Central City News

Earlier this year when David Barrow began testing the waters for a possible race this fall against his former boss, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton, the rumor mills began cranking up. People were talking about a series of criminal accusations against Barrow that spanned more than a decade. Many said Barrow would never run because of […]

Central City Council candidate Dave Freneaux has paid to mail his publication Central Speaks to every household in Central every week or two for the past eight years. He ran for Mayor four years ago and lost. In June of this year, he qualified to run for the Central City Council from District 3 on […]

Despite strict rules that the questions asked the candidates for Mayor of Central at the March 6, 2014 televised debate be kept confidential, mayoral candidate Dave Freneaux not only knew in advance some of the questions that would be asked but actually wrote those questions himself. The fact that Freneaux wrote some of the questions […]

A few months ago, out of an abundance of caution, Mayor Jr. Shelton returned a number of campaign contributions because he was unsure if he could accept the donors’ contributions. Then he realized he needed an attorney’s advice on what was and was not legal. So he consulted an attorney and decided to follow his […]

Central Police Chief James Salsbury speaks with justifiable pride on the improvements he has made in the department over the past four years — with the support of Central Mayor Jr. Shelton and the Central City Council. When Chief Salsbury took over in 2014, the force was small and had assumed very few responsibillities for […]

In this edition of the Central City News, we are proud to endorse the following candidates: Congress – 6th District Garret Graves (R) Mayor of Central Jr. Shelton (R) Police Chief James Salsbury (R) Central Council at Large (vote for two) Wayne Messina (R) Kim Powers (R) District 1 Charles Habig (D) or Aaron Moak […]

When voters go to the polls on Nov. 6, 2018, they may be surprised to find they have a lot more to vote on besides the candidates running for statewide and local offices. Also included are six proposed statewide Constitutional amendments and one proposition, which will be on the ballot only in East Baton Rouge […]

Voters in Central have a month to decide how to vote in the Tuesday, Nov. 6 election, which will decide the direction of the City of Central for years to come. On the ballot will be the election of • Mayor of City of Central • Central Police Chief • Seven members of the Central […]

It was obvious in the Jamboree that this year’s Central Wildcats had talent. They defeated a highly-touted St. Amant team 12-0. Then the Wildcats gave nationally-ranked Dunham a run for their money but narrowly lost 36-34. Up next was Dutchtown, another good team and another narrow loss, 16-13. Then Jesuit came to town and beat […]

Central High principal Brandon LaGroue crowned Taliyah Joseph as the Wildcats’ 2018 Homecoming Queen during half-time ceremonies at the Belaire-Central game last Friday night. Last year’s Homecoming Queen, Katie McCaskill, presented roses to the new Queen. Katie is a freshman at Southeastern, majoring in social work. She also works in her church nursery and at […]