Central City News

CLAUD LAWRENCE DERBES, JR., a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather passed away at his home surrounded by family on the afternoon of Friday, February 2, 2018. He was born on June 30, 1940 in Eunice and was a longtime resident of Baton Rouge. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He was […]

One of Central’s most beloved business owners, Claud Derbes of Central Drug Store, passed away on Friday, Feb. 2. His health had declined over the past year. Mr. Derbes was one of the most respected and admired business owners in Central. In 2015, Central Drug Store was named Central’s Business of the Decade. Woody Jenkins, […]

Scores of family and friends gathered at Zoar Baptist Church to honor the life and accomplishments of Carlton Hudson at his 100th birthday party last Saturday. On display were mementoes of his service as navigator on a B-24 bomber during World War II. He was shot down during the Kassel Mission and was held as […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Baton Rouge television icon Bill Black, or Buckskin Bill, as he was known, passed away last week after more than 60 years’ service to the Baton Rouge community. Much has been written about Buckskin Bill since he died, but we wanted to offer a contemporary view of Buckskin when his show was in […]

Derrell V. Hill went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. He was born October 16, 1948 in Hammond. He was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon. Derrell Hill was a 1966 graduate of Woodlawn High School and a graduate of LSU. […]

A loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend went to her eternal home on Friday Sept. 29, 2017. She was 57 years old, and a resident of Greenwell Springs, LA. Cherita was the Co-Owner of Marks Appliance Repair. She leaves behind to cherish her memories her loving husband of 29 years, Mark Hellar; five daughters, […]

Theresa Lemoine Alonzo, May 1, 1927- October 7, 2017. “Whenever we see yellow butterflies, we think of mom who often told us that she sends them to watch over us when she cannot. Our beloved mother, Monkee to her grandchildren, Dale to friends and Nanny to her siblings passed into the arms of Jesus and […]

Sometimes the extent of a man’s life is so vast that even those closest to him have no idea what that man has been up to all these years. Such is the story of James David, owner with his wife Jeannie of David’s Mobil and Dairy Queen on Hooper Road in Central.  Of course, Jeannie […]

John Wilks (J.W.) Kelly, Jr., a native of Baton Rouge and long-time resident of Central, died on Sunday, May 15, 2016  in Daytona Beach, FL. He was 93 years old. On Nov. 28, 1942, he married  his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Joyce Montgomery Kelly. In 1943, J.W. and Joyce graduated from […]