Central City News

Country Living in the City Like Social Do-Gooders, We Dance Around Issue Of Who Is Responsible For Wanton Violence by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — We’ve lived in our current home for 28 years.  It is located on a heavily-travelled road, and we have about 200 feet of frontage.  Over the past 28 years, the traffic count […]

by Woody Jenkins, editor ST. AMANT — It’s been four years since the Central Wildcats traveled to Ascension Parish to play St. Amant.  This Friday night’s trek should be “interesting”! St. Amant High plays its football at “The Pit” near St. Amant Middle School 44317 La. 429, St. Amant, LA 70774. This is not where […]

CENTRAL — The Central High Wildcats defeated Catholic 31-23 in a hotly-contested match at Wildcat Stadium last Friday.  Now the Wildcats (4-0, ranked No. 12) face their toughest opponent yet — the St. Amant Gators (4-0) at The Pit. St. Amant is ranked No. 13 in the state and could prove to be quite a […]

La. Family Forum Gives Top Rating To 2 Lawmakers BATON ROUGE— Two Central legislators were among 40 Louisiana state representatives and senators who were honored last Thursday night by Louisiana Family Forum for their pro-family voting records during the 2012 session. State Sen. Bodi White (R-Central) and State Rep. Valarie Hodges (R-Central) both scored 100 percent on […]

CENTRAL— The Central Community School Board Monday agreed to move the school system’s central office from 13431 Hooper Road to the former Starkey Academy at 10510 Joor Road effective Jan. 3, 2013. Supt. Mike Faulk said the board’s staff of 30 full-time and part-time employees is so cramped for space in the current 5,000-square-foot office […]

Dr. Beau Clark: Drugs, Revenge Drive Increase In Murder Rate by Woody Jenkins, editor BATON ROUGE — On Tuesday, the 6th month anniversary of his swearing in as Coroner, Dr. Beau Clark addressed the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge on the parish’s soaring murder rate. He spoke earnestly about the 84 murders that had been […]

by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — After Catholic High’s pounding of highly-regarded Denham Springs 42-13 last Friday night, there is much talk of a resurgent Catholic, supposedly much improved over last year’s team that went 3-7, but Central coach Sid Edwards is having none of that talk. “It is a complete misconception.  Catholic had a […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the Capital City: Thursday, September 20 • Louisiana Family Forum Annual Dinner Healing Place Church. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.  For information, call 344-8533. Friday, September 21 • Ignite • 7 p.m. An Ignite Youth Rally will be held at Life […]

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GOP Endorses Tim Kelley and Toni Higginbotham for Supreme Court, Mike McDonald for Appeals BATON ROUGE — The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish Wednesday night announced its endorsement of two of the eight candidates seeking a vacant seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court. Receiving the Supreme Court endorsement were Court of Appeal Judge […]