Central City News

Should Baton Rouge Be a Place Where There Is No Room For Working Mid-Income Families With Children? by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — It was great to see the announcement that IBM will be moving an office here and hiring hundreds of workers.  It is also exciting to know that some of the plants along the […]

HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO REVOLUTIONIZE LOUISIANA ECONOMY. Gov. Bobby Jindal announced yesterday his support for repealing Louisiana’s individual and corporate income taxes — without any increase in sales or other taxes. This is the first time since Louisiana adopted a state income tax that a governor has announced his support of its repeal.  This is setting […]

Focus Should Be On Phase-Out of Income Tax While Cutting Budget by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — Things are looking rather bleak for Gov. Jindal’s tax plan, at least for his proposed increase in the state sales tax and his new 6.25 percent sales tax on professional, business, and personal services.  And rightfully so.  A new $1.5 […]

Free Office Space In Perpetuity for Central City Hall, Service Providers by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — The Central Community School Board has made the City of Central an amazing offer — an offer that could result in great savings to the taxpayers of the city for many years to come. It is an offer worthy of serious […]

Dept. of Revenue Likely to Farm Out Audits of New Tax On Small Business by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Revenue has several dozen auditors involved in making sure Louisianians pay all the state income taxes they are supposed to. But, in reality, the Department leaves the audit of state […]

by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — News that the world has a new pope was greeted with enthusiasm by Catholics around the world and certainly in Central Wednesday evening. Pope Francis is an extraordinary choice, and expectations are high that this pope will indeed serve the Catholic Church and indeed the world in a remarkable […]

Judge James Brady Could Turn Over Your Personal Data To Feds, Far Left BATON ROUGE — U. S. District Judge Jim Brady is on the verge of making an historic decision that could compromise the private personal information of all 2.9 million registered voters in Louisiana.  That includes you, if you are registered to vote […]

by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — Father Mike Moroney of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Central has had quite a month.  He has been honored as National Distinguished Pastor — one of only 12 priests to be so honored in the entire country. Then last Saturday, he presided over a bang-up success at the St. […]

Executive Orders More Dangerous Than Legislation by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — Republicans attending Tuesday’s Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon got a primer on President Obama’s proposed gun control legislation. Former East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Greg Phares provided a point-by-point analysis of what Obama wants Congress to pass.  It wasn’t pretty. However, there is […]

My Mother Celebrates 91st Birthday March 4, Has Vivid Memories of Life in Another World by Woody Jenkins, editor BATON ROUGE — I walked into my mom’s room Sunday to give her her medicine, and she was watching the movie Florence Nightingale for the 50th time.  She said, “You know, my great-grandmother was Florence Nightingale’s first cousin!”  I […]