Central City News

Security Was Key Feature in Design Of New Schools CENTRAL — The Central Community School System is taking measures to beef up security efforts at each of its five schools, according to Supt. Mike Faulk. Faulk said investments in technology to make schools more secure have been incorporated into the district’s construction and maintenance efforts for the […]

Key Central Issues From 2010-2012: Loop, CH2MHill, Public Records, Term Limits, More CENTRAL — The five members of the Central City Council who took office in July 2010 have served 65 percent of their four-year terms.  Now, with municipal elections only one year away, the Central City News is providing a Citizens Guide to the Voting Records of the […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Saturday, January 20 • BR Softball Meeting • 6 p.m. The Baton Rouge Softball Chapter of the LHSOA will holds its next regular meeting for the 2013 High School season at Christian Life Academy, 2037 Quail Dr.  All veteran and rookie umpires are […]

Diamond Dig Is A Highlight of  BR Bridal Show At River Center Sunday, Jan. 27 BATON ROUGE — N-joy! Weddings & Events will host the Baton Rouge Bridal Show, on Sunday Jan. 27 at the Baton Rouge River Center. The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. with registration starting at 12 p.m. The show will […]

New Agent Has $5.3 Million Sales In Less Than Year With Wayne Clark BATON ROUGE —  The Greater Baton Rouge Board of Realtors has honored Robin Deshotels with the 2012 Rising Star Award for her sales performance last year. Robin is a new agent who received her real estate license in January 2012.  Nevertheless, by September 2012, she […]

BATON ROUGE — The Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge is offering a free two-hour gun training and safety program for any resident of the parish.  The course will be conducted by former Sheriff Greg Phares, instructor Gordon Hutchinson, and others at the Baker Range, 3220 Jefferson St., Baker, beginning Saturday, Feb. 23. While […]

Rep. Brett Geymann  And His Band of  Conservative Representatives Are Demanding Cuts in Spending BATON ROUGE — The Fiscal Hawks are coming to Baton Rouge next Tuesday, and they are likely to stir up controversy. Six members of the band of fiscally-conservative lawmakers are scheduled to speak at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of […]

BATON ROUGE — The Capital Area Transit Authority has been taking blows this week.  On Tuesday, a consultant hired by the CATS governing board recommended that top management at CATS be removed and that administration of CATS be privatized. Now there’s more bad news for CATS.  It won’t be receiving all of the 10.3-mill property […]

Youthful Crowd Breathes Life into This Year’s March BATON ROUGE — More than 2,500 men, women and children marched from the Old State Capitol through downtown Baton Rouge to the State Capitol last Saturday to support the right to life and oppose abortion. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. […]

East Baton Rouge Coroner Reports BATON ROUGE — Victims of homicide in the parish are almost never armed, if statistics from 2012 are any indication. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark told the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon last week that the parish experienced 96 homicides during 2012.  Ironically, only three of those 96 […]