Central City News

The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair returns Oct. 22 through Nov. 1 with Human Cannonball Tina Miser, Louisiana carnival rides, a chili cook-off, musical entertainment, lots of animals, and all the great food, fun and tradition the fair brings every year. The annual event, which has been volunteer-driven since its start in 1965, is also […]

The Tony Spell Trio released its first album Wednesday. It reached No. 12 on the chart of Christian music worldwide after only 16 hours. After 24 hours, it was at No. 10 and rising. The trio includes Rev. Tony Spell, his wife Sister Shaye Spell, and Tony’s father, Rev. Timothy Spell. The album includes eight […]

Life Tabernacle will host the National Christmas Celebration Gospel Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at Revolution Square, 9500 Blackwater Road in Central.   Everyone is invited. Admission is free.  Reservations are not necessary. It will be the first Christmas concert at the church since before the shutdown in 2020.   Rev. Tony Spell said, […]

As summer heats up, so does the stage at Sullivan Theater — and there’s no better way to celebrate the season than with the classic musical Oklahoma! in Central!  A musical that’s been around for 75 years, Oklahoma!  tells the sweeping story of Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a spirited farm girl, as they […]

Based on Agatha Christie’s classic novel, Murder on the Orient Express, is a thrilling adaptation by Ken Ludwig that brings the Queen of Mystery’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to life on stage. The play takes audiences aboard the luxurious Orient Express in the 1930s, where a murder is discovered just after midnight. With the […]

It’s safe to say The Sullivan Theater in Central has put down roots in the Baton Rouge community theater scene. Last June, the brand new theater opened its first show with a Sherlock Holmes mystery.  Four more plays and one musical later, just in time for its one-year anniversary, an all-volunteer cast and a killer […]