Central City News

by Sid Edwards, Head Football Coach, Central High School CENTRAL — “Every day’s a great day — because you woke up!”  Arthur Richardson said with a smile. Arthur passed away recently and has left a big hole. He was a shining light in our community. Arthur was a janitor at our school, Central High School, and […]

by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — IBTS, the private non-profit organization that provides city services in Central, won high praise for their work during Hurricane Isaac at last Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. In an interview Tuesday afternoon, top officials of IBTS explained their efforts before and during the hurricane. David Ratcliff, IBTS program director […]

3 Times Obama Tried To Put God in Platform And 3 Times Delegates To DNC Shouted ‘No!’ by Woody Jenkins, editor BATON ROUGE — The spectacle of an American political party voting against God is unthinkable. Yet, that’s what happened at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina — not once but three times. It was, or […]

CENTRAL — Residents of Morgan Place subdivision won a big victory Tuesday night when the Central City Council voted down Morgan Point, a Planned Unit Development (PUD) proposed by developer Jeff Couvillion. The project had been approved by the Central Planning & Zoning Commission, but residents of Morgan Place said it did not comply with […]

As Signs Go Up, Truck Goes Down by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — Some Central moms are fed up with Central’s antiquated roads, which have resulted in dozens of deaths over the past 20 years.  Now the informal group, led by Gail Lloyd, is taking action.  They are targeting Greenwell Springs Road between Magnolia Bridge and […]

School Board OKs Teaching Both Sides of Scientific Controversies CENTRAL — The Central Community School Board adopted a new Science Policy Monday night designed to provide science teachers greater academic freedom, according to school board member Jim Lloyd, who authored the policy. Under the policy, teachers will be able to teach about controversies in science, such […]

by Elizabeth Dent BATON ROUGE — With every storm, there is a silver lining — the friends we make, the people we help, the people who help us, and maybe even something unexpected, such as the return of the hummingbirds! In late August 2005, my Fred and I were in Asheville, NC, to attend a […]

Days of Cannon, Taylor, Kinchen Won’t Return But Prep Football Still Great to Watch BATON ROUGE — In the 1950’s — in the days of football greats Jimmy Taylor and Gus Kinchen (Baton Rouge High) and Billy Cannon (Istrouma High) — Baton Rougeans filled Memorial Stadium to capacity and beyond, sometimes more than 18,000 fans for a high school […]

CENTRAL — Central Physical Therapy, 13111 Hooper Road, will again open its free Saturday morning Sports Injury Evaluation Clinic this fall.  Doors will be open to all athletes from Central and the surrounding area for evaluation and recommendations on how to care for their sports injuries.  Sports physical therapy specialists Erik Strahan, DPT, ATC; Richard […]

BATON ROUGE — Four candidates for a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission brought their campaigns to Baton Rouge last Tuesday at a campaign forum sponsored by the new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge. The event at Café Américain drew a crowd of business owners and media despite the fact that Hurricane […]