Central City News

Voters in Central have a month to decide how to vote in the Tuesday, Nov. 6 election, which will decide the direction of the City of Central for years to come. On the ballot will be the election of • Mayor of City of Central • Central Police Chief • Seven members of the Central […]

The Central City News is today endorsing three candidates in the Nov. 6 election. The three ­— Jr. Shelton, Wayne Messina, and Kim Powers — want nothing except to serve their fellow citizens and keep Central stay a great place to live, work, and study. Endorsements can be difficult, especially if you have no standard […]

Wayne Messina is running for his third term on the Central City Council, seeking one of your votes for the two at-Large seats. Messina, who served 47 years as a teacher, coach, principal, and administrator in public schools, said his time as an educator was devoted to serving the public. “Being on the Council is […]

Charles Habig issued the following statement in connection with his candidacy for Central City Council from District 1: First and foremost, I am very excited and proud to announce my candidacy for the City of Central City Council District 1. I have been a resident of Central City, Louisiana for 19 years and have recently […]

My response to the drainage question is as follows: We must first analyze and fund our drainage master plan. We need to consider on-site mitigation of all future developments so we don’t bring in large amounts of fill from elsewhere in the flood-plain and impact surrounding properties. We must budget for cleaning and maintenance of […]

At the Lily Bayou Control Structure Wednesday, Congressman Garret Graves was doing what he does best — speaking passionately about a cause he believes in, in this case the Comite Diversion Canal. The scene was surreal. The day was blistering hot. The massive Lily Bayou structure, reminisent of the Panama Canal, sat there as it […]

Congressman Garret Graves, fresh off an historic victory in Washington, where he helped gain funding for the remainder of the work on the Comite Diversion Canal, visited the canal Wednesday. The project, which has lanquished for 30 years until Graves’ breakthrough, seemed to come alive as the second-term Congressman described the scene at the Lily […]

Candidates qualified last week to run in the City of Central’s municipal elections Nov. 6. As a courtesy to Central candidates, East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court Doug Welborn and his staff set up shop at Central City Hall last Wednesday to assist candidates and receive qualifying papers. By the close of qualifying on […]

As Advertising Manager at the Central City News, Kim Powers could be expected to focus her activities on working with business owners in Central and selling traditional newspaper advertising. However, she and Central City News Business Manager Jolice Provost have done far more than that — they are leading the nation in creating something heretofore […]

Central Mayor Jr. Shelton and the five members of the Central City Council have continued the work begun in 2009 to design, approve, and build a City Hall for Central. Because of public interest in the issue, the Central City News asked each of the 16 candidates running for the City Council to give us […]