Central City News

 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 […]

GREAT AMERICANS LECTURE SERIES — Brian Kilmeade, host of Fox and Friends every morning on Fox News, will speak about his new book, Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans. Admission includes his lecture, an autographed copy of the Andrew Jackson book, and light h’orderves. Cost is $40 a person (one book) or $50 […]

Summer Bible School Berean Ministries Wednesdays thru August 2 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Berean Ministries, 6565 Morgan Rd. will host a Summer Bible School for kindergarden through 5th grade. It’s free! Call Pam at 241-2711 or the church at 261-1994. Vacation Bible School Zoar Baptist Church June 26 thru 30 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon […]