Central City News

In 2022, the Louisiana Legislature will use 2020 Census data to reapportion the legislature, Congressional districts, the PSC, BESE, and judgeships. Meanwhile, the House Committee on House & Governmental Affairs is holding hearings throughout the state.  In mid-November, they held a public hearing at Southern University.  This was my testimony: BATON ROUGE — I had […]

 I’m remembering my dad, Louis (Little Ory) Jenkins. If he were still alive, he would be 112 years old. He was born in Folsom, LA, on May 25, 1909. He grew up in Ponchatoula, where he was a star football player for Ponchatoula High School (Class of 1930) and the star shortstop for the Ponchatoula […]

Here are our recommendations on the Constitutional Amendments on the election ballot statewide in Louisiana on Saturday, November 13. CONSTITUTIONAL  AMENDMENTS Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 No. 1 — Centralized Sales Tax Collection Statewide — All sales taxes would be collected by the State of Louisiana instead of by each parish. It sounds good, but something […]

From Central City News… Surveys have shown that most people get their news online, especially from social media. In other words, they get their news from other Americans.   It is actually ordinary Americans informing one another about what is happening.  That source is now down. From EpochTimes… “We’re aware that some people are having […]

From Central City News… The news this morning is full of reports by a Facebook “whistle blower” who is complaining Facebook didn’t do enough to stop the demonstration in the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021.  However, the whistle blower’s comments appear to be designed to have Facebook further limit the Freedom of Speech of Facebook […]

As children, we learned Hans Christian Andersen’s story about the emperor who had no clothes. The Emperor was not known for making wise decisions but for spending much of his time in his dressing room. If someone wanted to see him, his advisors would tell them he’s in his dressing room. The city where he […]

By Jolice Provost, Central City News • CENTRAL — Although very reluctant to do so, the Central School Board accepted public comments on the Governor’s current statewide mask “order”.  Speakers included the following: LANCE MOULIN – I know most of you guys. I’m Lance Moulin, 17345 Berks Avenue, Greenwell Springs. Supt. Fountain, I appreciate everything you’ve done […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — The Central City News provided wall-to-wall coverage of the meeting of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Wednesday, August 18 at the Claiborne Building next to the Capitol. The meeting was supposed to resolve the issue of whether parents or the governor would have […]

By Woody Jenkins, editor, Central City News • BATON ROUGE — Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed 28 bills passed by the Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, including 12 conservative bills authored by Republican legislators who oppose much of Edwards’ agenda.  Edwards raised eyebrows by vetoing these bills: •To allow the Republican and […]

Dear Brothers & Sisters  in the USA and all the world,        Independence Day has come and gone. The fireworks in the communities that I drove through were fabulous. I have never in my lifetime saw such a show. It seemed like everyone had fireworks. If this was a show of our voices, […]