Central City News

In the race for Central Police Chief, voters will face a rematch from 2018 between the controversial current police chief, Roger Corcoran, and the previous police chief, James Salsbury. Corcoran received nationwide publicity and considerable criticism after arresting Pastor Tony Spell for holding worship services at Life Tabernacle during the pandemic. Corcoran is one of […]

 On the first day of qualifying Wednesday, July 20, politics in Central got a lot more interesting, especially in the Mayor’s race, when incumbent Mayor David Barrow got the opponent he expected, Mayor Pro-Tem Wade Evans. Additional candidates can still qualify through Friday, July 22.  The election is scheduled for Nov. 8. City Hall was bustling […]

Qualifying for the Central City Council and Central Community School Board opened Wednesday, and most of the candidates who were expected to qualify did so.  However, citizens have until 4:30 p.m. Friday to declare their candidacies, and some of the races could change dramatically. One of the question marks is City Councilman Dave Freneaux, who […]

CENTRAL — Michael Hooper has announced that he is a candidate for the Central Community School Board, District 6 election in 2022. Hooper, 56, is a longtime resident of Central with a strong business and community service background, as well as a longtime involvement with the Central Community School System, having served on the Central […]

 Local businessman and former Central Police Chief James Salsbury has announced his candidacy for the office of Central Police Chief in citywide elections scheduled for Nov. 8, 2022.  Chief Salsbury served from 2014 to 2018.  He lost to current chief Roger Corcoran in 2018.  Salsbury said that at the urging of many residents of Central, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL –– Under state law, the Central Community School Board will have to review Census data and determine what changes may be necessary to apportion its seven seats in accordance with law. Because growth in the school district has been fairly uniform across the district, few changes […]

Reapportionment of the Central City Council is moving forward.  Mayor David Barrow told the Central City News that he and City Attorney Sheri Morris reached out to the same demographer working on Central School Board redistricting plans in December.   Mike Hefner, Chief Demographer of Geographic Planning & Demographic Services, LLC, in turn presented them […]

 After a landslide victory for a seat on the Central Community School Board in a special election Nov. 13, Kim Powers was sworn in by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.  The ceremonies were held Saturday, Nov. 20 at the lake at Revolution Square, 9530 Blackwater Rd. Ms. Powers won with 62 percent of the vote […]

In 2022, the Louisiana Legislature will use 2020 Census data to reapportion the legislature, Congressional districts, the PSC, BESE, and judgeships. Meanwhile, the House Committee on House & Governmental Affairs is holding hearings throughout the state.  In mid-November, they held a public hearing at Southern University.  This was my testimony: BATON ROUGE — I had […]

REMARKS BY JEFF LANDRY, Attorney General of Louisiana — CENTRAL — Good morning!  What a beautiful morning!  I’m reminded of how much rain we’ve had over the last three or four years.  I remember people saying when is it going to stop?  I said all I know is it will stop and the Lord is going […]