Central City News

St. Alphonsus Catholic School has proudly announced that Mrs. Annette Nicosia is the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Educator Award for the Diocese of Baton Rouge.   Mrs. Nicosia was chosen among many nominees from local Catholic schools.  She is recognized for her excellence and distinguished service to Catholic school education, especially to St. Alphonsus […]

 Cooking in Central, the official festival and premier charitable fundraiser of the City of Central, will bring out thousands of Central residents, friends of Central, and people who wish they were from Central for food, music, and fun Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26.  This event, run entirely by volunteers, has raised millions of […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — NEW ORLEANS ––  In what have to be two of the most extraordinary filings in the history of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Gov. John Bel Edwards tried to intervene in a criminal case pending before the court ­— an unprecedented move — and Attorney General Jeff Landry […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — BATON ROUGE ––  Editor’s Note: Since March 2020, a handful of courageous Louisiana elected officials and ordinary citizens have fought the illegal, unconstitutional mask mandates and vaccine mandates of Gov. John Bel Edwards and President Joe Biden. The radical Left in the media have lionized the petty […]

People from across the nation are expected to attend Health Freedom Day from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 1 at Revolution Square at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads in the City of Central. The keynote speaker will be world renowned physician Dr. Peter McCullough, who advocates early treatment of Covid-19. […]

The Central Community School Board last week voted unanimously to oppose a 185-lot development proposed for Hooper Road. The proposed subdivision would be located west of the Comite River outside the City of Central but inside the Central Community School District.   It would feature 50×120 lots.  Because it is located outside the City of […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — WASHINGTON –– Last week the United States Supreme Court announced its 6-3 decision striking down a rule issued by OSHA requiring private employers with 100 or more employees to force their employees to be vaccinated for COVID.   At the same time, the court announced its 5-4 […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — NEW ORLEANS ––  Last week’s ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court says that Louisiana health care providers can impose a vaccine mandate on their employees — seemingly ending the controversy over vaccine mandates for health care workers in Louisiana.   But that is far from the truth!  […]

Fresh off her brilliant performance before the Supreme Court last week, Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill addressed the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday.  A packed house and media were on hand.  The meeting, sponsored by the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish, was held at Cafe Americain in Baton Rouge.  Master of ceremonies was […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL –– Under state law, the Central Community School Board will have to review Census data and determine what changes may be necessary to apportion its seven seats in accordance with law. Because growth in the school district has been fairly uniform across the district, few changes […]