Central City News

A completely new set of municipal officials will be sworn in at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 30, during ceremonies at Kristenwood, 14025 Greenwell Springs Road. Taking their oaths of office from Clerk of Court Doug Welborn will be Mayor-elect David Barrow, Police Chief-elect Roger Corcoran, and City Council members-elect Wade Evans, Dave Freneaux, Aaron […]

In an exclusive interview with the Central City News, Central Mayor-elect David Barrow said he believes the people of Central sent a clear message in recent elections. “We have a Master Plan, and people expect us to follow it as closely as possible. We have zoning ordinances, and they want us to follow those,” he […]

In its last official meeting, the current Central City Council voted unanimously to honor Central’s first police chief, Doug Browning, by designating Central’s new police building as the James Douglas Browning Police Headquarters. Councilman Wayne Messina said it was important to honor Chief Browning who served honorably and well from 2005 when Central became a […]

The news that President Bush died put a lump in my throat as I began to remember all the many kindnesses he bestowed on my wife Diane and me and our family. He was a true and faithful friend! One of my favorite times was our trip with President Bush to Honduras in 1998 to […]

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court Doug Welborn explained the workings of his office before the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish. The entire event was videoed and is available online by scanning the QR code below. Welborn reviewed how he inherited a troubled office 27 years ago with the previous clerk […]

On Wednesday, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton had high praise for Bill Porche, the long-time chief of the Central Fire Department. Porche announced his retirement December 5. Chief Porche joined the department as a volunteer in 1979, became a full-time firefighter in 1988, and has been chief since 1996. Mayor Shelton said, “Bill Porche is the […]

He’s only 18 but with amazing musical talent, a keen sense of American history, and the ability to step back in time and bring his audiences with him, James Linden Hogg is a speaker, singer, songwriter, and musician of the first order. Small business owners at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish […]

Baton Rouge Community College Vice Chancellor Phil Smith says the BRCC sports program is loaded with talent and exciting play, great coaches, and excellent facilities, but not enough sports fans are aware of how good the BRCC Bears are. That will change in January 2019 when the college launches an ambiguous schedule of TV broadcasts […]

After a raucous election campaign filled with charges and countercharges, voters in the City of Central went to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and defeated all incumbents on the ballot — Mayor Jr. Shelton, Police Chief James Salsbury, Mayor Pro-Tem Kim Fralick, and Council members Shane Evans, Wayne Messina, and John Vance. Council member […]

I’ve been studying the Parish Road Plan to be voted on Dec. 8 for the last couple of weeks and worked out the numbers. The infrastructure improvements planned for the City of Central amount to $88 million. That includes $50 million to four-lane Hooper Road from Blackwater to Sullivan and $38 million to four-lane Wax […]