Central City News

Year by the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge.  Gafford Builders is a locally-owned, family-operated business that has been building homes in Baton Rouge and the surrounding area for more than 25 years.  Dwayne Gafford has been a National Association of Home Builders board member since 2014 and is the NAHB Custom Home Builders […]

 Congressman Garret Graves presented the Central Police Department with an American Flag that was flown over the U. S. Capitol building in Washington. It was in honor of first responders. Central’s Chief of Police, Roger Corcorn accepted the flag.  DEMCO and Action Advertising donated a flag pole and necessary lighting for the flag to fly […]

Central Private School has promoted their current baseball coach, Wes Theriot, to the position of athletic director. This decision comes as Central Private prepares for its first season as a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA). Coach Theriot joined Central Private in June 2018. His first year was exciting as he led […]

Central High School’s valedictorian Luke Miles and salutatorian Connor Delaune have a lot in common. Neither made anything but an A in his high school career, and each has  clearly mapped out his future after college. For Luke Miles, the flood of August 2016 was a real turning point in his life.  “Before the flood, […]

Local high school students Eric Ho, Lindsay Miller, Rhianna San Soucie and Ethan Savario each won an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., this June as the 2019 winners of DEMCO’s Rural Electric Youth Tour Essay Contest. The Youth Tour Essay Contest is an annual event that this year included essay entries from students throughout […]

he Janet L. Barnes ACE. (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence) Award honors graduating high school seniors who have persevered in overcoming some personal challenge or obstacle, which might have deterred a lesser determined individual.   The A.C.E. Award is a National Exchange Club project participated in by hundreds of Exchange Clubs around the country.    […]

Cookin’ in Central leader Louis DeJohn says this year’s festival, held March 22, was one of the top three in history. “It was great to see people smiling and enjoying themselves,” he said. Altogether, the annual event raised $54,000 for worthwhile causes in Central. “God played a big role and gave us great weather. You […]

Investar Bank held grand opening ceremonies for its new Central branch on March 12. The new bank, located at 8759 Sullivan Road, now has 24 locations in the Greater Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Acadiana, areas; Hammond, LA, and Houston, Dickerson, and Texas City, Texas. Local officials on hand included Central Mayor David Barrow, Councilman […]

Central High senior Harlan Perez Jerro has been nominated for appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy by Sen. John Kennedy. Harlan is president of the Central High student body and captain of the Central High football team.  He is also a member of JROTC. Sen. Kennedy nominated Harlan because of his strong academic record […]

With the resignation of most of the Central Police Department after the Nov. 8 election, newly-elected Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran is assembling a whole new police department. The new chief says the mission will change. “We will write tickets, but they will be tickets for safety reasons. Our primary focus will be protecting our […]