rather, it is a law ney General — and that he would um on drilling in the Gulf of Mex- Buddy Caldwell sued the BP oil officewith 180 attorneys and more be more at home in the Republican ico, which was costing Louisiana company over the Deepwater than 280 non-attorney personal. Party. Caldwell thought it over workers and businesses millions of Horizon oil spill and won for the The AG’s office currently has more and agreed to switch. Since then, dollars a day, Caldwell intervened state $6.8 billion, or $10 billion than 5,000 civil and criminal cas- he has not disappointed conserva- and got the moratorium lifted. overall — the largest settlement of es. It is essential that the Attorney tives. In fact, it would be fair to say When ACORN, the far left a environmental disaster in the na- General be an outstanding lawyer, there is no more conservative attor- community organizing group, tion’s history. The attorneys for the who at the top of his profession. ney general in the United States. which Obama had worked with, state received $29 million — about It is essential that the Attorney Most of us complain about the was at its height, Caldwell learned 1/2 of 1 percent of the settlement — General, who is the State’s top at- ment overreach of the federal govern- of massive theft and wrongdoing in and the state’s attorney fees were torney and chief prosecutor be an ment under President Obama, but the organization. He moved quick- paid by BP — not the taxpayer. actual attorney, but not only that, it Buddy Caldwell is one of the few ly against its national headquar- After the first of the year, another is essential that he be an outstand- leaders in America who has stood ters, seized its computers and other important suit by Buddy Caldwell ing attorney with a great deal of up to Obama and been success- equipment, and put them out of will be going to trial. He has sued real-life experience. ful in stopping him. Altogether, business nationwide permanently, State Farm for its alleged predatory That leads us to Attorney General Caldwell has sued the Obama which is why we never hear about practices of requiring auto repair Buddy Caldwell’s chief opponent, administration nine times. ACORN anymore. shops to use aftermarket parts to former Congressman Jeff Landry. Caldwell filed suit against Obam- When the federal Census includ- repair insured vehicles, instead He served in Congress for two acare and carried that suit all the ed illegal aliens in the count and of manufacturers’ parts. Many years. During that time, he had a way to the U.S. Supreme Court. used the large number of illegals in believe that aftermarket parts can solid conservative record. He did Caldwell defended Louisiana’s California, Texas, and Florida to make vehicles unsafe and reduce that political job well. However, law prohibiting gay marriage and give those states additional seats in their value. Some insurance com- he is completely unqualified pro- won the only legal victory in the Congress, it resulted in Louisiana panies are opposing Caldwell’s re- fessionally to be the Attorney Gen- United States on that issue, pre- losing a seat. Caldwell filed suit to election, hoping that he and his suit eral of Louisiana. vailing in federal district court. He block that action. will go away. When Mr. Landry asked the carried that battle to the Supreme When the federal Bureau of Al- During 42 years in the private Republican Party of East Baton Court as well. cohol, Tobacco & Firearms pro- practice of law — six years in pri- See FACT on Page 11 r RonaldRonald ReaganReagan Election Edition • Oct. 22 NewsmakerNewsmaker LuncheonLuncheon Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 6th District Candidates for BESE Sponsored by Republican Party of EBR City News 11:3011:30 ReceptionReception •• 1212 LunchLunch •• $17$17 CaféCafé AméricainAméricain •• 75217521 JeffersonJefferson Hwy.Hwy. “Like”“Like” CapitalCapital RepublicanRepublican on Facebook or go to To Advertise, Call 261-5055 NoNo ReservationReservation NecessaryNecessary CapitalRepublican.com CITY NEWS Thursday, October 1, 2015 3 An Exclusive, In-Depth Look at What to Expect What Governor Candidates Believe Top Four Candidates Reveal Their Views, Philosophy on Wide Range of Questions Woody Jenkins Editor BATON ROUGE — The four lead- ing candidates for governor in the Oct. 24 primary have revealed their views on a wide range of issues fac- ing the state and nation.