Central City News

 Central taxpayers got their first look at the new Central Community School System administration office at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads during an Open House Monday afternoon. The new 13,000-square-foot facility was built at a cost of $4.5 million.  It will house offices for 30 staff members, a school board meeting room that […]

 The Central High Lady Wildcats (23-7) won the Bi-District Division I Championship with a 3-1 victory over the Covington Lions in a playoff game April 14 at Central High School. The winning pitcher for the Wildcats was Cailyn Heyl. The Lady Wildcats are coached by Michelle Efferson. They lost the Quarterfinals 1-0  to Northshore Wednesday, […]

 Louise Blalock has been named the new Branch Manager for Red River Bank, 14545 Wax Road in Central. However, she is far from a newcomer to Central, having worked here for most of her 41 years in banking.  She started at Fidelity Bank when it was on Hooper Road and most recently worked at Investar […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — AMITE — In 2000, Mark Beard was at best what he calls a “mediocre Catholic.”  He had considered many different religions.  He was what he calls ‘a Thomas’ — a doubting Thomas!  That was the year he traveled to Medjugorje in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina. At Medjugorje, […]

On Wednesday March 14, at a banquet hosted by DEMCO, 12 11th grade students competed as semi-finalists in the 46th annual DEMCO essay contest, and six students were announced as winners. Winners of the contest are Julia Hebert and Maggie Tullier from Central High School, Lillie Lynch from West Feliciana High School, and Julia Blanchard, […]

After being forbidden to wear pants for years, girls at Central Middle and Central High will be required to wear pants to school under a proposal by school board member Nick Carmena, which was adopted by the Central school board Monday night. Only girls with a religious exemption will be allowed to wear girls’ clothing […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — BATON ROUGE — Long-time Central High coach and athletic director Sid Edwards has accepted a new position as head football at Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge.  Coach Sid was released as Central head football coach last November and given an administrative position at the Central Office.  […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — BATON ROUGE — Crime is the No. 1 issue facing East Baton Rouge Parish followed closely by transportation, and those two issues were pivotal in helping the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish decide to endorse Attorney General Jeff Landry for Governor, according to parish Republican […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Life Tabernacle and Rev. Tony Spell are headed to the United States Supreme Court in their quest to get justice as a result of violation of their constitutional rights by Gov. John Bel Edwards during the pandemic.   The Louisiana Supreme Court has already ruled […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Mayor Wade Evans announced this week that Central has moved $45 million in city funds from a low-earning checking account to a higher-earning money market account, which will result in earnings of more than $2 million a year for the city. This is new revenue […]