Central City News

CENTRAL — Jennifer Witty and Christopher Capone will marry on July 13, 2013. The bride-elect is the daughter of Frank and Mary Ann Witty of Central.  She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Witty and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stoch. Jennifer is a graduate of Redemptorist High School and […]

BLAKELI ENTREMONT signs a letter of intent to attend Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. in the fall of 2013 where she will be majoring in pre-medicine.  Blakeli received an academic scholarship and will be playing softball at Millsaps.  She is an honors graduate of the Class of 2013 from Parkview Baptist.  Blakeli maintained an overall […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Saturday, June 15 • Lights, Camera, Action! • 10 a.m. Award-winning actor, Jerry Leggio, will cover the history of motion pictures in Louisiana at the Bluebonnet Library.  The program is free and open to the public.  Sponsored by the Baton Rouge Genealogical and […]

CENTRAL — The Berean Recreational Facility, 6565 Morgan Road, is now open, offering the largest swimming pool in Central.  The facilities are open to the public.  The facility offers a giant pool and a children’s pool, as well as an air conditioned cabana.  One-piece suits required.  The facility is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to […]

No Decision Yet On Board’s Offer To Provide Space To City of Central CENTRAL — The Central Community School Board and the Central City Council held their first-ever joint meeting last Monday to discuss the school board’s offer to give the city long-term use of office space for City Hall at the old Central Middle […]

Gov. Jindal Praises Central’s Giving Spirit CENTRAL — Gov. Bobby Jindal attended Cooking in Central Saturday and praised the Central community for its efforts to aid victims of the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.  Jindal said Central is an example of America at its best.  An emotional Moore elementary school principal Kathy Knowles said Central’s gesture […]

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Family Forum and LSU head coach Les Miles went “Over the Edge” for adoption last week.  Their goal was to bring attention to the need to reduce red tape in the adoption process and help find permanent families for 100 Louisiana children. In order to get the discussion going, the pro-family […]

Central’s School Superintendent  Addresses MFP, 2013 Legislature EDITOR’S NOTE: Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk spoke to the Baton Rouge Press Club just before the end of the legislative session.  Faulk began as the first employee of the Central Community School System in 2007 and hired 400 employees.  The Central system is now the No. 2-ranked […]

No One Can View This Documentary Without Realizing We Have Problem by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — Supporters of the proposed Southeast Baton Rouge Community School System have released a dramatic video that documents violence and other illegal activities in public schools such as Woodlawn, Broadmoor, and Tara High Schools. The film is a […]

SOUTHEAST — Supporters of the proposed Southeast Baton Rouge Community School District said Wednesday the recently-completed legislative session was far more successful than most people realize. Norman Browning, chairman of Local Schools for Local Children, said the passage of SB 199 has placed the new school district in the Louisiana Revised Statutes.  “That is done.  […]