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Baker candidates' forum set for Feb. 27

Baker candidates' forum set for Feb. 27

By Candace J. Semien

The public is invited to a community-wide issues forum with the candidates for Baker Mayor and for Baker Chief of Police on Monday, Feb. 27, 6pm at Circle Baptist Church, 13587 Morvant Road in Baker.

Panelists representing voters, businesses, and the media will ask questions from the community to the candidates.

Seeking office for Mayor are: Leroy Davis, Donald Kyer, Harold Rideau, and Monteic Sizer; and for Chief of Police are Frederick Chappell, Silas Geralds, and Michael Knaps.

Questions can be added to list by calling Gabrielle at (225) 927-3717. The forum is hosted by METV Baton Rouge and The Drum Newspaper.

 

Mayor Holden has new administrative officer

Local attorney John J. Price officially started work today as an assistant chief administrative officer for Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden.

Price holds a bachelor’s of science degree with a major in communications from LSU and a juris doctorate degree from the LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law School. He has practiced law for the past 27 years, and has had his own law practice since 2000. He is a past winner of the Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court competition and a member of the LSU Law School Hall of Fame.

Price is currently chairman of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Party, and serves on the State Central Committee of the Louisiana Republican Party. He is a former president of the Five Oaks Estates Homeowners Association.  Price is a member of St. George Catholic Church and is active in the Dunham School’s Pawbacker Organization.

Price will work on projects assigned by the mayor.

 

 

 

Time running out to claim Citizens rebate money

Just days left to apply for your share of more than $250 miIlion in insurance rebates stemming from hurricane Katrina.

The rebates are available through the Citizens Insurance Rebate Program.  That is the state-run insurer of last resrot that will write a policy when a tratdtional insurance company will not.  After Katrina, the state borrowed billions of dollars to pay out Citizen's claims.  The rebates come in because Citizens collected more that it  needed to pay those claims.  Now that money gets refunced back to you.

Time running out to claim Citizens rebate money

Just days left to apply for your share of more than $250 miIlion in insurance rebates stemming from hurricane Katrina.

The rebates are available through the Citizens Insurance Rebate Program.  That is the state-run insurer of last resrot that will write a policy when a tratdtional insurance company will not.  After Katrina, the state borrowed billions of dollars to pay out Citizen's claims.  The rebates come in because Citizens collected more that it  needed to pay those claims.  Now that money gets refunded back to you.

Applications being accepted for Democratic committees

Applications being accepted for Democratic committees

Candidate qualifying for the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) and the Democratic Parish Executive Committees (DPECs) will be open from Dec. 7 through Dec.