Central City News

Declared an “essential business” because of its product line, Plant World at 10131 Greenwell Springs Rd., is doing a land office business. Founded more than 52 years ago by Gary and Mary Chapman, Plant Road is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week through May. During the flood of 2016, Plant […]

On Sunday, the Food & Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of two anti-malaria drugs for experimental treatment of the coronavirus. The two drugs, chloroquine and hydroxycholorquine, were praised last week by President Trump as cures for the virus. Hans Andersag discovered chloroquine in 1934. It has been effective for treating malaria in many cases. A […]

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, when Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran walked into the sanctuary of Life Tabernacle Church on Hooper Road in the City of Central, he walked into the history books.   Since the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, 400 years ago, Christians have been able to freely assemble in the sanctuaries of their […]

The Central Wildcat softball team took their game in dramatic walk-off fashion, thanks to a single at the end of the game to topple the Barbe Buccaneers. The game was tied at 9-9 with Central batting in the bottom of the seventh when Bella Barnes singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run. Both offenses […]

A select number of cyber students from Central High School had an opportunity to participate in a STEM Discovery Day hosted by LA Tech. The students invited were Central High cyber students who displayed top professionalism in class.    During the event, the students were in the role of mock Homeland Security agents and were […]

The Central Community School System is excited to announce a partnership with BREC and Three O’clock Project. This organization provides hot, made-from-scratch meals in the community. Monday, March 30, was the first day for meals to be distributed. Three O’clock Project will visit five locations each week day in Central to deliver these hot meals […]

Last Tuesday afternoon, I ventured out to the Winn Dixie supermarket at Joor and Hooper Road to pick up a few items I just had to have. The store was almost empty because of the virus.  As I shopped, I began to feel a little nauseated and had started to perspire. I decided to end […]

 As everyone learns in Civics class, the President and Vice President of the United States are elected not by the voters but by members of the Electoral College, who are chosen by the voters. Each state has one member of the Electoral College for each Congressional District and two at-large members. As a result, Louisiana […]

Central Mayor David Barrow has presented the following report as his State of the City of Central for 2020: STATE OF THE CITY By Mayor David Barrow It is hard to believe that it has already been over a year since taking office. The positive comments from citizens are appreciated, and we truly live in […]

Background: On Saturday, April 4, voters in Central, Baker, Zachary, and Sherwood Forest will go to the polls to elect a new District Judge to replace Judge Beau Higginbotham. Four Democrats and no Republicans are seeking the seat. CENTRAL — The Central City News is not in the habit of endorsing Democrats but sometimes a […]