Central City News

Central businessman Gil Matherne loves a good building project, and he’s been working hard to complete his latest undertaking, a chapel honoring his wife Michelle, or Meia as she is affectionately called by family, for their 50th wedding anniversary. Everything should be complete by 2 p.m. this Saturday, February 28 when Father Jason Palermo of […]

Families in Central are busy getting ready for Christmas 2025! The Central Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Central Chamber of Commerce, was a huge success with an estimated 3,000 adults and children lining the parade route down Joor Road from Zoar Baptist to Lovett Road. The Central City News provided live coverage of the parade, […]

Life Tabernacle will host the National Christmas Celebration Gospel Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at Revolution Square, 9500 Blackwater Road in Central.   Everyone is invited. Admission is free.  Reservations are not necessary. It will be the first Christmas concert at the church since before the shutdown in 2020.   Rev. Tony Spell said, […]

Blackwater United Methodist Church will present its annual Christmas Concert free to the public at 6 p.m. Sunday evening, Dec. 7.   The concert will be held in the sanctuary at the church, 10000 Blackwater Road in Central, 70714. The concert will include a narrated medley of favorite Christmas music featuring the full chancel choir […]

Central Mayor Wade Evans will speak at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon at 12 noon Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge. Mayor Evans is serving his first term as Mayor of the City of Central.  He previously served as Councilman-at-Large. The Mayor is expected to update the group on […]

 The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair is back again for its 60th year, beginning Thursday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Nov. 2. The fair will be located at 16072  Airline Hwy. It will reature fun, food, and rides for the entire family. The Opening Night Special will offer tickets for $10 each with rides for $25.  […]

 In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the City of Central, Mayor Wade Evans hosted a 20th Birthday Bash July 5 at 14150 Grand Settlement at The Settlement at Shoe Creek. More than 3,500 people turned out for the event, which included live entertainment, food, vendors, and fireworks. The City of Central officially came into […]

As summer heats up, so does the stage at Sullivan Theater — and there’s no better way to celebrate the season than with the classic musical Oklahoma! in Central!  A musical that’s been around for 75 years, Oklahoma!  tells the sweeping story of Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a spirited farm girl, as they […]

In the 22 years since former Rep. Tony Perkins became president of Family Research Council in Washington, he has continued his pursue of the traditional Christmas values that he was noted for in the Louisiana Legislature.  His message travels far and wide — from the halls of the U.S. Capitol to the White House to […]

James Linden Hogg has announced the upcoming release of A Day the War Stopped: The Story of a Civil War Truce.  It is a riveting new historical book by James Linden Hogg that delves into a remarkable yet lesser-known event in Louisiana’s past.  In June 1863, at the height of the American Civil War, Lt. […]