Central City News

Only Voters Decide Issue of Whether to Create Municipality SOUTHEAST — The battle to create a new community school system in the southeast part of East Baton Rouge Parish is about to take on a entirely new dimension. Now supporters of the new district say they are considering launching a drive to incorporate Southeast Baton […]

Washington Says Democrats Don’t Represent Him CENTRAL — In ceremonies at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday, City of Central Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Washington announced that he is changing his party affiliation to Republican. With a packed house at Café Américain and the media present, Washington told his life story — from being born at […]

CENTRAL — Long-time Central educator David Prescott has been named the new principal at Central High School.  Prescott’s selection culminated a nationwide search that ended at Central High where Prescott is assistant principal. A national search firm found 30 applicants and narrowed the field to six, two of whom withdrew. Faulk and other Central school […]

Pledges to Fight Crime, Improve Roads With Open, Honest City Administration by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Central businessman Jr. Shelton has announced his candidacy for Mayor of the City of Central in municipal election scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2014.  Shelton narrowly lost the mayor’s job to Mac Watts, the current mayor, in 2010. Shelton […]