Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge Two incumbent members of the Louisiana House of Representatives are running for State Senate District No. 6, which includes Central, in the Oct. 14 primary — Rep. Barry Ivey, who has represented Central in the House since 2013, and Rep. Rick Edmonds, who has represented the St. […]

 Five candidates are running to replace Rep. Barry Ivey who is term-limited, for House District 65 from Central.   It is a strong field and each of the five has his own strengths but as is often the case in Central, the election seems to boil down to a grass roots, house-to-house battle of who […]

Late in 2022, the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee, the governing body of the party here, met to set priorities for the 2023 election year.  The group unanimously agreed the party’s No. 1 priority should be reelection the four parishwide constitutional officers —  •Sheriff Sid Gautreaux •Assessor Brian Wilson •Clerk of Court Doug […]

State Rep. Richard Nelson (R-Mandeville) has abandoned his race for governor in the Oct. 14 primary. Instead, he has decided to support Attorney General Jeff Landry, the candidate for governor endorsed by the Republican Party of Louisiana and the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish. Nelson is an attorney who has served one term […]

By Norman Browning, Co-Founder of City of St. George – Baton Rouge, LA  It’s been four years since the vote that should have created the City of St. George. As Chairman, I thank you for your past and continued support! When this campaign began, we had over 60 percent support for our city. People wanted […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge On July 14, 2023, Judge Mitch Theriot of Louisiana’s 1st Circuit Court struck down the incorporation of the City of St. George. He did so on the basis that the incorporators of the City of St. George failed to provide a ‘plan’ for rendering municipal […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge The Board of Blue Cross of Louisiana is moving forward with its plans to sell the non-profit mutual insurance company to a for-profit mega-insurance company called Elevance (formerly Anthem).  Blue Cross has 1.9 million policy holders in Louisiana, while Elevance has 47 million policy holders […]

In making her announcement for State Representative from House District 65, Lauren Ventrella said, “Are you tired of fearing for Louisiana’s future? Me too!”  “I’m an attorney and I’ve dedicated my life to standing up for the public as a fearless advocate. I started my firm nine years ago to give people an alternative to […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge Some con games are pretty sophisticated.  The taking of $3.4 billion from the owners of Blue Cross/Blue Shield is not one of them.  On the contrary, this slight of hand is quite simple, and it’s out in the open for anyone to see — if […]

The Louisiana State Medical Society has announced its opposition to the proposed sale of Blue Cross to a for-profit, out-of-state company. In a letter to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon, Dr. Richard J. Paddock, president of the society, wrote as follows: “On behalf of Louisiana physicians and the patients we care for, I would […]