Central City News

The decision by the City of Central to build the Central City Hall at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads continues a tradition that goes back at least 134 years. In fact, the land at that intersection was “Central” before there was a community called Central. In the 1800’s when representatives of the small […]

walked to the podium as the valedictorian of the first graduating of the new Central High School, located at the corner of Canal (now Hooper) and Sullivan roads. A copy of her speech was discovered in 2009 and given to the Central City News. It is a timeless message that resonates as well today as […]

One the greatest sports movie ever made and a personal favorite of mine is “The Sandlot.” This movie follows a group of young boys who come together every day and play neighborhood baseball—no score, no set teams, and no worries in the world. This year the Central High School baseball team had a similar mindset. […]

Controversy has been swirling around the chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party as a result of her call for the repeal of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. For advocates of the right to keep and bear, nothing could be more controversial. The Democratic official, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, is not only state party […]

After years of discussion, the Central Community School System made it official by selling a parcel of land at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads to the City of Central for construction of a new City Hall. The City Hall will include the Mayor’s office, a City Council Chamber, which will also be used […]

One phone call to the right juror or the juror’s mama is all it will take to make sure that juror holds out for acquittal. If the juror does hold out, the guilty thug on trial — the very one who had the call made — will walk free! That is what will happen if […]

Thousands of Central and Zachary residents turned out this week to mourn the passing of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Taylor Conrad, who was killed in a helicop- ter training mission in California. Conrad was a highly respected 2012 graduate of Central High School, where he played football, baseball, powerlifting, and wrestling. Despite his tough exterior, […]

For Central High head football coach Sid Edwards, the death of Taylor Conrad was deep and personal. The world knows Lance Cpl. Conrad as a Marine, but Coach Sid knows him as one of his players, a player who made a special connection with the coach, who has two autistic boys. Taylor Conrad loved kids […]

If you have a few minutes, go to the AppStore on your iPhone and download a “QR Code Reader.” It will allow you to point your phone at the QR code in the upper right of this article and click. This will activate a video that will start playing on your phone. This particular video […]

In an unusual move, the East Baton Rouge Democratic Parish Executive Committee has voted to oust the Parish Democratic Chairman. Former BESE member Carolyn Hill, who has served as parish leader of the party since 2017, was removed during what she characterized as an illegal meeting of the parish executive committee. Hill said that under […]

Three strong gun advocates told the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon that legislation being pushed by Democrats in the state House and Senate threaten the right to keep and bear arms in Louisiana. A total of 11 bills, all by Democratic senators and representatives, would shoot holes in gun rights, they said. Of even greater concern […]