Central City News

Voters in Central will go to the polls next Saturday, Dec. 5 for runoff elections for Mayor-President, two seats on the Metro Council from Central, and a seat on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. Elsewhere in the parish, there are runoffs for a District Judgeship and several seats on the Metro Council. In the […]

The easy thing for the Republican Party to do this year would be to support an old-time politician as our candidate for Mayor-President.  Someone who is not very conservative but who could keep the Baton Rouge money establishment happy.  That candidate wouldn’t win, of course, but why rock the boat? This year, the Republican Party […]

Bill Depew of We the People 1776 is inviting everyone to join a Rolling Rally for President Trump.   “We’ll meet at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Oct. 31 at Memorial Stadium in Baton Rouge and create a rolling parade of cars, trucks and buses — all headed to Lamar Dixon in Gonzales.  Decorate your vehicle […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has announced its endorsement of businessman Jordan Piazza for Mayor-President in the Nov. 3 election.  Republican chairman Woody Jenkins said, “Jordan Piazza represents a new generation of leadership for our parish.  Other better-known Republicans have failed to generate excitement in the race for Mayor-President. Jordan Piazza is […]

Q. Describe your political philosophy.  A. Jordan Piazza “I’m a pro-business, small government Republican who believes in the Capitalist system to encourage competition and guide market prices. I do not support any government plan to restrict businesses currently being implemented during this pandemic. We need to encourage personal responsibility and open our economy immediately. We […]

Hello, my name is Aaron Moak. I am a candidate for Metro Council District 4. I am a life-long resident of Central. As a young man, I loved watching my father serve the community. At age 13 when I told my father I wanted to become a Jr. Firefighter for the Central Fire department, it […]

Attorney Johanna Landreneau spoke to the Central City Council last week. Here are excerpts from her remarks: “Thank you Mr. Mayor and Council members for allowing me to speak tonight. “My name is Johanna Landreneau and I am a candidate for Judge on the 1st Circuit Court of appeal. “I am the only endorsed candidate […]

 Nationwide, more than 50 million voters have already cast their ballots in the Presidential election coming up Tuesday, Nov. 3.  Here in Central, 11,616 voters cast ballots at the Central Library. However, many of those were not from Central. In Louisiana and especially in East Baton Rouge Parish, early voting has exploded.  High interest in the […]

Baton Rouge City Judge Chris Hester has announced his candidacy for the First Circuit Court of Appeal in the Nov. 3 election. He was elected city judge in November 2018. Hester said he feels his experience handling civil and criminal matters, including traffic, small claims, and evictions, from the City Court bench has given him […]

Lon Vicknair has announced his candidacy for Metro Council from District 4 and issued this announcement statement: Hello, my name is Lon Vicknair. I am a candidate for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 4. I was born in Baton Rouge and lived in the Sherwood Forest and Central areas. I was 18 years old […]