Central City News

Justin and Chelsea Smith of Central are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Mazie James. Mazie was born on May 30, 2013 at 5:45 p.m. at Woman’s Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Jim and Michelle Robertson of Central and Gary and Winona […]

Blair Naquin and Rory Green both of Baton Rouge, will marry in a 6 p.m. ceremony Aug. 9, 2013, at St. James Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Joseph Naquin of Central. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Smith, of Central and […]

Central native Cameron Cooke and his fiancé Melissa Grace Schroeder of Mandeville will wed on July 27 at Mandeville’s First Baptist Church in St. Tammany. Melissa is the daughter of Ken and Gayla Schroeder. She is a graduate of Fountainbleau High School and a student at Louisiana State University. She works at Parkview Baptist Preschool […]

Don and Louise Thompson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at a  dinner at Sammy’s Grill on June 22. The Thompsons were married on June 22, 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church in San Antonio, TX. She is the former Louise Fritz from Marion, TX. The  honorees have two sons, Chris Thompson and […]

Ulysse Joubert tells his students they only have 15 seconds to make an impression ­— for good or bad — on someone they meet. And that is all the time it takes to size up Ulysse Joubert.  His thick Cajun accent, infectious laughter, expressive face, and imposing demeanor tell you this is a truly extraordinary […]

BATON ROUGE — If you own residential or commercial property inside the city limits of Baton Rouge or Baker, you could be getting a property tax refund, if the 10.6-mill CATS property tax is ruled unconstitutional in the pending legal case of Graugnard v. CATS. However, even if Milton Graugnard, the plaintiff in the suit, […]

Cadet Mary Palasi was presented the General Ira C. Eaker Award by Louisiana Wing Commander  Col. Art Scarbrough at the recent meeting of the Capitol City Squadron. Following the award presentation, squadron members held a reception in her honor.  The Wing Commander said “Her service, dedication, and devotion to her duties were far above the […]

On Monday, Together Baton Rouge held a news conference to express its lack of confidence in the current board of the Capital Area Transit System and called for the resignation of board chairman Isaiah Marshall. But last year, Together Baton Rouge sponsored and lobbied hard for House Bill 865 by Rep. Regina Barrow of Baton […]

The Central Community School Board has called a bond election for Saturday, Nov. 16, to ask voter approval for the issuance of $13.1 million in bonds to finance school improvements. No new taxes would be authorized.  The funds would be used for the following projects: •    Construction of a new Ninth Grade Academy on the […]

TOP STORIES IN CENTRAL CITY NEWS: • Central School Board Calls $13 Million Bond Election for Nov. 16 • Traffic Study Predicts Future Traffic Counts in Central • Central’s Population Could Double by Year 2037 • BRCC to Launch Helicopter Maintenance Training in Central in August • City of Central to Celebrate ‘Central Independence Day’ […]