Central City News

Central Private School is embarking on a plan to build a new campus on Gurney between Joor and Sullivan roads in the City of Central. Phase I of the project will be put out for bid late this year, according to CPS board chairman Brennan Easley. The new campus will be located east of the […]

The Central City Council has passed and Mayor David Barrow is expected to sign an ordinance to create standards for hiring City of Central reserve police officers. The ordinance passed 7-0 but only after hours of negotiations between Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran, Councilwoman D’Ann Wells, and other members of the Council. The Lawrason Act, […]

Since the Standard Oil refinery began operations in Baton Rouge in 1909, residents of the Central community have played a major role in the work of the refinery. Some Central families, such as the Langlois, Nelson, and Bauer families, have been at the refinery from the beginning! — Langlois Family — Central’s Jason Langlois, 41, […]

The Central High softball team has a perfect 8-0 record and looks a lot like the Lady Wildcat team that won the State 5A Softball Championship in 2017. However, this week, talk about the team has centered on a spectacular injury suffered by star junior pitcher Mary Fralick. Mary pitched to a batter for French […]

Central High head football Coach Sid Edwards and Istrouma High head football coach Jeremy Gradney have announced the two schools will meet for a spring game at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at Tack Jackson Stadium at Istrouma High on Winbourne Avenue in Baton Rouge. The event will be an Istrouma Alumni Night, and […]

Members of Istrouma High’s many State Championship football and other teams are being invited to return to the school May 16 for the unfurling of their team’s State Championship banners. The ceremony will take place during a banquet to be held at 3 p.m. that day in the Istrouma gym. Each athlete will be individually […]

BREC has announced $2 million in improvements to Jackson Park, located on Sullivan Road just north of Hooper. Mayor David Barrow said, “BREC’s Jackson Park will be redeveloped as a Community Park with walking paths, exercise equipment, a new recreation building, paved parking, a new playground, basketball court, and more.” Some of the improvements will […]

My latest report on the economic impact of ExxonMobil’s four facilities indicates the company employs 6,915 employees and contract workers at an average wage of $74,158 a year — 51 percent above the average wage in East Baton Rouge Parish. For the last 10 years, the company has invested in excess of $250 million A […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: In January, far-left Together Baton Rouge launched an attack against ExxonMobil resulting in the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board defeating 5-4 a routine Industrial Tax Exemption (ITEP) for Exxon’s Baton Rouge refinery. The school board action and some of the harsh attacks against Exxon raised questions as to whether Baton Rouge was […]

The Central High Wildcat cheerleading team has won their second consecutive National Championship during competition at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando this past weekend. The competition was for Game Day Large Varsity Non Tumbling cheerleading. The Wildcat cheerleaders competed with other schools from across the country. Varsity sponsor for the team […]