Central City News

The following statement was issued by Nick Carmena, candidate for Central School Board from District 4: Dear Central Friends, I am currently running for the Central Community School Board, District 4. I have lived in Central almost my entire life. I feel blessed to have been raised by the Central community. I owe so much […]

Mayor David Barrow says more than $6.5 million has been spent on city road projects in Central since 2019.  This is the most spent by any administration since creation of the City of Central, he said. Another $18 million in city road projects is in the planning stage, he said.  Funding for these projects comes […]

The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved two rural cooperative power contracts at is monthly public meeting today. Dixie Electric Membership Corporation (DEMCO) and Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative (JDEC) both came to the LPSC this week for final approval of new power supply contracts with NextEra Marketing, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, one of the largest […]

Mothers interested in preserving the Constitution and protecting parental rights have started a new organization called Moms for Liberty.  They interviewed candidates for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board last week.  State Education Supt. Cade Brumley will speak to group at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24 in Orleans Room at Oak Lodge, 2834 […]

Our first member of the Homecoming Court is freshman  Lexie Guercio She is a member of our Central High School volleyball and softball teams, serves on the Student Council, and is very proud of her 4.0 GPA. She is escorted tonight by her father, Jason Guercio. Lucy Patterson  Next is freshman Miss Lucy Patterson. She […]

Blessings are a gift from God, and St. Alphonsus is blessed that our ministries continue to grow each year. To accommodate our growth, we are building a new parish activity center, which will benefit our entire parish. Thenew facility will have a dividable  banquet hall, more meeting space, and will be larger, more efficient building […]

A town hall meeting at the Main Library on Goodwood Boulevard drew fervant opposition from the public for DOTD plans to take 16 years and spend $1.6 billion to rebuild I-10 from the Mississippi River bridge to the I-10/I-12 split.  Architect Coleman Brown, chairman of the Infrastructure Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of East […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has announced its first round of endorsements for the Nov. 8 election. The endorsements are for U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Louisiana’s 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, and all but two of the school board seats where Republicans are running in the Central and East Baton Rouge Parish […]

In a case unique in American history, Central Pastor Tony Spell was twice arrested in 2020 by Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran for the “crime” of holding church services.  In May of this year, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that Rev. Spell’s arrest was “illegal” and “unconstitutional” under both the United States Constitution and […]

– Former Central Mayor Jr. Shelton (2014-2018) took a lot of heat when he supported building a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) at Shoe Creek off Sullivan Road in Central. However, the Central City Council approved the project. Dave Freneaux filed suit to stop the project over the number of apartments, but after a legal battle, the […]