Central City News

Family Research Council, the nation’s leading advocate for Christian principles in Washington, has opened offices in Baton Rouge at the former home of Trinity Lutheran Church at 10925 Florida Blvd.  Former Rep. Tony Perkins of Central is the president of FRC.  While the organization’s headquarters remains in Washington, the Baton Rouge campus is an expansion […]

The Haven Café & General Store opened at 9500 Blackwater Road, Central, on Dec. 9, 2022. The non-profit ministry offers a beautiful home-cooked meal Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The general store opens at 10 a.m. Food service is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The meal always includes meat or seafood with two sides, homemade […]

Ian E. James, founder of Capital Financial Group has collaborated with four other financial experts to write a No. 1 best-seller on Amazon. The new book, Your Ideal Retirement, brings together the recommendations of some of the nation’s top experts on financial plannig. Your Ideal Retirement hit best-seller lists on Amazon.com within 24 hours of […]

Jeff Wittenbrink, attorney for Central pastor Tony Spell, has been honored by the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers after having won a landmark case before the Louisiana Supreme Court.   Wittenbrink was honored during the organization’s 35th Annual Justice William Tate, Jr., Awards Banquet at the Westin in New Orleans. On May 13, 2022, […]

The Haven Cafe & General Store at the Lake is now a reality!  The Haven Cafe, a special project of Sister Shaye Spell, is a small, non-profit outdoor cafe nestled between Life Tabernacle Church, the Brush Arbor Freedom Center, and the beautiful lake with its walking deck.   Sister Shaye said, “When you are here, […]

My grandmother, Loretta Foreman, opened The Country Emporium in 1984 on Sullivan Road as an antique and gift shop. The store was in a log cabin home on lots of land. It was beautiful and peaceful.  By 1985, she decided to expand and include a tea room. She always loved tea and enjoyed having tea […]

Tyler Bake,  a 3rd grade student at McKanstry Preparatory School, scored near perfect on her Iowa Standardized test. 

BriAnna McRae, won the State Championship in Trail Class at the 4-H Horse Show at the Lamar Dixon Arena in Gonzales, Louisiana. In trail, they maneuver over obstacles on horseback, they open and close gates, lope over logs, and cross a bridge, as well as other maneuvers.  They are judged on how well they maneuver […]

History 1839 Mount Moriah Baptist Church Records in Louisiana Baptist and Southern Baptist Archives indicate Mount Moriah Baptist Church was constituted on October 21, 1839. Prior to the Civil War, the church was moved to another location at which time the name was changed to Sandy Creek Baptist Church. The property on which the church […]

BATON ROUGE — I walked out of the State Capitol about 5 p.m. on June 3. Both the House and Senate were busy inside debating bills.  Normally at that time, employees would be leaving the Capitol, and cars would be noisily pulling out of the parking lot.   But outside, I was completely alone. It […]