Central City News

 On Monday, Oct. 3, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, meeting at Texas A&M College of Law in Fort Worth, held a hearing in the case of Pastor Tony Spell v. Gov. John Bel Edwards.  No decision has yet been rendered in the historic case.  Pastor Spell has already won a final judgment dismissing […]

 Central School Board candidate Carol Burton-Norwood issued a statement on Facebook this week saying that she switched from Democrat to Republican the day before qualifying to run for the school board. She explained that she is a lifelong Democrat who has been in the party for 35 years but since she wanted to run for […]

The following statement was issued by Nick Carmena, candidate for Central School Board from District 4: Dear Central Friends, I am currently running for the Central Community School Board, District 4. I have lived in Central almost my entire life. I feel blessed to have been raised by the Central community. I owe so much […]

Mayor David Barrow says more than $6.5 million has been spent on city road projects in Central since 2019.  This is the most spent by any administration since creation of the City of Central, he said. Another $18 million in city road projects is in the planning stage, he said.  Funding for these projects comes […]

The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved two rural cooperative power contracts at is monthly public meeting today. Dixie Electric Membership Corporation (DEMCO) and Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative (JDEC) both came to the LPSC this week for final approval of new power supply contracts with NextEra Marketing, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, one of the largest […]

Kathryn Eileen Goppelt, a Christian, missionary, mother, homeschooler, homesteader, political activist, and state legislative assistant, passed away on Oct. 16, 2022 at her home in Gonzales, due to cancer.  Although her departure leaves a permanent ache in our hearts, we do not grieve as those without hope. “For if we believe that Jesus died and […]

Mothers interested in preserving the Constitution and protecting parental rights have started a new organization called Moms for Liberty.  They interviewed candidates for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board last week.  State Education Supt. Cade Brumley will speak to group at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24 in Orleans Room at Oak Lodge, 2834 […]

Our first member of the Homecoming Court is freshman  Lexie Guercio She is a member of our Central High School volleyball and softball teams, serves on the Student Council, and is very proud of her 4.0 GPA. She is escorted tonight by her father, Jason Guercio. Lucy Patterson  Next is freshman Miss Lucy Patterson. She […]

Blessings are a gift from God, and St. Alphonsus is blessed that our ministries continue to grow each year. To accommodate our growth, we are building a new parish activity center, which will benefit our entire parish. Thenew facility will have a dividable  banquet hall, more meeting space, and will be larger, more efficient building […]

A town hall meeting at the Main Library on Goodwood Boulevard drew fervant opposition from the public for DOTD plans to take 16 years and spend $1.6 billion to rebuild I-10 from the Mississippi River bridge to the I-10/I-12 split.  Architect Coleman Brown, chairman of the Infrastructure Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of East […]