Central City News

More than 2,000 young people from across nation have registered to attend America’s Youth Conference July 15-17 at Life Tabernacle Church, 9323 Hooper Road in Central. Registration is free and includes all general sessions and activities. Food will be available for purchase. The program includes sessions at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 11 […]

Blackwater United Methodist Church will be hosting its annual drive-through Nativity story, Journey to Bethlehem, on Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15.  Make the Spirit of the Season come alive for you and your family! Drive over to 10000 Blackwater Rd., Central, LA, 70714, anytime between 6 to 8 p.m. both nights to experience […]

The Central  Food Bank has announced it is partnering with Associated Catholic Charities to bring the monthly commodity program closer to home! If you are a senior age 60 or older, living in the City of Central and would like to apply for the commodity program, you may fill out an application at the City […]

 Boy Scouts Troop 322 of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church is seeking to contact all its Eagle Scouts and former Scoutmasters.  A banquet to honor them is being planned for Sunday, Sept. 29.  If you are an Eagle Scout, a former Scoutmaster from Troop 322, or know someone who is, please contact Cindi Schlatre in the […]

 Last Friday, Central Intermediate School students participated in Lemonade Day, the event sponsored by Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves, which seeks to encourage entrepreneurship in children.  The event was held indoors because of rain. Each 5th grade class worked together to create a unique theme for their stand, offering different recipes and fun-themed snacks.  Some […]

Fr. Mike Moroney of St. Alphonsus in Central is a genuine Irishman — not one of those would-be Irishman who parades around in green ­— and Baton Rouge honored the good father as Grand Marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. As a young priest in Ireland, Fr. Mike was recruited by Bishop Sullivan […]

The Central High and Central Middle Talented Theatre and Music Programs will perform Children of Eden Feb. 14-16 at the Central High Theatre. More than 80 students are hard at work preparing for the performances, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. all three nights. Act One of the musical is based on the story of […]

Preparations are almost complete for Central’s 13th Annual Mardi Gras Ball, which will be held this Saturday, Feb. 16 at the CCA Gym (old Starkey Academy) on Joor Road. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the music will begin at 8. This year’s theme is the Roaring 20’s, and dress will be formal or […]

Cooking in Central, the Official Festival of the City of Central, returns to the Amazing Place, 10305 Blackwater Road for another round of great food, entertainment, and fellowship. Amazing Place is located on Blackwater Road one mile north of Hooper Road. This year’s event will be for one day only — Friday, March 22 from […]

He’s only 18 but with amazing musical talent, a keen sense of American history, and the ability to step back in time and bring his audiences with him, James Linden Hogg is a speaker, singer, songwriter, and musician of the first order. Small business owners at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish […]