Central City News

Growing up in the 1950’s as one of 10 kids on a small farm in Darrow, Louisiana, a mostly black community on the Mississippi River, I could never have imagined all the things that have happened in my life.  I certainly couldn’t have imagined living in a place called “Central” that is over 90 percent […]

Everybody who visits the Red Stick Farmers Market knows Francis Chauvin.  She’s the friendly lady from Hammond who bakes the best pies.  She’s also bright-eyed and eager to tell the latest news from Hammond, Ponchatoula, and the Florida Parishes. But not many who visit the farmers’ market know that Francis Chauvin is much more than […]

Voting is a right that I sometimes believe that we as Americans have taken for granted. Throughout our country’s history our people have fought to ensure every citizen has the right to vote. Sometimes we don’t appreciate the rights we have as Americans until they are gone. The importance of having voting rights became apparent […]

Editor’s Note: Danny and Janet Hoover live in a beautiful home that’s straight out of rural Louisiana.  Flowers are blooming.  Rows of strawberries are ready for picking.  The old barn and the milk shed form part of an idyllic setting.  Yet, for the Hoovers and their seven children, the last seven years have been a […]

Efforts to incorporate the proposed City of St. George have come under full-fledged assault in the current session of the Louisiana Legislature with a number of bills to make it more difficult for a new city to incorporate. Of the three major bills that would hamper St. George, two have been amended to make them […]

St. George incorporation spokesman Lionel Rainey III told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge last Tuesday that July 23, 2014, used to be goal for supporters but now it is a hard deadline. “For months, we said that we hope to have the signatures to put the incorporation of St. George on the […]

Central voters will go to the polls this Saturday, May 3 to choose between incumbent Ralph Washington and challenger Jason Ellis for a seat on the City Council. Or will they?  Central officials are worried voters will forget and stay home.  In the hotly-contested April 5 primary, only 7,700 of Central’s 20,000 registered voters cast […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge has reiterated its endorsement of Central Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Washington for reelection to the City Council.  The party issued a statement in support of Washington: “The Republican Party is proud to endorse Ralph Washington for the following reasons: • He is one of the founders of the City […]

On Monday night, Jackie Jenkins was honored as Central’s middle school teacher of the year. Now the Louisiana Department of Education has announced that Mrs. Jenkins is a finalist to be named Louisiana’s Teacher of the Year in ceremonies July 12 in Baton Rouge. The Central school board commended Mrs. Jenkins, saying she “delivers the […]

The Sixth Annual Festival of Two Rivers will begin Friday, May 2 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on Greenwell Springs Road. The event, which attracts thousands of visitors from throughout the Baton Rouge area, includes three days of food, entertainment, and rides.  For the first time this year, it also includes a 5K run and […]