Central City News

Four Baton Rouge journalists will discuss the role of investigative reporter in Louisiana’s capital city at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish meeting. The meeting will be held at 12 noon Tuesday, July 25 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy. Top journalists Chris Nakamoto of WBRZ-TV, Andrea Gallo of The Advocate, and […]

The Central City News has recognized 21 individuals who helped shape Central as we know it today. Leading the list is J.A. Smith, Central High principal who established standards of discipline and excellence that prevail today, principal Glen Gentry, and principal Ronnie Devall, who together guided the school and the community for 64 years. Among […]

For years, there have been well-justified complaining that too much of our state budget is tied up in so-called dedicated funds. This is money locked up by the Louisiana Constitution or state statutes, which can only be used for certain specified purposes — not necessarily for what the greatest needs in the state may be. […]

There is no citywide 4th of July celebration in Central, Instead, the city turns out for its own Independence Day — the celebration of its incorporating as a city on July 11, 2005. This year’s event will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at Wildcat Stadium, corner Hooper and Sullivan […]

As part of the 1817-2017 Baton Rouge Bicentennial Celebration, the annual Commemoration of the Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge will be enriched with educational displays and special guests sharing Baton Rouge and Louisiana’s history, archaeology, cultural, and medical past. The free event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Magnolia Cemetery, 422 N. […]

The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development and 20 DOTD contractors who constructed the wall that runs down the middle of I-12 have been sued by four local governments in Livingston Parish and a host of individual citizens in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes. The wall, which varies from five to seven feet in height, was […]

When cable news networks carried the news on Thursday, June 15 that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise had been shot by an assassin targeting Republican Congressmen, many in Louisiana were heartsick. They know Scalise as a friend and colleague who is well-liked in both parties. Two journalists associated with this newspaper, columnist Jeff Crouere and […]

Students in the Central Community School System missed many school days because of the flood last August. The impact was the greatest at Tanglewood Elementary School, which flooded and had to be completely rebuilt. Some of the schools’ special events had to be cancelled. That almost resulted in the cancellation of the Annual Pioneer Day […]

The 12th anniversary of the creation of the City of Central will once again be celebrated this year with the great Central Birthday Bash, including a giant fireworks display. The event will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at Wildcat Stadium, corner Hooper and Sullivan roads. If the past is […]

Since it was founded by Rev. Jimmy Robertson more than 50 years ago, Milldale Baptist Church has never been a typical church. Located in a sparsely-populated area north of Central and east of Zachary, Milldale was for many years the center of a worldwide ministry. Among other things, it was one of the largest publishers […]