LIVE - Swearing in of members of St. George Transition District
LIVE - Swearing in of members of St. George Transition District - Reporting by Woody Jenkins of the St. George Leader
Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon
Special guest is Rafael Goyeneche of Metropolitan Crime Commission
Former Rep. Barry Ivey Reviews Regular Session of Legislature April 23, 2023
Former Rep. Barry Ivey Reviews Regular Session of Legislature April 23, 2023
LIVE - Central Mayor Wade Evans and former Rep. Barry Ivey at Chamber EBR
LIVE — CENTRAL MAYOR WADE EVANS REPORTS ON PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THE CITY OF CENTRAL AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AT 12 NOON THIS TUESDAY — BATON ROUGE — Central Mayor Wade Evans will speak to small business owners at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish at 12 noon this Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge.
Also on the program will be former Rep. Barry Ivey who will review what's happening during the current session of the Louisiana Legislature at the State Capitol. Rep. Ivey served in the House for 12 years until ending his service January 8, 2024.
Lunch is $25, payable to the restaurant. Reservations are not required. The Chairman of the Chamber is Cecil Cavanaugh. The Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish represents small business owners in East Baton Rouge Parish who share a belief in the free enterprise system, Constitutional government, individual rights, safe streets, and the need for a moral rebirth in the country. It was founded in 2012.
For more information, email Chamber chairman Cecil Cavanaugh at [email protected]
LIVE - 3rd Annual Health Freedom Day
LIVE — 3rd ANNUAL HEALTH FREEDOM DAY — FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED PHYSICIAN DR. PETER McCULLOUGH — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 19 — Louisiana Health Freedom Day at Revolution Square, 9500 Blackwater Road in Central LA 70818.
For the third straight year, the keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter McCullough, world renowned physician who promoted early treatment during the pandemic. A cardiologist, he was formerly professor of medicine at Texas A&M Medical School. He has more than 1,000 medical and scientific publications.
Others speaking during the conference will be Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., Jill Hines of Health Freedom Louisiana; Dr. Evelyn Griffin OB/GYN of Baton Rouge; attorney Jeff Wittenbrink; radio talk show host and columnist Jeff Crouere, and Central City News editor and former Rep. Woody Jenkins.
The event will once again be hosted by Rev. Tony Spell and his wife, Sister Shaye Spell, of Life Tabernacle. Registration includes an autographed copy of Dr. McCullough’s new book and lunch.
The event will be held at Revolution Square, 9500 Blackwater Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70818.
For information, call 225-921-1433
LIVE - Treasurer John Fleming at Louisiana Clerks of Courts
LIVE - Treasurer John Fleming at Louisiana Clerks of Courts
LIVE - Rep. Raymond Crews on Louisiana Gold Currency Platform at Chamber EBR
LIVE — REP. RAYMOND CREWS EXPLAINS ‘LOUISIANA GOLD CURRENCY PLATFORM’ AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF EBR PARISH
BATON ROUGE — Rep. Raymond Crews, author of House Bill 714, creating the “Louisiana Gold Currency Platform,” discusses his bill at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish at 12 noon Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge.
Rep. Crews is offering this landmark legislation that takes advantage of Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution. That section of the Constitution, which has never been utilized, allows states to issue currency if backed by gold or silver. The Constitution gives that currency “legal tender” status that could mean transactions would not be subject to capital gains tax.
Five years ago, the State of Texas created the Texas Bullion Depository, which allows people to store gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in a facility much like Fort Knox. It is located outside Austin and is under the jurisdiction of the Comptroller of the State of Texas. All buillion on deposit is insured by Lloyd’s of London.
Rep. Crews’ bill would allow the Louisiana Department of the Treasury to contract with companies such as Glint that offers accounts secured by gold on deposit. Account holders are issued debit cards that allow them to access their gold accounts and make transactions in gold, dollars, and other currencies.
Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., supports the legislation because, he said, “It allows people to own gold safely and to use gold as a hedge against inflation. It’s really about protecting people with a secure way to hold and utilize this precious metal in a way that has never before been possible.”
The Louisiana Department of Treasury would not receive gold, own gold, or lend gold but would allow deposits of gold through the Treasury at the Texas Bullion Depository or other approved facility.
The gold would always be under the own
LIVE - Baton Rouge Mom Reports to Parish Prison
LIVE - Baton Rouge Mom Katherine Diamond Reporting to Parish Prison once again this morning. The mother of twins has been ordered by family court Judge Erica Green to go to jail until she pays $75,000 for her husband‘s attorney fees and other costs. Ms. Diamond has not been allowed by Judge Pamela Baker or Judge Erica Green to see her children in more than two years. Her husband alleged that she was guilty of child abuse. However, video of the alleged abuse obtained by the Central City News indicates there was no child abuse. Ms. Diamond has had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees in court costs for herself and her husband and serve community service in addition to reporting to jail. Katherine Diamond has been forbidden by Judge Green to speak to the press about her imprisonment or her case. Baton Rouge attorney. Susan Raborn is here to speak on the matter. She does not represent Ms . Diamond.
