Central City News

Central Mayor David Barrow reports that the City of Central has completed nearly 53 miles of off-road drainage cleaning, clearing, and excavation in the past two years since July 1, 2019 across the city. This work includes numerous capital improvements projects. This work is in addition to normal roadside ditch maintenance.  These projects are all […]

Central Mayor David Barrow said the City of Central has signed an agreement with Compliance Envirosystems, LLC (CES) to perform storm drain inspections, documentation, evaluation, and line cleaning services for all underground drainage systems throughout the city of Central.  This means that all subsurface drainage pipes throughout the city will be evaluated using a zoom […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — More than 50 Central parents came to the Central School Board meeting Monday,  August 9 to demand that the school board make mask-wearing by students optional rather than follow the Governor’s statewide indoor mask mandate.  The Central parents, led by Kim Powers, proposed changes in the Central […]

By Rep. Richard Nelson (R-St. Tammany) — BATON ROUGE — There have been many claims recently about the increase in serious complications from COVID-19 in children under 18. I know this has alarmed many parents who have reached out to my legislative office for more information.  On the day the Governor issued his new mask mandate, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — According to the Louisiana Department of Health, a total of 11,519 people have died in Louisiana either because of Covid or at least with it in their system. Amazingly, only 10 of those deaths have been among people under 18 years of age, and those had other […]

Abigal Sherlin, a 7th grader at Central Middle School has written an open letter explaining why she wants to go to Central Middle School this fall but only if she can go without a mask. She said she loves her school and her teachers.  Before masking, they would greet her with a smile. She said […]

Muslims in the United States have the constitutional right under the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution to wear a face covering. Sikhs have the constitutional right under the First Amendment to wear a turban. If they have those rights, can’t Christians have a truly-held belief that they ought not have to wear a […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — Central Middle 7th grader Sara Olive was denied admission to her school on Thursday, Aug. 12 when Central schools’ Supt. Jason Fountain denied the family’s application for a religious exemption to wearing masks.  Fountain said he’s just following orders from the governor.   Sara’s mother Kim Powers […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — The Central City News provided wall-to-wall coverage of the meeting of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Wednesday, August 18 at the Claiborne Building next to the Capitol. The meeting was supposed to resolve the issue of whether parents or the governor would have […]

A series of public meetings is being held across East Baton Rouge Parish to gauge voters’ reaction to far-ranging proposed changes in the City-Parish Plan of Government. So far, one of the most significant changes — adding a 13th Metro councilman elected parishwide — doesn’t seem to be getting much traction. Metro Councilman Dwight Hudson […]