Central City News

The Central Community School System continues to hold a strong “A” ranking among the state’s top performing school districts, according to the Louisiana Department of Education’s latest accountability report. The report showed the district improved its performance score by 1.1 points from 2022 to 2023, climbing to a 92.4 overall score. At the same time, […]

McKanstry Preparatory School on Greenwell Springs Road is proud to announce that Micah McKan-stry, a 12th grade student at the school, has been named a national finalist to present a research paper at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual conference in Seattle, Washington.  Micah’s research, which he conducted through the LSU High School Summer Research […]

The Central Community School System was honored last week with a visit by State Supt. of Education Cade Brumley. Brumley has been visiting classrooms throughout the state and had a particular interest, he said, in Central’s math programs. The state education leader was hosted by Central schools Supt. Jason Fountain who introduced him to central […]

Central Community Schools consistently earned the state’s top scores in various academic categories of the spring 2023 LEAP assessment, growing the district to #2 overall in the state, according to a report released this week by the Louisiana Department of Education.  The results are based on the percentage of students who scored Mastery and Advanced […]

CENTRAL — On the morning of Monday, August 21, a fight broke out at Central High School in the City of Central, LA.  Seven students were arrested as a result of the altercation.  To view the video of the fight, click Read More, go to the next page, and click the highlighted link:  https://player.switcherstudio.com/watch?p=9066af15-dc95-46e3-bd44-3ff5203a858a.

Men and women who lettered at Istrouma High or Redemptorist are eligible for membership in the new Istrouma ‘I’ Club being formed by IHS head coach Sid Edwards. Members will assist the football team and other programs at Istrouma High School.  It meets monthly at Café Americain. For information, go to Istrouma I Club on […]

By Woody Jenkins More than 340 Central High School seniors received their diplomas Wednesday, May 16 during commencement ceremonies at the River Center in Downtown Baton Rouge.  More than 4,000 graduates, teachers, staff, family, and friends attended the event which was marked by speeches, honors, recognition, and traditional celebrations. Central High principal Brandon LaGroue told […]

Most students in Central attend one of the five public schools in the Central Community School System and graduate from Central High School.  However, a large number attend private schools in and around Central or participate in home school programs taught by their parents or others. An estimated 20 percent of Central students are outside […]

By Woody Jenkins  Dr. Clyde Lindsey, 99, passed away Tuesday, May 23, after a long illness.  The most outstanding high school athlete in the State of Texas in the early 1940’s and one of the foremost LSU athletes in the school’s history, he bypassed a career in professional sports in January 1947 to go directly […]

In a recent Facebook post, Harlan Jerro, a 2019 graduate of Central High School, shared his thoughts as his approaching graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. He said, “Gratitude. This is the first word that comes to mind, when thinking of my Academy experience. There were countless times where I was tested physically, […]