Central City News

If Central Mayor Jr. Shelton is reelected but Council candidate and Central Speaks editor Dave Freneaux is successful in electing a majority of the City Council, city government could be in gridlock for the next four years. At least that is the assessment of Mayor Shelton and several candidates running for City Council in the […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has endorsed Central Mayor Jr. Shelton for reelection in the Nov. 6 election. The announcement came from Sen. Dan Claitor, Endorsement Chairman for the Nov. 6 election. Claitor said Shelton has distinguished himself by his unblemished record of honesty and integrity and his refusal to raise taxes. […]

I am writing this in my capacity as State Chairman for Donald Trump and Chairman of the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish. The publication Central Speaks has written some very misleading things about Kim Powers, a Republican candidate for Central City Council at-Large. Even though the owner Dave Freneaux had the correct information […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has released copies of candidate questionnaires returned by candidates for Mayor of the City of Central. Candidates’ answers are considered by the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee in making its endorsements. Completing the party’s questionnaire is a prerequisite to being endorsed in contested races. Sen. […]

The most important proposition on the Nov. 6, 2018 ballot is Amendment No. 2 to require unanimous juries in all felony cases. Unanimous juries are already required in capital cases, but 10 of 12 jurors is what is required to convict or acquit a criminal defendant charged with 2nd degree murder, rape, armed robbery, and […]

Earlier this year when David Barrow began testing the waters for a possible race this fall against his former boss, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton, the rumor mills began cranking up. People were talking about a series of criminal accusations against Barrow that spanned more than a decade. Many said Barrow would never run because of […]

Central City Council candidate Dave Freneaux has paid to mail his publication Central Speaks to every household in Central every week or two for the past eight years. He ran for Mayor four years ago and lost. In June of this year, he qualified to run for the Central City Council from District 3 on […]

Despite strict rules that the questions asked the candidates for Mayor of Central at the March 6, 2014 televised debate be kept confidential, mayoral candidate Dave Freneaux not only knew in advance some of the questions that would be asked but actually wrote those questions himself. The fact that Freneaux wrote some of the questions […]

A few months ago, out of an abundance of caution, Mayor Jr. Shelton returned a number of campaign contributions because he was unsure if he could accept the donors’ contributions. Then he realized he needed an attorney’s advice on what was and was not legal. So he consulted an attorney and decided to follow his […]

In this edition of the Central City News, we are proud to endorse the following candidates: Congress – 6th District Garret Graves (R) Mayor of Central Jr. Shelton (R) Police Chief James Salsbury (R) Central Council at Large (vote for two) Wayne Messina (R) Kim Powers (R) District 1 Charles Habig (D) or Aaron Moak […]