Central City News

BATON ROUGE — Chili Chef Extraordinaire Bill Smith confided afterwards that he had quietly prayed for good weather.  And though heavy thundershowers were predicted throughout the day for Friday, April 19, by mid-morning, the ominous gray clouds parted, and for lunchtime, the sun brought a welcome warmth to the brisk Spring noonday gathering at LSU’s […]

Principal Bob Wales to Move to Administrative Post CENTRAL — Members of the Central Community School Board heard a Central High junior step forward Monday night to pay tribute to outgoing Central High principal Bob Wales.  Christopher Harris made these remarks:   Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Christopher Harris, and I am […]

Though Project Is Not Fully Funded, Planning Process Is Moving Ahead BATON ROUGE — A traffic study conducted by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber in 2010 identified the extension of Hooper Road across the Amite River to Watson as the second most important project in the Baton Rouge area. Now the Hooper Road Extension project is under study […]

35 Awards for State’s Best Non-Daily Community Newspapers Central City News   GENERAL EXCELLENCE 1st Place – Central City News   EDITORIAL   Best News Coverage 1st Place – Staff, Central City News   Community Service – Service to Readers 1st Place – Staff, Central City News – For gathering more than 1,000 comments from […]

As Population, Outlook For Orleans Declines, Capital Seeks Markets With Brighter Prospects BATON ROUGE — The headline in Wednesday’s Advocate was remarkable: “Georges Buys Advocate”.  Now, after more than 100 years, the most important medium in the capital city of Louisiana is under new ownership. People are wondering, “Who is John Georges?” and what will his ownership of […]

Existing Tax Would Fund Renovations; New Tax Would Pay For Salary Increase CENTRAL —  Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk has asked the Central Community School Board to consider placing on the October election ballot four bond and tax proposals to fund the next steps in his plan to upgrade the Central school system. Faulk is proposing three bond […]

CENTRAL — Central High head football coach Sid Edwards welcomed 110 student athletes to Day One of the Wildcats’ spring training Monday.  The team, which has won five straight District 4-5A championships, held a brisk workout.  Coach David Dykes said the program is beginning to pay dividends.

Free Office Space Totalling 26,000 sf For City Hall Plus State, C-P Offices by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk appeared before the Central City Council last Tuesday and presented the school board’s offer to provide the City of Central with 26,000 square feet of office space free of charge. The school board […]