Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — A controversial 185-lot development on Hooper Road west of the Comite River has been approved by the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission, despite the unanimous opposition of the Central Community School Board.  Four school board members were there to represent the board and testify […]

Dr. Peter McCullough, well known internationally as the leading proponent of early treatment of COVID, is coming to Central, and you are invited!   The Central City News and Real Health Medical are sponsoring his speaking at Louisiana Health Freedom Day on Friday, April 1 at Revolution Square, corner of Hooper and Blackwater roads in […]

Louisiana’s Supreme Court has had many different personalities over the past 210 years, since the Supreme Court was created by the Louisiana Constitution of 1812.  Today the highest court in the state has a decidedly conservative flavor with small-town values.  There are five conservative Republicans, one liberal Democrat, and a Chief Justice who is not […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — Last year, when I received a call from the Louisiana Department of Education asking me to serve on the 25-member Content Standards Review Committee for Social Studies, I was happy to accept the invitation. Little did I know how important the work would be or how it might change […]

In 2018, I ran for the Central City Council because I felt that we could do better. Since taking office, my mission has been to improve our city. I fought to have a public works app for your phones to make reporting problems easier and worked to tighten the detention rules for any new subdivision […]

By David Barrow, Mayor, City of Central — CENTRAL — As I begin the fourth year of my term as mayor, I realize more and more every day what a special city we continue to have. Life as we know it is slowly returning back to normal after two years of shutdowns and quarantines. Despite […]

By Woody Jenkins • Editor, Central City News — The Louisiana Legislature has given final approval to bills reapportioning the Louisiana Senate and a separate bill reapportioning the Louisiana House of Representatives. The bills won with the support of every Republican in both bodies. Bills also passed to reapportion Louisiana’s six Congressional districts, Louisiana Supreme […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — The Louisiana Supreme Court has thrown out a Motion to Intervene by Gov. John Bel Edwards in the criminal case against Rev. Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Central. The court has before it a Motion to Quash by Pastor Spell to terminate the […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — If Gov. John Bel Edwards is impeached as some legislators want to do, his handling of the Ronald Greene case will certainly play a large role. The case involves the murder of a motorist and a coverup directly caused by the governor. Greene failed to […]

Groundbreaking for improvements on Central Community School Board property located at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads is set for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10. The $7.1 million project will include administrative offices for the Central school system and improvements to Wildcat Stadium, including parking, a new concession stand, and a giant American […]