Archive | November, 2016

Lane Home Health Celebrates National Home Care Month

Lane Home Health joins the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) in celebrating November as National Home Care Month. An affiliate of Lane Regional Medical Center, Lane Home Health has provided in-home health care since 1984. Currently in its 32nd year of operation, Lane Home Health is one of the longest standing home […]

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Settlement at Shoe Creek Breaks Ground

Ground-breaking ceremonies were held on Tuesday, Oct. 25 for The Settlement on Shoe Creek, a 150-acre traditional neighborhood development on Sullivan Road/Central Thruway across from the Wal-Mart Super Center. Developer Prescott Bailey said the project will blend more than 479 home sites, 250 apartments, 100 assisted living units, numerous parks, and more than 150,000 square […]

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Republican Party Backs Fleming for Senate

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish — the largest parish Republican Party in the state — has endorsed Congressman John Fleming of Minden for the United States Senate in the election Tuesday, Nov. 8. Fleming is one of 24 candidates seeking to replace outgoing Sen. David Vitter, who did not seek reelection. Fleming […]

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Council on Aging Goes All-Out for Hillary Clinton

Many Baton Rougeans probably think the Council on Aging is a governmental agency, especially since they see a proposition on the ballot Tuesday to levy a 2.2 mill property tax, which would raise $79 million in new taxes for the Council on Aging.  However, the Council on Aging is not a government agency but rather […]

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Record Turnout In Early Voting Sets Scene for Epic Showdown

Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish and statewide turned out in record numbers in early voting to choose between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Statewide, early voters increased from 292,213 in 2008 to 515,181 this year, a 76 percent increase.  Likewise, in East Baton Rouge, early voters increased from 34,496 in 2008 to […]

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