Central City News

The Central Community School System is excited to announce a partnership with BREC and Three O’clock Project. This organization provides hot, made-from-scratch meals in the community. Monday, March 30, was the first day for meals to be distributed. Three O’clock Project will visit five locations each week day in Central to deliver these hot meals […]

 As everyone learns in Civics class, the President and Vice President of the United States are elected not by the voters but by members of the Electoral College, who are chosen by the voters. Each state has one member of the Electoral College for each Congressional District and two at-large members. As a result, Louisiana […]

Central Mayor David Barrow has presented the following report as his State of the City of Central for 2020: STATE OF THE CITY By Mayor David Barrow It is hard to believe that it has already been over a year since taking office. The positive comments from citizens are appreciated, and we truly live in […]

 In public comments filed with the Louisiana Department of Transportation  and Development, the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish opposed key parts of DOTD’s plans to widen I-10 and I-110 in Baton Rouge. The GOP said: •We strongly support improvements to I-10 and I-110 in Baton Rouge to reduce traffic congestion and improve traffic […]

My wife and I experienced a parent’s worst nightmare during halftime of Central Private’s district basketball game at Southern Lab on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Our son, Noah Martin, a junior starter for Central Private, had a seizure in the locker room.  While Noah was having a seizure, I was called into the locker room, quickly […]

On Monday, March 9, the Central Private Student Council will host “Central Private Backs the Blue Day and Memorial Volleyball Tournament.” The event is being held to show support for law enforcement, to honor our fallen officers, and to raise money for the purchase of Angel Armor (body armor) for area law enforcement officers.   […]

Courthouse intrigue and Baton Rouge politics are playing out in the race for District Judge for Division M, which will be voted on in the so-called “northern judicial sub-district” in a special election Saturday, April 4. The northern sub-district includes Central, Baker, Zachary, and the Sherwood Forest area of Baton Rouge. The district has elected […]

Central High School’s new head baseball coach is no stranger to Central. A Central High graduate of 1973, Leo McClure has spent much of life as a player and coach in Central. And his sons are some of the most successful athletes in Central history. After finishing at Central High, Leo played basketball at SLU […]

The Central City News will resume its live coverage of Central High baseball this spring and plans to broadcast at least 21 regular season games in February, March, and April. The newspaper began its coverage of live sporting events with live coverage of Central High’s State Championship game in May 2017. That game, which was […]

Three Democratic candidates and one Republican made the case for their candidacies for Baton Rouge City Judge at the Candidates Forum held Jan. 28 by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish. To watch, click your phone over the QR Code on page 12. The election to fill a vacancy on the court […]