Central City News

Central native Cameron Cooke and his fiancé Melissa Grace Schroeder of Mandeville will wed on July 27 at Mandeville’s First Baptist Church in St. Tammany. Melissa is the daughter of Ken and Gayla Schroeder. She is a graduate of Fountainbleau High School and a student at Louisiana State University. She works at Parkview Baptist Preschool […]

Don and Louise Thompson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at a  dinner at Sammy’s Grill on June 22. The Thompsons were married on June 22, 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church in San Antonio, TX. She is the former Louise Fritz from Marion, TX. The  honorees have two sons, Chris Thompson and […]

Elisabeth “Cookie” Kane Elisabeth “Cookie” Kane, 93, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Pass Christian, Miss. surrounded by her family.  She was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was of the Catholic Faith. Cookie, as all knew her, was a registered nurse working in hospitals.  She […]

Kaleb and Heather Penico Morain of Panama City Beach, Fla. are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Gavin Jesse. Gavin was born Jan. 23, 2013, at Sacred Heart of the Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar, Fla.  He weighed seven pounds, five ounces, and was 20.25 inches long. Proud grandparents are Dr. Jesse […]

Alexandra Graycin and Samantha Isabelle are excited to announce the birth of their baby sister Cameron Mikaela.  Proud parents are Christopher and Dawn Rogers of Central. Cameron was born April 26, 2013, at Woman’s Hospital.  She weighed six pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.  Proud grandparents are Johnny and Jenny Rogers of Sorrento […]

CANCUN — Katherine Lejeune and Damon Beck to wed in July. The bride-elect is the daughter of Randall and Deanie Lejeune of Baton Rouge.  She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rolance Lejeune and the late Mr. and Mrs. Elter Smith. Katherine is a graduate of Central High School and Louisiana State […]

PRIDE — It was a lovely spring day in Baton Rouge, LA on June 7, 1953, when young US Marine Sgt. Paul Donald Bozeman married his beautiful bride, Kathleen Lively.  They had been friends since childhood. Sixty years later they celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow.  They […]

CENTRAL — Meagan Ashleigh Roy, and Austin Milton Watts, both of Greenwell Springs, were married in a 5:30 p.m. ceremony April 13, 2013, at Journey Church in Central. Pastor Jay Coleman officiated. The bride is the daughter of Michael Hebert and Clarissa Hebert, of Greenwell Springs.  She is the granddaughter of Robert L. Case of […]

BATON ROUGE — Lauren Ashley McKenzie and Benjamin Paul Sagona, both of Baton Rouge, were married in a 7 p.m. ceremony on June 1, 2013, at Oak Lodge Reception Center.  Rev. Glen Miers officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mark and Shelia McKenzie of Baton Rouge.  She is the granddaughter of Lois […]

Ella Louise Blanchard “A truly good wife is the most precious treasure a man can find!  Her husband depends on her, and she never lets him down.  She is good to him every day of her life.”  Proverbs 31:10-12 Louise, beloved wife of Vernon Blanchard, Jr., went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus […]