Central City News

Bailey Mitchell, a 2020 graduate of Central High School and former Wildcat varsity cheerleader, will be cheering for the LSU Tigers this fall. She is the third Central Wildcat in the past five years to make the LSU cheer team.  Bailey was a member of the 2018 and 2019 National Championship teams from Central High […]

Matt McCoy has announced his candidacy for Metro Council and released the following statement: “Neighbors, friends, and residents of EBR Metro Council District 4, my name is Matthew McCoy and I am asking for your vote and confidence to serve as your next Councilman. I am a 29-year resident of Central, 35-year husband to Frances […]

Bishop Michael G. Duca of Baton Rouge ordained six Baton Rouge area men to the diaconate on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at St. Joseph Cathedral downtown. Two of the new deacons are from St. Alphonsus in Central: •Deacon Mark Reynaud has been assigned to Most Blessed Sacrament. •Deacon Alec Campbell has been assigned to St. […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • Central City News advertising manager Kim Powers has filed a complaint with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry alleging that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education violated the Louisiana Constitution (Art. 12, Section 2) and the Louisiana Open Meetings Law by denying her access to a public meeting. The meeting was […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • THOUGHT POLICE: AMAZING AND DEEPLY DISTURBING by Woody Jenkins — Do you find it remarkable that Facebook, YouTube, and Google are doing everything in their power to prevent any and all positive information about hydroxychloroquine from getting to the eyes and ears of the American people? If American physicians hold a […]