Central City News

Four members of the Board of Directors of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana have resigned their positions to serve as initial Board members for a new foundation called Accelerate Louisiana Initiative.  The new foundation would receive $2.5 billion from the sale of Blue Cross to insurance company Elevance and $770 million from the reserves of […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge   Insurance executive Derek Babcock testified last week before the Joint Legislative Committee on Insurance on the proposed sale of Blue Cross to a for-profit corporation.  Babcock did not state a position on the sale but said policyholders should be asking questions like these: •Why is […]

An investigative report in the Central City News in July revealed that thousands of patient files and other personally identifiable medical records were abandoned at Delta Women’s Clinic on Colonial Drive in Baton Rouge. Now as a result of the reports, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office has begun a criminal investigation and seized documents and […]

Hause Actuarial Solutions provided the following analysis of the proposed sale of Blue Cross to Elevance and the transfer of Blue Cross funds to a new foundation. Executive Summary •The $2.5 billion valuation of the company as derived in the Cain Brothers opinion appears to be within a reasonable range of values. •The proposed plan […]

Central Community Schools consistently earned the state’s top scores in various academic categories of the spring 2023 LEAP assessment, growing the district to #2 overall in the state, according to a report released this week by the Louisiana Department of Education.  The results are based on the percentage of students who scored Mastery and Advanced […]

 Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, celebrated its Grand Opening for its new store in Central earlier this month and is now open for business.   “At Tractor Supply, we are passionate about serving the needs of those who enjoy the Out Here lifestyle. Homeowners, livestock and pet owners, […]

By David Landry, Convention of States correspondent – Williamsburg   State senators and representatives from 49 of the 50 states gathered in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, August 2-4 to hold a simulated Convention of States to propose constitutional amendments utilizing a never-used provision of the United States Constitution. Former Rep. Woody Jenkins of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, […]

Sen. Bodi White (R-Central), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, will be honored for his 20 years’ service in the Louisiana House of Representatives and State Senate.  A dinner in his honored is planned for Saturday, Sept. 16 at Kristenwood Reception Hall, 14025 Greenwell Springs Road. The social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and […]

CENTRAL — On the morning of Monday, August 21, a fight broke out at Central High School in the City of Central, LA.  Seven students were arrested as a result of the altercation.  To view the video of the fight, click Read More, go to the next page, and click the highlighted link:  https://player.switcherstudio.com/watch?p=9066af15-dc95-46e3-bd44-3ff5203a858a.

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 legalized abortion-on-demand in Louisiana, the biggest abortion provider in this state has been Leroy T. Brinkley. Brinkley, who is not a physician, operated out of six different locations in Baton Rouge and three in New Orleans over the past 40 years.  Perhaps the […]