Central City News

My name is Ryan Meador and on behalf of my wife of 11 years, Dixie Meador, and our two children Lucas and Lily, I am putting my name in to be one of your next Central City Councilmen at large. I am a conservative Republican with traditional values and an active parishioner at St. Alphonsus […]

Joshua “Josh” Roy was born and raised in Baton Rouge and has resided in Central, Louisiana for nearly 10 years. Josh received his JD magna cum laude from Southern University Law Center graduating 1st in his class. Josh also graduated from of LSU in political science. He is an attorney at the Maughan Law Firm. […]

If you elect me to represent Central City Council District 5, serving you will be my full-time occupation. I will have an open door policy. Any time you want to call me with your concerns or just visit with me, I’ll be available. My home telephone number is 261-3000, my cell phone number is 405-9675, […]

Briton Myer is a Central native, an attorney, and a candidate for City Council in District 5. He was born and raised in Central and lives in Twin Lakes Estates off Denham Road. Choosing to remain in his hometown, he feels an obligation to the citizens of Central to ensure that they are heard and […]

The final result of the recently-completed Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature proves that none of the threats used by the governor were real, according Sen. Bodi White (R-Central). “The threat to close nursing homes, release prisoners, shut down universities, and kill TOPS were just that — threats! But none of it was real,” White […]

Republican Lawmaker Rick Edmonds announced today he is a candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in the special election that will be held Nov. 6, 2018. Edmonds, who currently serves as State Representative in Baton Rouge’s 66th District, made his announcement at the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Women’s monthly luncheon at Juban’s Restaurant in […]

Central’s annual spring football game left legendary Central head football coach Sid Edwards invigorated and excited about the future. He has a new squad and some additions to his coaching staff that should create a lot of excitement for Central Wildcat fans. “Every day I come to work, I feel like it’s my first day […]

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 […]

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 […]

There’s not usually much activity at our news bureau in Indian Mound, except when the Boy Scouts are doing something at Bethel United Methodist or when Jimmy Santangelo is making deer sausage at Indian Mound Grocery. So you can imagine my surprise when one of our leading citizens called me last week. I was napping. […]

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 […]

After graduating from Denham Springs High School, Brandon LaGroue entered LSU and earned a degree in biochemistry. It seemed like the logical thing to do. Several members of his family were physicians, and a career in medicine seemed like the next step. Or perhaps he would earn a PhD in biochemistry. The problem was, Brandon […]