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EBR Metro Council Races
| 2008-10-31 | |
| Voters in the Metro Council District 2 will decide a run-off on Election Day. Incumbent Ulysses "Bones" Addison joined us on 2une In Friday morning. |
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| Voters in the Metro Council District 2 will decide a run-off on Election Day. Challenger Gerald Handy joined us on 2une In Friday morning. |
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| 2008-10-29 | |
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| Jim Benham is in the run-off for District 12 of the Metro Council, and he joined us on 2une In to talk about what he plans to change if elected. |
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| The two District 11 Metro Council candidates battling in the Nov. 4 runoff said traffic and commercial development are issues of serious concern for area residents. | |
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| 2008-10-28 | |
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| We continue our conversations with the candidates in the runoffs for Baton Rouge Metro Council. District 3 candidate Scott Wilson joined us on 2une In Tuesday morning. |
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| Only 75 votes separated the top 2 candidates in the primary for Metro Council District 7. Incumbent Byron Sharper got 23 percent of the vote to newcomer Denise Marcelle's 22 percent. She joined us on 2une In Tuesday morning. |
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| We continue our conversations with the candidates in the runoffs for Baton Rouge Metro Council. District 11 candidate Scott Lemoine joined us on 2une In Tuesday morning. |
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| 2008-10-27 | |
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| A week from Tuesday East Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide several heated run-offs for the Metro Council, including one in District 12. Smokie Bourgeois is one of the candidates in that district, and he joined us on 2une In Monday morning. |
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| The District 12 Metro Council runoff on Nov. 4 is a rematch from almost a decade ago. Republicans Jim Benham, 70, and R.J. “Smokie” Bourgeois, 66, are vying to replace Mickey Skyring, who decided not to seek a second term. Both men were the top two vote-getters in the Oct. 4 primary. They also ran against each other in 2000. | |
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| 2008-10-24 | |
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| We continued our conversations with candidates for Metro Council on 2une In Friday morning with District 11 candidate Alison Cascio. |
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| Members of a Mid City community development organization on Thursday asked candidates squaring off in District 7, 10 and 11 Metro Council runoff elections how they would work to bring businesses to Government Street and spur economic development. | |
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| 2008-10-22 | |
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| We continued our conversations with the Metro Council candidates on Wednesday. Voters in District 7 will have to decide a runoff on Nov. 4, and one of the candidates, Byron Sharper, joined us on 2une In. |
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| We continued our conversations with the Metro Council candidates on Wednesday. Voters in District 6 will have to decide a runoff on Nov. 4, and one of the candidates, Donna Collins-Lewis, joined us on 2une In. |
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| 2008-10-21 | |
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| We are exactly two weeks away from Election Day, and we continued our conversations with the candidates in the runoff for East Baton Rouge Metro Council on 2une In Tuesday morning. District 5 candidate Herbert Pate joined us. |
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| If the primary was any indication, the Nov. 4 runoff in the Metro Council District 10 race could be a close one. Larry Selders led five candidates in the Oct. 4 primary, but his nearest competitor, Tara Wicker, was just 55 votes behind. Selders had 34 percent compared to Wicker’s 33 percent, meaning a runoff. | |
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| 2008-10-18 | |
| With interest high in the Nov. 4 presidential election, there is the prospect of a high or even record turnout of voters in Louisiana. There are also hotly contested races for U.S. Senate statewide and U.S. House races in several parts of the state on the same day. | |
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| 2008-10-17 | |
| Democrats Ronnie Edwards and Herbert A. Pate both said Thursday they are running for Metro Council District 5 because they want to make sure its residents get basic services. | |
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| 2008-10-16 | |
| Although incumbent District 2 Metro Councilman Ulysses “Bones” Addison won the most votes in the Oct. 4 primary, his runoff challenger has two endorsements that could put the second-place candidate in strong contention for the winner’s circle Nov. 4. | |
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| 2008-10-14 | |
| The upcoming Nov. 4 runoff in the District 3 Metro Council election between Republicans Chandler Loupe and M. Scott Wilson is largely a choice between age and experience, the candidates said. | |
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| 2008-10-05 | |
| Voters elected four Metro Council members Saturday, returning only one incumbent, according to complete, but unofficial results from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office. | |
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| 2008-10-02 | |
| All four candidates in the race for the Metro Council District 12 seat tried to outdo each other Wednesday in saying how far they would go in pledging to listen to constituents. | |
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| 2008-10-01 | |
| The East Baton Rouge Parish Democratic Party Executive Committee has issued its endorsements for the upcoming local, area and federal elections, a news release says. | |
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| 2008-09-30 | |
| Candidates for Metro Council District 11 agree that traffic congestion in East Baton Rouge Parish needs to be addressed through supporting public transportation and promoting other transportation options, such as rapid transit. | |
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| Louisiana election’s chief on Monday predicted a 35 percent to 40 percent voter turnout for Saturday’s balloting around the state, with party congressional races fueling interest in four areas and key local elections in others. | |
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| 2008-09-28 | |
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| 2008-09-26 | |
| Broken street lights, people parking on sidewalks and the $989 million bond proposal. Those were some of the questions candidates for Metro Council districts 4 and 6 tried to answer Thursday night during a forum at the Park Forest Baptist Church organized by the Park Forest Citizen’s Association. | |
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| 2008-09-24 | |
| Hurricanes Gustav and Ike forced the Working Interfaith Network to cancel several planned Metro Council candidates’ forums, but a combined forum on Tuesday resulted in a good turnout and some ideas on how to reduce crime. | |
