Central City News

Legislators handling key bills on sanctuary cities and religious liberty described their legislation at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish. Rep. Jay Morris (R-Monroe) is the author of HB 453 on sanctuary cities.  A so-called sanctuary city is a city which has a policy against turning over illegal aliens […]

A packed house at Annual Patriots’ Day at the Rural Life Museum heard guest speaker Bill Federer review the history of Islam and its aggression against the West, spanning the past 1,500 years. Using a comprehensive slideshow and many sources from Islam, Federer showed the Muslim conquest of the Middle East, North Africa, and much […]

The East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee voted to endorse Donald J. Trump for the Republican nomination for President at its meeting last Thursday.  The committee spent most of the meeting planning how to raise its budget for the upcoming election season.  The party will be helping with Republican campaigns for President and Vice President, U.S. Senate, […]

Metro Councilman John Delgado brought his campaign for Mayor-President to the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday and outlined his plans for City-Parish government, especially fighting crime.  He said crime is the No. 1 problem facing the parish, and he wants to add 200 officers to the Baton Rouge Police Department. The outspoken Republican who takes […]

In analyzing the general election in November, it is important to keep our eyes on the ball. While the media will talk incessantly about women and Latinos, they are really not what the election will be about at all. The general election is fought state by state. You have to look at the swing states […]

LEMONADE DAY — More than 200 Central students participated in Lemonade Day Saturday where they learned entrepreneurship as they built competing lemonade stands.  The event, which is sponsored by Raisin’ Canes, provokes intense, though friendly, competition.

Central High School students who had the highest GPA’s and highest scores on the ACT test were honored at the school’s annual Academic Awards Banquet last Tuesday at Central Middle School.  Students and their parents were on hand to receive the honors. Receiving special recognition was Justin Nijoka, a sophomore who earned a 34 on […]

Nearly 300 seniors at Central High School will cross the stage to receive their diplomas at 6 p.m. Friday, May 20 at Bethany Church in Baker. It is the largest class to graduate since creation of the Central Community School District in 2007.  More than 4,000 people are expected to fill Bethany’s sanctuary. Kylie Yglesias […]