Central City News

In the aftermath of the Louisiana Supreme Court decision in the case of State of Louisiana v. Pastor Tony Spell, many people have asked what Rev. Spell’s legal options are.  Both state and federal law provide powerful remedies to use when government officials violate a citizen’s rights.  One of the most important is 42 USC […]

 In a move that raises constitutional issues, Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran proposed and the Central City Council has approved the purchase of seven cameras designed to record the license plate of every vehicle entering the City of Central or moving along certain roads in the city. The travels of all vehicles would be recorded […]

 Bobby Dale Callender has told the Central City News he plans to run for Police Chief of the City of Central in the Nov. 8 municipal elections. Callender, a native and lifelong resident of Central, spent 45 years in law enforcement. He served under five sheriffs and rose from deputy to colonel. He also served for four […]

Cooking in Central, the Official Festival for the City of Central, was held March 25-26, to help the hurricane-ravaged people of south Terrebonne Parish. Cooking founder Louis DeJohn said, “Thanks to the Central community for making this 15th annual event a great success. The 2022 event was themed ‘Cooking for Our Neighbors’ with proceeds dedicated […]

Should there be differences between boys and girls in the Student Dress Code for Central schools? That was the issue Central school board grappled with at two recent meetings.  Some members of the board are afraid the board will be sued if there are any differences.  So should boys be allowed to wear dresses and […]

 Senate Bill 189 by Sen. Bodi White (R-Central) to change the boundaries of the Central Community School System is moving through the Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.   It passed the Senate Education Committee and then the full Louisiana Senate by a vote of 32-1.  It is now awaiting a hearing in the House […]

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council Wednesday night gave final approval to the controversial 183-unit Belle Arbor development planned for south of Hooper Road just west of the Comite River. Three Central School Board members spoke against the development — Kim Powers, Roxanne Atkinson, and Sharon Browning. They and other citizens who appeared emphasized […]

Yes, we know there are license plate reading cameras here and there on the Interstate and even a couple in the City of Central.  It’s nothing new, we are told. Some will say a citizen has no expectation of privacy on public roads. But that is not the law.  The Supreme Court has ruled law […]

Excerpts from Article by Ángel Díaz and Rachel Levinson-Waldman from Brennan Center for Justice of New York University Law School Auto­matic license plate read­ers use a combin­a­tion of cameras and computer soft­ware to indis­crim­in­ately scan the license plates of every car passing by. The read­ers, which can be moun­ted on station­ary poles, moving police cruis­ers, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Health freedom is likely to be one of the key issues facing the 2022 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature, which began this week.   Conservative lawmakers have authored a number of bills to rein in the power of the governor when he declares an […]