Central City News

Being in business for themselves has been a lifelong dream for Central residents Shawn and Tracy Parker, who last March opened The Spectacle, Central’s only optical boutique, at 14790 Wax Road, Suite 107, next door to Sammy’s. Tracy, a native of Zachary, was working at an optical store outside Central, and Shawn, a native of […]

Year after year, when small businesses are honored in Central, the Business of the Year is usually Central Drug Store, which has found a way to complete with the drug chains and big box schools, despite all odds. Owner Claud Derbes and his staff make it all look easy.  There are always lots of pharmacists […]

Lane Home Health joins the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) in celebrating November as National Home Care Month. An affiliate of Lane Regional Medical Center, Lane Home Health has provided in-home health care since 1984. Currently in its 32nd year of operation, Lane Home Health is one of the longest standing home […]

Sometime in the next few weeks, the cardiovascular unit at Lane Regional Medical Center will do its 10,000th heart catheterization.  The experience gained from seeing so many patients and the quality of its staff and facilities have helped give Lane Regional a reputation as a major provider of cardiovascular services in the capital region. Lane […]

BATON ROUGE — Health and fitness events coming up in and around the capital city: April 20 and 27 • CPR Training and Renewal Want to learn CPR or need to renew your card?  Bryan Hutson, athletic trainer at Central High School, will be offering American Heart Association classes.  Renewal classes begin at 7:30 a.m. […]

Dr. Steve Weilbacher Using New Technology To Detect Early Signs Of Cancer of Mouth BATON ROUGE — Until pap smears, cervical cancer was one of the biggest killers.  But pap smears allowed cervical cancer to be caught earlier and treated more successfully. Unfortunately, oral cancer is now three times more common than cervical cancer.  Yet, few people routinely […]

Moreau Physical Therapy in BR, Central by Al Moreau, Moreau Physical Therapy BATON ROUGE — Moreau Physical Therapy is currently performing Trigger Point Dry Needling and having successful patient outcomes. TDN is a treatment for muscular tightness and spasm which commonly follows injuries and often accompanies the degenerative processes.  This muscular tightness and spasm will […]

BATON ROUGE — Registered dietician Suzy Maier is offering a one-hour seminar called “Simpler, Safer, Smarter: Wellness Overview” at LaMadeleine’s, corner Jefferson Highway and Old Hammond.  The free event will be held on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon and Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. through May 4, with the exception of April […]

ZACHARY — Reagan Elkins, MD, a family practice physician, has been elected Chief of Staff of Lane Regional Medical Center for 2013.  Dr. Elkins has been a member of Lane’s medical staff since 2008.  He received his undergraduate degree and graduated summa cum laude from Louisiana College in Pineville and his medical degree from LSU […]

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic is a vital component of the health care community in South Louisiana. Its associates include 29 physicians and more than 200 professionals dedicated to providing quality patient care in a friendly and confidential environment. Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic is a comprehensive sub-specialty orthopaedic clinic appropriately treating a […]