Central City News

Flag Day is Sunday, June 14, and the Central City News is celebrating the United States, its history, its values, and its way of life by devoting this edition to the American flag. We have spent time traveling the roads of Central and scouring our archives to find the very best American flag pictures that […]

So That We May Be Free… “This memorial is for those sons and daughters of the United States with this testament of service to our country.  We praise their courage and devotion. When called to defend freedom, they answered. For those who perished, we owe a debt of gratitude which can never be repaid. Let […]

Most people today can point to the hospital where they were born, but Brandi (Brandi Melissa on Facebook) lists her place of birth as Causeway Medical Clinic, an abortion clinic in Metairie.  She was born as a result of a failed abortion. They tried to kill her but she lived! A saline solution was injected […]

Hope you all are well! I’ve been contemplating how fortunate we coaches and teachers are to be in this profession. Such a responsibility!  Watching my wife Beanie in multiple classrooms with distance learning has given me perspective.  Sports is one thing that “distance” does not fit. In fact, I think distance part of what’s wrong […]

Reprinted from Voice of America Worldwide By Martin Haines Some folks in the U.S. State of Louisiana have strong opinions about attending religious services during the coronavirus shutdown. “I don’t give a rat’s tail who [Louisiana Gov.] John Bel Edwards thinks is essential and who isn’t,” said Tricia Slaughter, a member of Life Tabernacle in Baton Rouge. […]

ST. ALPHONSUS LEGACY STUDENTS — St. Alphonsus School students shown here have parents or grandparents who attended the school. This photo illustrates the unique fabric of the St. Alphonsus Church and School which crosses generations in the Central community. The mission of St. Alphonsus Catholic School is to provide a faith-filled education which promotes academic […]

When the American Farmhouse restaurant opened on Hooper Road in 2013, few could have anticipated the tragedies that would befall the friendly, family-run business. Like so many Central residents, Cristal and Charles Hebert lost their home in the flood of Aug. 13, 2016. But they also lost their restaurant when American Farmhouse flooded. The couple […]

My wife and I experienced a parent’s worst nightmare during halftime of Central Private’s district basketball game at Southern Lab on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Our son, Noah Martin, a junior starter for Central Private, had a seizure in the locker room.  While Noah was having a seizure, I was called into the locker room, quickly […]

Jonathan Sumich will serve as King and Michelle Lewis as Queen of the 14th Annual Krewe of Central Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Feb. 15. The event will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight at the CCA Gym at 10510 Joor Road in Central. Sumich is owner of Oak Point Fresh Market on Greenwell Springs […]

In 2007, a loose-knit group of Central citizens began supporting the new Central Community School System by attending school board meetings and volunteering their help in cleaning and sprucing up the city’s aged school facilities.  These ordinary citizens spent much of their summer painting and assisting in getting the schools ready for the fall semester. […]