Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — Samuel Morse sent the message “What has God wrought?” from the old Supreme Court chamber in the U.S. Capitol to his partner in Baltimore via telegraph in 1844.  Morse soon extended his lines to New York City. Western Union was founded in 1851 and by 1861 had built […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — If you ever watch Central City News’ coverage of Life Tabernacle’s services, you have probably seen Jeff Jackson — also known as “Dancin’ Jeff” — dance across the front of the sanctuary.   Some people think he looks like a moron or a homeless person who came […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — The office of Clerk of Court Doug Welborn has prepared this report on the services it is now providing to the citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish, the 19th Judicial District Court, the Family Court, and the Juvenile Court.    The Clerk’s Office is self-funded and receives virtually […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Rev. Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Central finally had his day in court Tuesday, March 22, two years after he was arrested on charges of holding worship services in violation of the orders of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. The Louisiana Supreme Court spent […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — BATON ROUGE ––  Editor’s Note: Since March 2020, a handful of courageous Louisiana elected officials and ordinary citizens have fought the illegal, unconstitutional mask mandates and vaccine mandates of Gov. John Bel Edwards and President Joe Biden. The radical Left in the media have lionized the petty […]

 Former Central High football coach, baseball coach, and athletic director William “Sonny” Jackson passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, after a long bout with cancer. After coaching at Central High in the mid-1970’s, Coach Jackson went on to coach at the college level and was the winningest coach in the history of Nicholls State, his […]

BriAnna McRae is 11 years old and has been riding horses since she was 4.  She lives with her parents and siblings and attends Central schools.  She is a member of the Livingston Horse Show Association (LHSA) and a member of the Greenwell Springs Youth Riders (GSYR), a mounted drill team. She was the LHSA […]

The Central City News has been named Louisiana’s Newspaper of the Year for 2021 by the Louisiana Press Association, which represents 110 member newspapers in Louisiana. Altogether, Community Press, LLC, which owns the Central City News, the Istrouma Journal in North Baton Rouge, and the St. George Leader in the new City of St. George, […]

 Otis “Dude” Forbes is known by residents of Biltmore Subdivision for cycling around the neighborhood. Forbes rides 30 to 50 miles everyday and once a month he rides 100 miles in a one day. It’s estimated that Otis has biked 20,000 miles around the city block in Biltmore.  Residents of the subdivision, along with friends […]

 Tyler Blaine Torina, a 2010 graduate of Central High School, graduated on May 15, 2021 as a general surgeon.  Torina’s undergraduate degree was obtained in 2014 from LSU where he studied kinesiology. In 2017, he moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he attended medical school at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.  Dr. Torina will […]