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| 2008-09-23 | |
| A mayoral candidate and three District 12 Metro Council candidates weren’t enough Monday to help neighboring residents stop plans for the initial phase of Tommy Spinosa’s mixed-use Rouzan development near College Drive and Perkins Road. | |
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| A Republican candidate for the District 11 Metro Council seat said Baton Rouge police officers were “shamelessly biased” when they issued him a misdemeanor summons Sept. 8 on a count of simple battery. | |
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| 2008-09-22 | |
| Metro Councilman Wayne Carter generated more than a little attention with his proposal to provide local gas stations with emergency power sources so they can function in the aftermath of storms such as Hurricane Gustav. | |
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| 2008-09-20 | |
| Tiffany Foxworth and Mike Walker, the two candidates running for the Metro Council District 8 seat, differ on a wide range of issues. Walker, a Republican, has held the council seat since 2000. This is the first time Foxworth, a Democrat, has run for political office. The election is Oct. 4. | |
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| 2008-09-19 | |
| The District 12 race for Metro Council features a motley crew of aspirants: a fitness instructor, an LSU finance major, a well-known restaurant owner, and a man who held the job for 12 years and now wants it back. | |
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| Four candidates for the Metro Council District 10 seat discussed how to preserve the historic neighborhoods in the district during a forum Thursday sponsored by a Garden District civic association. | |
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| The four candidates seeking the District 3 Metro Council seat fielded questions at a forum Thursday about crime and drug dealing in the Gardere Lane area, the influence of developers and improving traffic on Highland Road. | |
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| 2008-09-18 | |
| There is only one measure that will ensure that strong and effective leadership emerges from the ranks of the Metro Council: at-large council seats. | |
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| The four candidates running for the District 11 seat on the Metro Council have different ideas about how to address many issues, including traffic congestion and crime. | |
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| 2008-09-17 | |
| None of the five individuals running for Metro Council District 10 seat has ever been elected to political office, and two have no prior political experience. | |
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| Early voting for the Oct. 4 primary will be held in East Baton Rouge Parish at Registrar of Voters offices from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. beginning Saturday through Sept. 27, excluding Sunday. | |
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| Meeting as a group for the first time, four of the five candidates for Metro Council District 5 sought Tuesday night to define their candidacies in different and, what they hope will be, vote-generating ways. Herbert Pate, a retired public school guidance counselor and three-time unsuccessful aspirant for this job, emphasized the need for better infrastructure, namely drainage, sewerage and streets. | |
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| 2008-09-16 | |
| The three candidates running for Metro Council District 6 agree that public transportation needs to be improved to help alleviate traffic. They have slightly different ideas, however, about how to make those improvements. | |
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| A Republican candidate for the District 11 Metro Council seat was issued a misdemeanor summons Sept. 8 on a count of simple battery, police said. | |
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| Local property owners whose homes and businesses suffered structural damage from Hurricane Gustav can apply for relief on their property taxes, East Baton Rouge Assessor Brian Wilson said Monday. | |
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| 2008-09-15 | |
| Two candidates, Joel Boé and David Fa-Kouri, are running for the Metro Council District 9 seat now held by Darrell Ourso in the Oct. 4 primary. Ourso is not seeking re-election, so he can pursue professional interests. Fa-Kouri ran unsuccessfully for the District 9 seat in 2004, losing to Ourso. This is Boé’s first time as a candidate. | |
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| 2008-09-13 | |
| All four Metro Council District 3 candidates said fighting crime in the Gardere Lane area is one of their top priorities if elected. “Crime occurs because of the failure of the criminal justice system,” candidate Merritt E. McDonald said. | |
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| 2008-09-12 | |
| After an unplanned break caused by Hurricane Gustav, the race for Metro Council resumed Thursday as four of the five candidates for District 10 explained why they should represent this heart-of-Baton Rouge district. | |
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| All three candidates for the Metro Council District 1 seat think the city-parish can play a role in spurring economic development in East Baton Rouge Parish, but they have different positions on other key issues. | |
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| Two events have made this year’s election for a new Metro Council in East Baton Rouge Parish among the most significant in years. | |
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| 2008-09-11 | |
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| 2008-09-10 | |
| The open Metro Council District 5 seat features two first-time candidates and three individuals who have run unsuccessfully for the position before. | |
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| 2008-09-09 | |
| The need to improve traffic flow and boost public safety in District 4 is a common theme for the two Metro Council District 4 candidates. However, the candidates — both Republicans — differ in their approach to economic development for the district and the parish. | |
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| 2008-09-08 | |
| In one of the few Metro Council races with an incumbent, the District 2 candidates have differing views on how to address some of the issues facing the district and the parish. The three candidates — incumbent Ulysses “Bones” Addison, Gerald Handy and Melanie Smith-Johnson — are all Democrats. | |
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| 2008-08-27 | |
| Citing violence, drugs and prostitution, residents spoke out Tuesday night against crime and asked six candidates seeking the District 7 seat on the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council to find a way to stop it. | |
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| 2008-08-24 | |
| Mike Walker and Martha Jane Tassin are the only incumbent Republican Metro Council members seeking re-election this fall, but they’ve been snubbed by the East Baton Rouge Republican Party for supporting Mayor-President Kip Holden, who is a Democrat. Walker and Tassin were not included among the endorsements released by the East Baton Rouge Republican Party last week. | |
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