Read Central City News for March 20, 2014

TOP STORIES IN CENTRAL CITY NEWS:

• Shelton Mayoral Bid Takes High Road, Stresses City’s Economic Development

• Voters Revolt Against Negative Campaign, Say ‘Keep It Positive If You Want to Win’

• Debate Scandal: Candidate Wrote Some of Debate Questions

• CPA Board Records Reveal Freneaux Was Neither a CPA nor an ‘Inactive CPA’ during Campaign

• Early Voting: March 22 to 29

• Sample Ballot for April 5 Election

• Councilman Tony LoBue Endorses Jr. Shelton for Mayor

• BREC Tax Renewal on April 5 Ballot

• 19,874 Voters Eligible to Participate in Central Election

• President to Sign Flood Insurance Bill:

• Outgoing Police Chief Doug Browning Endorses James Salsbury to Replace Him

• Candidates’ Answers to GOP Questionnaire on Central Issues

• CCA Apologizes for Handling of Debate, Chamber Refuses

• COMING SOON: 2014 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages

• Recent honors and awards: Central City News Named One of Four Best Community Newspapers in America with Circulation of 10,000 or Above for 2013 by National Newspaper Association.  Central City News, 1st Place in Louisiana for General Excellence and 1st Place for Best News Coverage from Louisiana Press Association. Capital City News: 2nd Place in Louisiana for General Excellence, 1st Place for Investigative Reporting, and 1st Place for Best Front Page from Louisiana Press Association.

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