Central City News

In early March 2020, Life Tabernacle was a mid-sized little-known Pentecostal church in a small city in Louisiana. Who could have guessed that two months later, it would be virtually the only church in America holding worship services in its sanctuary or that it would be one of the best known churches in America? On […]

Both Central High School and Central Private School have made graduation plans that attempt to replicate traditional ceremonies to the extent possible.  Central Private will come closest. They will have ceremonies on the football field. Except for social distancing, it should have the feel of graduations from the past.  The event is planned for 7 […]

Central Private is planning a special graduation ceremony for its Class of 2020.  Graduation will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 25, on the Central Private Football Field. Seniors will meet at 6 p.m. in their own vehicles in the parking lot of Zoar Baptist Church. They will stay in their separate vehicles. […]

Editor’s Note: Many Christians today say Romans 13:1-4 proclaims that all government is put in place by God and that governmental leaders are God’s emissaries who must be obeyed. Here in Central, Rev. Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church has continued to hold church services despite an emergency order by Gov. John Bel Edwards banning […]

On Sunday, the Food & Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of two anti-malaria drugs for experimental treatment of the coronavirus. The two drugs, chloroquine and hydroxycholorquine, were praised last week by President Trump as cures for the virus. Hans Andersag discovered chloroquine in 1934. It has been effective for treating malaria in many cases. A […]

If the headline caught your eye, it’s likely you or someone you know has been plunged into homeschooling because their normal school situation abruptly came to a screeching halt. What a stressful and bizarre time we are living in! Each one of us is faced with things we never could have imagined or anticipated. I […]

Most businesses in Central are under an emergency order from the Governor to close their doors. Other types of businesses were deemed by the Governor to be “essential” and can remain open.  Both whether they are deemed essential or not, many businesses in Central are finding unusual ways to continue to serve their customers. Dr. […]

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, when Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran walked into the sanctuary of Life Tabernacle Church on Hooper Road in the City of Central, he walked into the history books.   Since the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, 400 years ago, Christians have been able to freely assemble in the sanctuaries of their […]

Guarding health is pro-life and falls under the 6th commandment of God’s 10 commandments. Historically, each of the 10 commandments has been correctly viewed as having both a positive and negative directive. As the 6th commandment forbids murder, it also commands the protection of life, which includes health.  The rule of “first do no harm” […]

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 […]