Central City News

The Baton Rouge Business Report said today the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging is using taxpayer funds to purchase full-page newspaper ads thanking voters for their support of the COA property tax, which was narrowly approved back in 2016. The Council on Aging is a non-profit organization not subject to the control of […]

Drainage, flooding, rain, thunderstorms, canals, ditches — the list goes on and on. These words have become common vernacular in Central since long before the Flood of August 2016. Central has been known as a community with more than its fair share of flooding. The Flood of 2016 was a phenomenon that I hope we […]

IBTS, the non-profit organization that has provided city services to the people of Central for the past seven years, has been asked to continue serving the city for another five years. Central Mayor Jr. Shelton approved the selection of IBTS over the other bidder, CSRS, after IBTS’ bid was nearly $4 million less than CSRS. […]

This year for the first time, elections for both the City of Central and the Central Community School Board will be held at the same election. Qualifying will be held July 18-20 for City of Central • Mayor • Police Chief • Five City Council members elected from five single-member districts • Two City Council […]

David Perkins, the 19-year-old son of former Rep. Tony Perkins and wife Lawana is apparently “a chip off the old block.” Last Friday, Perkins, who was scheduled to report for National Guard training in February, stopped to help a lady who had a flat fire on Joor Road. However, something went wrong, and the car […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Baton Rouge television icon Bill Black, or Buckskin Bill, as he was known, passed away last week after more than 60 years’ service to the Baton Rouge community. Much has been written about Buckskin Bill since he died, but we wanted to offer a contemporary view of Buckskin when his show was in […]

The City of Central is preparing to build a new City Hall at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads. Since the city incorporated in 2005, City Hall has been located either in donated or leased space. Mayor Jr. Shelton said the $4.5 million facility will provide 17,000 square feet of space, mainly for Central […]

The David Family of David’s Mobil, corner Hooper and Joor roads, is launching a new retail shopping center for Central, a family spokesman said Tuesday. The shopping center, which will offer 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of shopping and offices, will be named Pops Plaza after James David, who passed away last year. Mr. David […]

On Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, the City of Central was pelted with a beautiful layer of snow which rapidly began to accumulate. It snows only rarely in South Louisiana, and when it does, it normally turns to mush almost immediately, but this snow was different! It was real snow, the kind you see up North. […]

Central Mayor Jr. Shelton said in an interview that Saturday, Dec. 2 was one of the great days in the history of Central. “It was a wonderful time with beautiful weather, a big turnout for the Christmas Parade, the outstanding turnout for the Nick Tullier fundraiser, and 8,000 attending Christmas at Central Square!” Then the […]