Central City News

Matt McCoy has announced his candidacy for Metro Council and released the following statement: “Neighbors, friends, and residents of EBR Metro Council District 4, my name is Matthew McCoy and I am asking for your vote and confidence to serve as your next Councilman. I am a 29-year resident of Central, 35-year husband to Frances […]

REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP SWORN IN — Members of the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee were sworn in today by Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes in ceremonies this afternoon at Great Oaks in Baton Rouge. Former Rep. Woody Jenkins was re-elected to another four-year term as parish Republican chairman, a post he has held since […]

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY, Hillary Clinton was nominated for President of the United States and I wrote this piece as she was speaking… THE LOWDOWN ON HILLARY’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH (written in real time by Woody Jenkins) — At the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia… It’s Thursday night… Chelsea Clinton is introducing her mother. Chelsea is […]

RADICAL LEFT OBAMA SUPPORTER JENNIFER MOISANT, a strong pro-abortion advocate, has endorsed liberal Yvette Alexander for District Judge in the August 13 special runoff election in Central. Moisant has been chairman of the Council on Aging which hauls voters to the polls using vans paid for by our tax dollars. Moisant has also qualified to […]

 As everyone learns in Civics class, the President and Vice President of the United States are elected not by the voters but by members of the Electoral College, who are chosen by the voters. Each state has one member of the Electoral College for each Congressional District and two at-large members. As a result, Louisiana […]

Background: On Saturday, April 4, voters in Central, Baker, Zachary, and Sherwood Forest will go to the polls to elect a new District Judge to replace Judge Beau Higginbotham. Four Democrats and no Republicans are seeking the seat. CENTRAL — The Central City News is not in the habit of endorsing Democrats but sometimes a […]

Courthouse intrigue and Baton Rouge politics are playing out in the race for District Judge for Division M, which will be voted on in the so-called “northern judicial sub-district” in a special election Saturday, April 4. The northern sub-district includes Central, Baker, Zachary, and the Sherwood Forest area of Baton Rouge. The district has elected […]

Three Democratic candidates and one Republican made the case for their candidacies for Baton Rouge City Judge at the Candidates Forum held Jan. 28 by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish. To watch, click your phone over the QR Code on page 12. The election to fill a vacancy on the court […]

 On April 4, voters in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish will go to the polls in a special election to choose a replacement for District Judge Beau Higginbotham. The person chosen will serve only a few months, because the seat will be filled for a full six-year term in the election on […]

Sen. Bodi White (R-Central), who was sworn in Monday for his third term in the Louisiana Senate, will be appointed chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee by newly-elected Senate President Page Cortez (R-Lafayette). Although White has long been an influential member of the upper body, this will be his first senior leadership position.   […]