Central City News

Rep. Valarie Hodges (R-Central) authored landmark legislation during the recent Regular Session that could have a dramatic effect on preventing future flooding not only in East Baton Rouge Parish but throughout Louisiana. HB 691, which is awaiting the governor’s signature, requires the state to establish a comprehensive statewide floodplain management plan to be established by […]

Over the years I’ve written many stories. This one is the most difficult I’ve ever written. The past two years have changed my life forever. A life threatening illness and the devastating flood of August 2016. That flood forever changed the face of Central, Greenwell Springs and our surrounding areas. Lives were changed, never to […]

More than 150 students from the Baton Rouge area competed in the Pelican Chapter Associated Builders and Contractors Craft Competition April 6.  Central High swept the welding competition. The welding team of Tyler Adams, Landon Foretich, and Blake Olinde placed first in the welding team competition. Landon Foretich placed first, Blake Olinde placed second, and […]

Joseph Schopp of Central High has signed with Baton Rouge Community College to play baseball for the Bears next season. The signing took place in the school’s Library with family, teammates, and friends in attendance. Joseph will join former teammate Dayton Guercio, a pitcher at BRCC. Joseph is a three year starter at shortstop for […]

New technology offered by Facebook allows something previously impossible without spending tens of millions of dollars. Facebook Live, which was launched for the general public on Jan. 28, 2016 allows anyone with a smart phone to broadcast from his cellphone live worldwide. Previously, a television broadcaster would have had to spend tens of millions of […]

LSU SIGNEE CREDITED FOR WIN  — Ma’Khail Hilliard is credited with five strike outs in the game against Sam Houston. The Broncos didn’t get a hit until the fifth inning. There were also 13 ground-ball outs.Middle left, many young fans made the trip to Sulphur to support the Wildcats. Middle right, first baseman Andrew Harris […]

STATE CHAMPS — Central High won the 5A State Baseball Championship 4-2 over No.1-in-the-nation West Monroe at the state tournament in Sulphur.

The Central Community School System sponsored its Parade of Champions Friday, which rolled through the City of Central to the great delight of students, faculty, parents, and ordinary citizens who lined the roads to pay homage to the outstanding Central High athletes who won State Championships this year. Central High won the Louisiana High School […]

Sometimes the extent of a man’s life is so vast that even those closest to him have no idea what that man has been up to all these years. Such is the story of James David, owner with his wife Jeannie of David’s Mobil and Dairy Queen on Hooper Road in Central.  Of course, Jeannie […]

The media smells blood in the Potomac River. They sense the President they hate could be removed from office. Never mind that he won a landslide, winning electoral votes in 31 states. The media hate the President’s agenda and they hate that he defied their wishes and expectations by winning last November. What has happened […]