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New closed primary elections debut in spring
BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
When Louisiana votes next spring in its new closed primaries, registered Republicans will vote for Republican candidates and registered Democrats will vote for Democratic candidates — and a large swath of unaffiliated voters will get to pick one party or the other. But some Louisiana Republicans aren’t happy with that system. They think that their party’s primary should be limited only to those who have signed up as a member of the GOP. “We shouldn’t be allowing anyone to come into our party, our organization, who has chosen not to be part of it and have a voice,” said Christy Haik, a conservative activist and member of the state party’s governing body. “A nonmember coming into this club and having a voice and a vote — how is that fair in any organization?” she said. On the other hand, some state leaders — including some Republicans — think completely closing primaries is a bad idea.
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ABOVE: Cadets from the Dutchtown High School Junior ROTC march along Worthey Road during the Gonzales Veterans Parade in Gonzales on Sunday. BELOW LEFT: Veteran Jack CeFalu gets set to throw beads during the Gonzales Veterans Parade on Sunday. BELOW RIGHT: Petite Miss Gonzales Jambalaya Remi-Kate Dufour grabs candy to throw as Little Miss Gonzales Jambalaya Livy Nickens tosses a handful while riding in the parade.
Workouts, a film and second chances
EBR program aims to keep youth from reoffending BY AIDAN McCAHILL Staff writer
Developer Partners Southeast just closed on the financing for the second phase of the neighborhood, Cypress at Ardendale Senior. The $25 million, 70-unit senior living community will start leasing next year. Cypress at Ardendale Senior will be a four-story building with one-bedroom
Pushups, sprints and squats — staples of high-intensity interval training — aren’t typical conditions of probation terms. But for the past 12 weeks, the workouts have been an integral part of an unlikely journey for three teenage boys, each charged with nonviolent gun offenses in Baton Rouge. For two hours every Saturday, the three met at Gus Young Park for intensive group therapy, mentorship discussions and, of course, sweat. “Our focus is on using physical fitness as a tool to bridge the gap in conversation and just getting the guys comfortable overall,” said Michael Blakes, a strength and conditioning
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Cypress at Ardendale development takes next step North BR project nears completion after decade
land, a neighborhood is budding, buoyed by a $400 million investment from public and private partners over the span of the past decade. Cypress at Ardendale, an intergenerational community off North BY IANNE SALVOSA Ardenwood Drive and the latest compoStaff writer nent of the Ardendale development, has It’s a project that’s exceeded the terms established its footprint after opening its first phase of 170 family housing units last of three mayors and three governors. On what was previously undeveloped month.
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