Central City News

With the Loop, The Central We Know and Love Will Become Just a Memory by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — The next three weeks could be your last opportunity to express your views on the Baton Rouge Loop in any meaningful way that could make a difference.  Most people in Central think the Loop is dead.  How wrong they are!  […]

Deadly Combo: Narrow Roads, No Shoulders, Steep Dropoffs, Deep Ditches by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — The people of Central have been saddened by the death in the past few days of two beautiful young people who had their entire lives ahead of them.  The senseless loss of Tyler Kyzar on Denham Road and Emily Simmers on Wax Road leave […]

How Long Will We Ignore Our Deadly Roads In Central City? by Lewis and Joyceline Claverie CENTRAL — Central’s roads with their curves and open, tree-lined ditches offer death, injury, and destruction to our community. Just recently our daughter and grandson were driving south on Greenwell Springs Road.  When they were approximately 1,000 feet from Wax Road, a […]

My Friend Stopped Practicing Law at Age 65; “The Real Lawyers Practice ’til They Die,” He Said. by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Ben Louis Day has been a prominent attorney in Baton Rouge for 40 years, but he recently turned 65 and promptly retired. I saw Ben Louis eating a hamburger at Dearman’s Tuesday, and he said he is […]

How Conservatives, Scotlandville Blacks Fought a Powerful Mayor-President to Give Central Right To Become a City by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — This week’s game between Central and Scotlandville got me to reminiscing about the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1973 and the unexpected role it played in the future of Central.  You may be surprised to learn that some key black […]

CENTRAL — Building a new bridge across the Amite River at Hooper Road is clearly one of the most important single things that could happen to this community for two reasons: • This new bridge could carry 26,000 cars a day and significantly reduce the traffic which has become a serious problem for Central. • […]

CENTRAL — Building a new bridge across the Amite River at Hooper Road is clearly one of the most important single things that could happen to this community for two reasons: • This new bridge could carry 26,000 cars a day and significantly reduce the traffic which has become a serious problem for Central. • […]

by Woody Jenkins The Central City News is pleased to make the following endorsements in the Oct. 22 election: Governor Bobby Jindal Gov. Bobby Jindal has been a capable, honest, and conservative governor during his first term of office.  He has stood firmly for family values and has fought against higher taxes.  He has also […]

Country Living in the City CENTRAL — What is the role of a community newspaper when bad things happen? What are we supposed to do when tragic accidents occur and people die?  What should we do when disaster hits and there is devastation?  What should we do when serious crimes occur?  What should we do […]

by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Since 2005, elections in Central have proven to be a time of change and often some important surprises: • In April 2005, Central voted for incorporation, which took the community in an entirely new direction. • When the appointed Mayor and City Council came up for election, voters replaced two […]