Central City News

A large crowd of roughly 200 kicked off the campaign of Coach Sid Edwards for Mayor-President on Sept. 29 at Woodlawn Baptist Church. The crowd burst into applause several times in approval of Coach Sid as he described his plans for the City-Parish government. Attorney Andrew Murrell, the spokesman for the St. George movement, presided, […]

Voters in Central are invited to a fundraising event for Coach Sid Edwards, who is the Republican-endorsed candidate for   Mayor-President.  The event will be held at Bennett Barn, 15194 Joor Rd. in Central 3-5 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 6. It is not necessary to purchase tickets in advance. Anyone interested can just show up. […]

The national surveys of “Best Places to Live” have not yet recognized the City of Central, but they should.  If the best measure of a place to live is safe neighborhoods, great public schools, and warm, friendly people, then Central should be ranked as one of the best places to live in the state and […]

Two Central High School students — Levi Briley and Ethan Cormier — have been selected to perform in the prestigious Macy’s Great American Marching Band at the 98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Their selection recognizes the  dedication and exceptional musical talent of Briley and Cormier, who will join students from […]

Central’s Cade Forbes has been chosen by the National Down Syndrome Society to be featured on the jumbotron in Times Square on September 7. The Times Square Video presentation will be shown on the National Down Syndrome Society Facebook Live feed. Cade was born September 9, 2021 to parents Derek and Casey Forbes, along with […]

K&M Collectables moved to a new location, 13513 Hooper Road, and held a successful grand opening July 12-13 at their new store in the Tractor Supply Shopping Center.  The voice of Scooby-Doo and hundreds other cartoon characters, Scott Innes, was on hand with The Mystery Machine on July 13 to help with the celebration. K&M […]

Join the City of Central’s Independence celebration Red, White, and Boom! from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, July 5.  It’s family fun, and a great chance to see friends and neighbors. Admission is free!  Everything will take place at 14159 Grand Settlement Blvd. in the heart of Central. There will be food trucks, snowballs, […]

More than 5,000 young people and adults from all 50 states and several foreign countries will be in Central July 3-7 for the 5th Annual Revolution: America’s National Youth Conference. The event will be held at Revolution Square at 9500 Blackwater Road behind Life Tabernacle Church.  Everyone is welcome, and admission is free. Church will […]

It’s safe to say The Sullivan Theater in Central has put down roots in the Baton Rouge community theater scene. Last June, the brand new theater opened its first show with a Sherlock Holmes mystery.  Four more plays and one musical later, just in time for its one-year anniversary, an all-volunteer cast and a killer […]

Since 2003, LSU has presented the Tiger Twelve honor to 12 students graduating each calendar year. Students selected as members of the Tiger Twelve are undergraduate seniors who contribute positively to the life of the campus, surrounding community, and society and who demonstrate commitment to intellectual achievement, inclusive excellence, leadership in campus life, and service. […]