Central City News

After a vigorous campaign by supporters and opponents, voters responded with a resounding 63- to-37 victory for incorporation. Central founder Russell Starns and a core group of 30 volunteers showed that with hard work, courage, resourcefulness, and determination, anything is possible. Twenty years later, Central resembles a “Shining City on a Hill”  envisioned in Matthew […]

Eric Devall, a lifelong resident of Central, along with his wife Malana and their sons, are heading to the Middle East to serve as missionaries. They will establish a missions base on the Middle Eastern island of Cyprus.  There they will serve in a local Cypriot church, train missionary interns, and support missionaries and indigenous […]

David and Jamie DeLaughter, along with their three children are now in Malaysia relieving a family who serves there, so they can take a needed break.  They will return to Central in three months. Photo by Woody Jenkins

A new martial arts school has started at the Blackwater Community Center. Instructors Mark and Wendy Jones have a combined 80 years of training in various martial arts such as traditional Shaolin Kung Fu, Southern Hung Gar Kung Fu, Wing Chun and Qi Gong. They also studied Karate, Judo, traditional Japanese Jujitsu and self-defense. Mark […]

The Wall That Heals, a 3/4 scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, is coming to Louisiana from March 20 to 23 at Revolution Square, 9500 Blackwater Road in Central.  It will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public.    The Wall honors the three million Americans who […]

Registration is continuing for the 4th Annual Louisiana Health Freedom Day, which is planned for Saturday, April 5 at Revolution Square, 9500 Blackwater Road in Central.  Renowned physician Dr. Peter McCullough, who led the fight for early treatment of Covid-19, will be the keynote speaker for the event, which will be from 11 a.m. to […]

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 […]