Central City News

Central High School’s new head baseball coach is no stranger to Central. A Central High graduate of 1973, Leo McClure has spent much of life as a player and coach in Central. And his sons are some of the most successful athletes in Central history. After finishing at Central High, Leo played basketball at SLU […]

 Dr. Tony LoBue has greatly expanded his veterinary practice with the opening a new state-of-the-art luxury pet boarding facility and day care center. Located behind Crossroads Animal Hospital, the new facility is a separate building, which provides some rather impressive services. Kennels and pet boarding facilities are notorious for their odor, but a tour of […]

Jack Hood opened Jack Hood Jewelers on Florida Boulevard nearly 40 years and developed a thriving business based not so much on selling jewelry but on designing and creating unique, world class jewelry unsurpassed in the Baton Rouge market. Nearly 90 percent of all jewelry sold in the world is manufactured in China, India, Europe, […]

Under LSU quarterbacks coach Joe Brady and his offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger of Central, Joe Burrow has developed into the outstanding college quarterback in the country. He is the odds-on favorite to win this year’s Heisman Trophy. For Steve Ensminger, it is just one of a host of triumphs he’s experienced since entering coaching.  Steve […]

Jonathan Sumich will serve as King and Michelle Lewis as Queen of the 14th Annual Krewe of Central Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Feb. 15. The event will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight at the CCA Gym at 10510 Joor Road in Central. Sumich is owner of Oak Point Fresh Market on Greenwell Springs […]

Three Democratic candidates and one Republican made the case for their candidacies for Baton Rouge City Judge at the Candidates Forum held Jan. 28 by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish. To watch, click your phone over the QR Code on page 12. The election to fill a vacancy on the court […]

On October 13, I visited a bookstore in my hometown and a grocery store in my neighborhood. This is what I found on one day…  The well-known bookstore has a magazine section of more than 300 publications.  My grocery store’s magazine rack contains about 100 different publications.  I had hoped to find a magazine about […]

 Dr. Ben Black, a 2009 graduate of Central High School, where he was a star football player, a star in “Beauty and the Beast,” and named Most Talented member of the senior class, has graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College in Daytona Beach, FL, and returned to Central to open his office for the practice of […]

Cooking in Central, the Official Festival of the City of Central, will hold its Premier Spring Event on Friday, March 27. This year’s festival will feature entertainment by The Molly Ringwalds, along with a Seafood Extravaganza. Gates open at The Amazing Place, 10305 Blackwater Road, at 4 p.m. The entry fee is $5 per person […]

Central High Student Council president and football star Andrew Medine has been nominated for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis by Congressman Garret Graves. Medine applied in November. His application now goes to the Naval Academy admissions board. Members of Congress may nominate candidates for the Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the Air […]

 On April 4, voters in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish will go to the polls in a special election to choose a replacement for District Judge Beau Higginbotham. The person chosen will serve only a few months, because the seat will be filled for a full six-year term in the election on […]