Central City News

St. Alphonsus is definitely creating a buzz this year with its new Art Club.  The SAS Art Club is made up of 4th and 5th graders who share a love of art and want to help foster that love throughout the school and community.  The Art Club sponsored the SAS Art Show in the Courtyard […]

Cooking in Central, the Official Festival for the City of Central, was held March 25-26, to help the hurricane-ravaged people of south Terrebonne Parish. Cooking founder Louis DeJohn said, “Thanks to the Central community for making this 15th annual event a great success. The 2022 event was themed ‘Cooking for Our Neighbors’ with proceeds dedicated […]

 Cooking in Central, the official festival and premier charitable fundraiser of the City of Central, will bring out thousands of Central residents, friends of Central, and people who wish they were from Central for food, music, and fun Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26.  This event, run entirely by volunteers, has raised millions of […]

A series of public meetings is being held across East Baton Rouge Parish to gauge voters’ reaction to far-ranging proposed changes in the City-Parish Plan of Government. So far, one of the most significant changes — adding a 13th Metro councilman elected parishwide — doesn’t seem to be getting much traction. Metro Councilman Dwight Hudson […]

The Republican Party of Louisiana is sponsoring an Override the Vetoes Rally at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 19 on the steps of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.  The Louisiana Legislature is expected to convene in a Veto Session at 12 noon the next day, Tuesday, July 20. Conservative leaders from across the state […]

The annual Battle of Baton Rouge Commemorative Ceremony will be held in the Historic Magnolia Cemetery at Florida Boulevard and 19th Street,  on Saturday, August 7.  The event will mark the Battle of Baton Rouge during the Civil War, which took place on August 5, 1862. At 9 a.m., displays will include funeral memorabilia, Civil […]

The Greenwell Springs Youth Riders is a Western-style equestrian drill team with membership from ages 8 to 18 years. Founded more than 60 years ago, this organization performs at rodeos, parades and drill competitions.  This year, they celebrate the 63rd annual Pro Rodeo, May 7 and May 8 at the BREC Shady Park Arena, 7585 […]

The Central Middle School Student Council held a food drive the week of November 9-13, 2020 for the Central Foodbank.  The entire school participated and donated more than 1,200 items. CMS Student Council sponsors, Mrs. Ilboudo and Coach Hunt, expressed their appreciation to the entire student body at CMS for participating.   

Bailey Mitchell, a 2020 graduate of Central High School and former Wildcat varsity cheerleader, will be cheering for the LSU Tigers this fall. She is the third Central Wildcat in the past five years to make the LSU cheer team.  Bailey was a member of the 2018 and 2019 National Championship teams from Central High […]

Bishop Michael G. Duca of Baton Rouge ordained six Baton Rouge area men to the diaconate on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at St. Joseph Cathedral downtown. Two of the new deacons are from St. Alphonsus in Central: •Deacon Mark Reynaud has been assigned to Most Blessed Sacrament. •Deacon Alec Campbell has been assigned to St. […]