LIVE - Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon - Sen. Thomas Pressly March 12, 202(
LIVE — SEN. THOMAS PRESSLY AT THE RONALD REAGAN NEWSMAKER LUNCHEON IN BATON ROUGE — Freshman Sen. Thomas Pressly (R-Shreveport) discusses key issues coming up in the regular session of the Louisiana Legislature at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon at 12 noon Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge.
Republican parish chairman Woody Jenkins said Pressly is already having a major influence on the Senate. "He was instrumental in stopping the Blue Cross sale and bad legislation to reapportion the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was one of the few legislators who made a strong stand against the gerrymandered congressional reapportionment bill," Jenkins said.
Sen. Pressly represents Caddo and DeSoto parishes in Northwest Louisiana. He serves on the Finance, Health & Welfare, and Environmental Quality committees and as vice chair of the Labor committee. He previously served four years in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
As a legislator, Pressly was honored with the 2020 Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, four-times designated a most valuable policymaker by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, given the Patrick Henry Award by the Louisiana Family Forum, and designated the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians 2021 Legislative Champion of Medicine.
Senator Pressly is a cm laude graduate of TCU and a graduate of Loyola College of Law. Following law school, he returned home to Shreveport and served as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. He is a partner with the law firm Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, & Cromwell, LLP, where his practice focuses on commercial litigation and law enforcement defense.
Senator Pressly and his wife, Maggie, have two young children.
The Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon is held on the second Tuesday of each month in Baton Rouge. It was recently expanded to New Orleans, Shreveport, and Lafayett
Attorney Tut Kinney on Sale of Blue Cross
LIVE • SPECIAL MEETING ON SALE OF BLUE CROSS — Attorney Henry "Tut" Kinney discusses the proposed sale of Blue Cross/Blue Shield to a for-profit company. His remarks came at a special meeting of the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon at 12 noon Thursday, February 8, 2024 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge. Master of ceremonies is Metro Council member Laurie Adams, vice chairman of the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish.
Republican parish chairman Woody Jenkins said the meeting Thursday was urgent, so that members of Blue Cross can inform themselves before a public hearing on the proposed sale which will be held Wednesday, Feb. 14 and Thursday, Feb. 15 by Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple.
Kinney has sued to stop the sale of Blue Cross to insurance giant Elevance. He is a former City Attorney for the City of New Orleans and has served as attorney for many non-profits and governmental bodies such as the Audubon Commission, City Park in New Orleans, the Housing Authority of New Orleans, the State of Louisiana, and many others. He currently represents a group of Blue Cross members who want to stop the planned demutualization of Blue Cross and the sale.
The Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon is normally held on the second Tuesday of each month, which would have had it meet next Tuesday, which is Mardi Gras.
For more information, email [email protected] or call him at 225-921-1433
State Treasurer John Fleming, MD, Opposes Blue Cross Deal
LIVE - State Treasurer John Fleming, MD, today announced his opposition to the deal to sell Blue Cross to a for-profit out of state corporation. Dr. Fleming issued the following statement:
STATEMENT BY LOUISIANA TREASURER JOHN FLEMING, M.D.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
The Sale of Blue Cross
I come before you today as your new State Treasurer but perhaps more importantly
as a practicing physician who has spent a lifetime as a family doctor in the City of Minden, Louisiana. Like thousands of other physicians across our state, I have spent the past few weeks studying the proposed sale of Blue Cross to an out-of-state, for-profit company named Elevance.
I am perhaps uniquely qualified to speak to you today, because I am the only med-
ical doctor in state government who serves as a statewide elected official or a member of the legislature. In a world that seems heavily divided on almost everything, the physicians of Louisiana are overwhelmingly concerned that the proposed Blue Cross deal is very bad for our patients and must be stopped!
Perhaps the most fundamental principle of medicine is, first, do no harm!
In life, an important principle is, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! If something is work-
ing well, don’t tear it down and mess it up!
The plan to sell Blue Cross is opposed by the Louisiana State Medical Society and
the professional organizations for family physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, pediatricians, eye doctors and surgeons, orthopedic doctors, psychiatrists, pain physicians, and plastic surgeons as well as local doctor groups such as the Capital Area Medical Society, the Jefferson Parish Medical Society, the Calcasieu Parish Medical Society, the
Lafayette Medical Society, the Northwest Louisiana Medical Society, and others.
But why?
We know Blue Cross has had a great record as a mutual insurance company in our state for over 100 years. Blue Cross is owned by its members and run for their benefit. Who are the members? It’s ordinary p
