Central City News

 On Friday, August 19, 2022, Richard Cobb passed away at age 76. Richard was a native of Greenwell Springs.  Richard was born December 4, 1945 in Baton Rouge, LA to Perry and Maybelle Cobb. He joined the Air Force and produced manuals for operating aircraft. In May of 1966, he married Patricia Gaye Kehrer. They […]

A loving and beloved father, brother and son, Kenneth Wade Welborn passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 13, 2022, at the age of 63.  Wade retired a Captain from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office in 2009 after 31 years of diligent service. After joining the office in 1978, he served as a uniform patrolman, […]

Cherie Jean Abshire-Steiner Whitehead – Born April 11, 1971 and passed away April 2, 2022. Cherie is survived by her mother, Betty Whitehead of Central, her two sons Joseph and Paul, and daughter Elizabeth Steiner of Central, along with her sister, Missy Shields and husband Ricky Shields. Cherie was loved by many friends. The family […]

Bonnie Drummond, a resident of Baker, died at 1:32 a.m. on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center with family by her side. She was born to the late James Wesley and Nannie Magee Lambert, Oct. 9, 1922, in Jayess, MS.  She was the middle child of nine children. […]

Rev. Bervick Atward Spell Apostolic Ministers Fellowship 1930 to 2022   Rev. B. A. Spell was born on January 7, 1930, in the small town of Eunice, LA, to Tony and Floy Spell. In 1939, at the age of nine, Bervick was baptized in Jesus’ name, and was filled with the Holy Ghost.   His […]

Ronnie Devall, 74, a life-long resident of Central, Louisiana, passed away on December 30, 2021 after a brave battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on September 4, 1947. He graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University. He married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn, on August 18, 1967. He loved sports, traveling, playing […]

On Sunday, January 8, 2022 Kirk Keller Haydell was called to meet his Creator. He was born April 1, 1963 and was a life long resident of Central, Louisiana. He is survived by his two children Mandy and Scooter (James) Haydell, along with his brother Mitchell Haydell, and grandchildren Layten and Nevaeh Haydell.  A celebration […]

Timothy “Tim” Charles Spell II, 46 years old, beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, was called to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 6, 2021. He entered this world on November 9, 1974, born to Jeannie and Timothy Spell, Sr., in Baton Rouge, LA.  He was a member of Life […]

 Former Central High football coach, baseball coach, and athletic director William “Sonny” Jackson passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, after a long bout with cancer. After coaching at Central High in the mid-1970’s, Coach Jackson went on to coach at the college level and was the winningest coach in the history of Nicholls State, his […]

Central High School  and the Central community lost a great educator Dec. 19, 2020. Before his retirement in 2018, Roger Ball was instrumental in developing the American Welding Society Certified Welder program at Central High School. He even returned to substitute in the welding lab in 2020, despite his ongoing battle with cancer.  With an […]