Central City News

On Nov. 8, 2016, Donald Trump carried Louisiana with 58 percent of the vote — a landslide by any measure. However, in East Baton Rouge Parish, the results were very different, as Hillary Clinton carried the parish by more than 18,000 votes. Political observers could see that the parish’s politics were finally catching up with […]

For the first time in history, Central has its own Early Voting location, and Central area voters have taken full advantage of the opportunity to vote early close to home. Early voting for the Oct. 12 election began on Saturday, Sept. 28 and will continue through Saturday, Oct. 5. After the first four days of […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has endorsed Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone for Governor in the Oct. 12 primary.  The move was a surprise because the state GOP endorsed both Rispone and Congressman Ralph Abraham (R-Ado), the two major Republican candidates running to replace Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. Parish Republican chairman […]

 The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has issued the following statement regarding the proposed City of St. George: “More than 14,000 voters in the southeast portion of East Baton Rouge Parish have signed petitions proposing to incorporate their area into a new municipality called the City of St. George.” “The Republican Party commends […]

When then-Rep. John Bel Edwards was running for governor in October 2015, he agreed to answer a number of policy questions posed by the Central City News. Two of those questions dealt with the proposed City of St. George and the proposed Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System. Regarding the proposed Southeast Baton Rouge Community […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has voted to endorse four parishwide officials: •Sheriff Sid Gautreaux •Assessor Brian Wilson •Clerk of Court Doug Welborn •Coroner Dr. Beau Clark All four have Democratic opponents who have been endorsed by the Democratic Party. The GOP said, “We are blessed in East Baton Rouge Parish to […]

 Before qualifying began, political pundits said the election of two new District Court judges from the northern district of the parish (Baker, Central, and Zachary) would go strictly down racial lines, creating a virtual dead heat that could go either way. Now that qualifying is closed and candidates are out there campaigning, something rather unexpected […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has made its first round of endorsements. These endorsements are for races where there is only one major Republican in the race. Next week, the party said it will issue endorsements where two or more Republicans are running. The GOP endorsed the four parishwide Republican elected officials […]

Very few Louisiana governors have been elected from Baton Rouge. Only one governor in living memory had his roots here, and most of our residents don’t even know it. Dave Treen was raised in North Baton Rouge and attended Istrouma Elementary School. His mother taught at Istrouma High School before the family moved to Jefferson […]

While Sheriff Sid Gautreaux was at the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office to qualify for reelection, the Sheriff granted the Central City News an informal interview while doing his qualifying paperwork. His wife Suzi and Clerk of Court Doug Welborn participated in the interview. CCN: Sheriff, you might be able to solve […]