Central City News

State Law Will Increase Power Of City Council CENTRAL — On Tuesday, the City Council passed an ordinance to implement a state law that requires all appointments to the city’s Planning & Zoning Committee to be appointed by the Council. Since Central became a city, the appointments have been made by the mayor.  However, by […]

BATON ROUGE — Central Mayor Mac Watts and City Councilman Wayne Messina were among over 400 attendees from Louisiana’s municipalities who participated in the Louisiana Municipal Association’s Mid-Winter Conference for Municipal Officials at The Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center here. Councilman Messina said this annual conference is aimed at updating elected and appointed town […]

CENTRAL — Last Friday, construction crews on the Central Thruway project diverted traffic onto the new detour bridge on Greenwell Springs Road over Beaver Bayou. This is part of the intersection widening project at Greenwell Springs Road and the Central Thruway. Crews will soon be dismantling the old bridge and replacing it with a new […]

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana House Speaker Chuck Kleckley has announced committee assignments for State Rep.-elect Barry Ivey (R-Central). Kleckley said Ivey will serve on three House committees, all of them significant to Ivey’s district: • House Committee on Transportation & Development •    House Committee on Education •    House Retirement Committee The House Committee on Transportation […]

New Legislator  Thanks Voters, Getting Ready To Be Sworn in CENTRAL — Since his election two weeks ago, State Rep.-elect Barry Ivey has had a high profile around Central, as he has reached out to thank voters for their support and offer assistance in the upcoming legislative session.  He was on hand at Tuesday’s Central […]

Debee Bueche Offers Residents Country Living In City of Central by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — Since Debee Armony Bueche retired as owner of Entourage Beauty Salon and Spa on Greenwell Springs Road, she has been pursuing her dream of creating Bueche Gardens, her vision of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) for Central. For Debee, it’s […]

CENTRAL — Attorneys who represent the City of Central on planning and zoning matters are about to submit a proposed revamp of the city’s zoning ordinances that could give Central’s residents and the City Council more influence in helping decide what projects come to the city, according to David Barrow, the city’s chief administrative officer.  […]

Jesse Shaffer III, Son Honored for Saving 120 Lives During Hurricane by Woody Jenkins, Editor BRAITHWAITE — On Monday, March 25, Jesse Shaffer III and his son Jesse IV will be honored at Arlington National Cemetery with one of the nation’s highest civilian awards, the Citizen “Service Before Self” Award from the Congressional Medal of […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Habitat Home & Garden Show • March 9-10 at River Center The Habitat Home & Garden Show brought to you by the Capital Region Builders Asociation will be Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, 10 a.m. to […]

5th Generation Family Business Offers Customers Personal Service BATON ROUGE — Operating from its $5 million facility on Flannery Road, Sabel Steel is continuing a family tradition that began in 1856 by offering personal, while-you-wait service.  Sabel is a steel distributor, and it cuts steel to the client’s specifications. Ironically, while the vast majority of […]