Central City News

Johnathan Richard Love Jonathan Richard Love passed away on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the age of 26 due to a motor vehicle accident. Born Aug. 21, 1986, to Richard and Susan Love. He was the owner of Influential Coatings. Jonathan loved life and had a God-given talent of creativeness in designing and fabricating custom […]

Dominic and Cindy Cali are proud to announce the birth of their beautiful granddaughter, Evangeline Kate. Evangeline was born Oct. 15, 2012, in Nashua, N.H.  She weighed eight pounds, six ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. The proud parents are Joseph and Alison Cali.  

FRENCH SETTLEMENT — Heather Lynn Flake and Joshua Joseph Champagne, both of St. Amant, will marry in a 7 p.m. ceremony Feb. 22, 2013, at St. Joseph Church in French Settlement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Flake, Jr. of Greenwell Springs.  She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. […]

Supreme Court Decision Opened Door for Judges To Speak Freely In Campaigns by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — Judge Jeff Hughes’ candidacy for the Louisiana Supreme Court broke new ground — in terms of both our political system and our legal system.  Even though Louisiana has elected its judges throughout its history, candidates for judgeships have been ordered by […]

Jeff Hughes Will Give Republicans 4-3 Majority on La. Highest Court CENTRAL — Republican Judge Jeff Hughes was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court by a 53-47 margin over Democrat Judge John Guidry in Saturday’s runoff election.  Hughes becomes the first Republican elected to the court from the Baton Rouge area and gives Republicans a 4-3 majority on […]

CENTRAL — Three young people have lost their lives as the result of traffic accidents over the past week.  On Sunday morning, a one-car clash left two men dead and another in the hospital. Christopher McCoy, 27, 4525 Beaver Creek, Greenwell Springs, and Jonathan Love, 26, 14853 Joor Road, Lot #36, were pronounced dead on […]

Washington, LoBue, Messina Vote Yes, DeJohn, Moak No CENTRAL — The Central City Council Tuesday night voted to establish terms for Mayor, Police Chief, and City Council. Beginning July 1, 2014, these public officials would be limited to three four-year terms.  If an official served two years or more of a unexpired term, that would count as […]

Veteran Central Educator Guided Building of $45M School Complex by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — If you had lived near the intersection of Hooper and Joor roads in the late 1940’s, you probably did your grocery shopping at Gardner’s Store on the corner where Dr. Tim Raborn’s dental office is now located. In 1949, you certainly would have […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the Capital City: Thursday, December 6 • City of Central Master Plan Meeting • 6 p.m. The City of Central Master Plan Meeting will be held at the Central Branch Library, 11260 Joor Road.  This is the second in a series of information meetings to keep […]

BATON ROUGE — The new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge elected members of its Executive Committee Tuesday at the group’s Annual Meeting, which was held at Café Américain. The Chamber EBR is an affiliate of the United States Chamber of Commerce. The following Executive Committee members were elected for the terms indicated: Term […]