Central City News

To Hon. John Bel Edwards Dear Governor Edwards, Shortly after we – at great cost to our economy and personal freedoms – “flattened the curve,” you surprisingly applauded extraordinarily large groups of people who were gathering in violation of practically every order you had issued to contain the virus – orders which emphasized social distancing. […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • THAT FOOL GOVERNOR SAYS NO DANCING — Yes, our fool Democrat governor has a new one: No dancing!  Add that to no singing, no hand shaking, no hugging, no funerals, no visiting your dying mother in the hospital.  “A video recently posted on Facebook shows couples dancing inside a Lafayette restaurant. […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • THOUGHT POLICE: AMAZING AND DEEPLY DISTURBING by Woody Jenkins — Do you find it remarkable that Facebook, YouTube, and Google are doing everything in their power to prevent any and all positive information about hydroxychloroquine from getting to the eyes and ears of the American people? If American physicians hold a […]

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY, Hillary Clinton was nominated for President of the United States and I wrote this piece as she was speaking… THE LOWDOWN ON HILLARY’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH (written in real time by Woody Jenkins) — At the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia… It’s Thursday night… Chelsea Clinton is introducing her mother. Chelsea is […]

 Central High head football coach and athletic director Sid Edwards said it will be devastating to many young men if sports are suspended this fall. In an interview with Woody Jenkins of Central City News, the much-loved coach said. “So many of our kids need to be with their other dad, our coaches.  So many […]

I am a mother of four  Three are in the Central Community School System — one in elementary school, one in the middle school, and one in the high school. My oldest will be a senior this year. I also worked in my daughter’s elementary school in the cafeteria this past year.  I am deeply […]

I believe the mayor’s mask order violates our constitutional rights. If we wish to shop, worship, or do anything without a mask, the mayor has ordered businesses and non-profits to deny us entry and/or service. This includes essentials like food and medicine. This is a blatant violation of our constitutional rights. She does not have […]

It’s just a mask. It’s just for two weeks. It’s just to flatten the curve. It’s just for non-essential businesses. It’s just to keep from overwhelming the hospitals. It’s just until cases go down more. It’s just to keep others from being scared. It’s just for a few more weeks. It’s just communion or singing. […]

I could go into all the arguments about why it’s bad for healthy people to go around wearing masks, especially in the heat of a broiling Louisiana summer.  • Or I could go through all the conflicting edicts by the CDC, the WHO, and various health “experts” on why masks work or don’t work.  •Or […]

Nothing of man is perfect, but the United States of America is the greatest nation in human history!  I love this country with all my heart!  I honor our flag as the symbol of human liberty all around the world.  I marvel at our Constitution and the unique system of government it has created.  I […]