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Celebrating Leroy Fleming’s 102nd Birthday

 Friends, family, and well-wishers from all walks of life gathered at the home of Mr. Leroy Edward Fleming to celebrate his birthday on the day before he turned 102 years old, January 27, 2024.  Even Channel 9 WAFB TV showed up to interview and video him for a segment on their 6 p.m. and 10 […]

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Archie McClure Now Officially a Wildcat, Inducted into Central High Hall of Fame

ARCHIE LEO MCCLURE, SR. is now officially a Wildcat! Coach McClure was inducted into the Central High School Hall of Fame for his legendary coaching and work in the Central community in youth sports. Archie McClure graduated from Istrouma High School in 1951 and served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1954 before serving […]

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Central High Class of 1963 Celebrates 60th Anniversary

The Central High School Class of 1963 celebrated its 60th class reunion at Duke’s Seafood and Steakhouse in Watson.  Central’s Class of 1963 was known as “The Golden Class,” since they were Central’s 50th class to graduate. The yearbook for 1963 included lots of history to celebrate the 50th graduation milestone.  There were 67 graduates.  […]

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Randy, Cindy Hebert Celebrate 50th Anniversary, Plan Festivities at Later Date at Orange Beach, AL

Randy and Cynthia (Cindy) Bryant Hebert of Baker will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The couple was  married on Sept. 1, 1973 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Arthur. Father Ed Degeyter performed the ceremony. Randy and Cindy have two sons, Jared Hebert of Baker and […]

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Mr. and Mrs. Steven Joseph Buhler Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Joseph Buhler celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 30. They were married at St. Alphonsus Catholic church in Central in 1973. They have three sons, Brandon Buhler (Lesley), Corey Buhler (deceased), and Rhett Buhler (Brittany) and five grandchildren, Logan, Emma, Cason, Liam, and Halle Buhler. Steve retired from BASF […]

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Geaux Seven Blue Star Moms

Geaux Seven Blue Star Moms was created when seven military mothers came together and decided to form a Blue Star Mothers Chapter here in Central. Since there were seven mothers involved, they chose to use Geaux Seven as the name of the chapter. The organization was chartered on April 8, 2013. Today it consists of […]

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Jeffrey Onsteads Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lynn Onstead (Kathryn Duke) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 21.  They were married at Winbourne Avenue Baptist Church in Baton Rouge in 1973.  They had an anniversary dinner celebration given by their children at Drusilla Seafood.  They have three children, Jason Onstead (Delphine), Lauryn Onstead, Sarah Guagliardo (Daniel), […]

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Stephanie Stafford, Justin LaFleur to Wed April 15

Mr. and Mrs. Randall and Eunice Stafford of Ponchatoula are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Michelle Stafford, to Justin Paul LaFleur, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Jackie LaFleur of Central. Stephanie is the granddaughter of Joyce Stafford and the late Joe Stafford of Hammond, LA, and Petra Borgo and […]

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Central High School Class of ’62 Celebrates 60-Year Reunion

The Central High School Class of 1962 celebrated their 60-year class reunion. The Class of 1962 had 22 classmates attend its reunion Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Duke’s Seafood & Steakhouse on Hwy. 16 in Watson.  Shown left to right on bottom row are Wanda Browning Christy, Janet Rowland Anderson, Jo Ann Primm Gross, Judy […]

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Eleanor Mondart Walker Turns 101

Family and close friends gathered to celebrate year 101 for Eleanor “Buddy” Mondart Walker. Eleanor was born Sept. 26, 1920 in Magnolia, Louisiana, later known as Greenwell Springs. She has been a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend for now over 101 years.  Her parents were Haney Guy and Mattie Forbes Mondart. She is […]

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