Central City News

A total of 13 candidates qualified to run for Congress in the newly-configured Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana after Congressman Bill Cassidy announced he is running for the U.S. Senate. Now the Louisiana Family Forum is publishing the Louisiana Voter Guide, which will tell more about where the candidates for Cassidy’s seat and other Congressional […]

Christopher Cooke, has felt the call of God to do missionary work in Prague of the Czech Republic. Chris spent six weeks in Prague this summer following graduation from LSU in psychology with the ministry team from Chapel on the Campus at LSU.  He said he fell in love with the Czech people and will […]

September 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of News editor Woody Jenkins in journalism.  In September 1964, he was hired as a rookie newsman at radio station WLCS in Baton Rouge.  Since then, he has continuously worked in radio, TV, newspapers, or ad agencies.  Today he is editor of the Central City News and the Capital […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has endorsed two members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board who are running for reelection: • Jerry Arbour, District 5 • Connie Bernard, District 8 The Republican Parish Executive Committee issued this statement about Arbour and Bernard: “Ironically, Mr. Arbour and Mrs. Bernard do not always […]

CENTRAL — Life hasn’t always been easy for Alyssa Hollingsworth, a Central High School senior who suffers from cerebral palsy, multiple handicaps, and a few years ago cancer.  But one thing did come easy — an overwhelming victory in her election as Central High’s 2014 Homecoming Queen. She won in a landslide, receiving more than […]

Jared and Jessica Lee proudly announce the birth of their first child, a girl, Antoinette Belle. She was born on August 25, 2014 at Woman’s Hospital at 8:27 p.m. She weighed seven pounds seven ounces and was 21 inches long. Proud grandparents are James and Candi Lee of Central and Johnny and Lisa Hailey, also […]

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, nine Republican candidates for the United States Congress from the Sixth District arrived at Café Américain, 7521 Jefferson Hwy., for the second and final Congressional Forum sponsored by the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish.  It proved to be a lively discussion.  By now, all of the candidates have gotten […]

All seven members of the Central Community School Board are up for reelection on Tuesday, Nov. 4, but four of the members of the board are unopposed. Facing opponents are school board vice president Will Easley in District 4; school board member Ruby Foil in District 6, and former school board president Sharon Browning in […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has endorsed several candidates for judge in the Nov. 4, 2014, election. The party’s executive committee, which is elected by the Republican voters of the parish for a four-year term, interviewed each candidate seeking the endorsement and required each candidate to complete an extensive questionnaire.  The party […]

Voters in the City of Central will help elect five district, juvenile, and family court judges in the election on Tuesday, Nov. 4.  Many of the candidates participated in a Judicial Forum sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, a small business chamber. In four instances, incumbent judges are being challenged for […]