Central City News

Eric Devall, a lifelong resident of Central, along with his wife Malana and their sons, are heading to the Middle East to serve as missionaries. They will establish a missions base on the Middle Eastern island of Cyprus.  There they will serve in a local Cypriot church, train missionary interns, and support missionaries and indigenous […]

David and Jamie DeLaughter, along with their three children are now in Malaysia relieving a family who serves there, so they can take a needed break.  They will return to Central in three months. Photo by Woody Jenkins

More than 5,000 young people and adults from all 50 states and several foreign countries will be in Central July 3-7 for the 5th Annual Revolution: America’s National Youth Conference. The event will be held at Revolution Square at 9500 Blackwater Road behind Life Tabernacle Church.  Everyone is welcome, and admission is free. Church will […]

James, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles, was martyred in 44 AD, and his body is believed to be in Galicia, Spain.  For more than 1,000 years, pilgrims have made their way to Santiago de Composde where St. James’ remains are kept.  There are several routes to get to Santiago. One route begins in France. It […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge In the days shortly after Central was incorporated as its own municipality back in 2005, a lady testifying at a public hearing talked about what it was like to live in Central.  She said, “When I cross the bridge and enter the City of Central, […]

The Louisiana Legislature has approved and sent to the voters a constitutional amendment to protect the right to freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship.  The amendment says in-church worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. The proposal, which began as SB 63 by Sen. […]

Family Research Council, the nation’s leading advocate for Christian principles in Washington, has opened offices in Baton Rouge at the former home of Trinity Lutheran Church at 10925 Florida Blvd.  Former Rep. Tony Perkins of Central is the president of FRC.  While the organization’s headquarters remains in Washington, the Baton Rouge campus is an expansion […]

 In March 2020, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a harsh, controversial decree ordering Louisiana’s churches to close their doors to in-person worship services.  Across the state, almost every church immediately complied. Only one church in Louisiana openly continued full-fledged in-door worship services — Life Tabernacle Church in Central, pastored by Rev. Tony Spell.   The […]

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program for anyone struggling with addiction, hurts, habits, depression, loneliness, anger, divorce, codependency, or any problems from the past or present. It’s a safe place to find freedom from issues that are controlling our lives. Anything spoken or shared within the group stays in the group. The group meets […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — AMITE — In 2000, Mark Beard was at best what he calls a “mediocre Catholic.”  He had considered many different religions.  He was what he calls ‘a Thomas’ — a doubting Thomas!  That was the year he traveled to Medjugorje in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina. At Medjugorje, […]