Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Central City News On Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, the City of Central broke ground for a new City Hall. The facility is scheduled for completion in April 2026. At last, Central will have its own City Hall instead of relying on donated or leased space. Getting its own City Hall has […]

Michael and Karen Nunnery of Central are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Nunnery, to Jacob Porte, son of Randy and Nicole Porte of Mande-ville. Caroline is a graduate of Central High School and Southeastern Louisiana University. She is a Registered Nurse at Woman’s Hospital. Jake graduated from St. Paul’s School and […]

By William Most, Attorney at Law Louisiana voters should beware: On March 29, 2025, they will be asked whether to approve changes to the Louisiana Constitution. But what they won’t be told is that some of those changes would seriously narrow constitutional protections for church and religious organizations’ property.   During a two-week special session […]

The Bank of Zachary has announced the retirement of Jeree Chaney, assistant vice president and mortgage loan officer, after 28 years of service to the bank and 35 years in banking. A celebration was held at the bank’s Main office in Zachary, where Jeree was surrounded by her family, fellow employees, and members of the […]

Life Tabernacle Church, 9323 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge will host The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington March 20 to 23. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend and view the etched names of the 58,281 men and women who lost their lives or never […]

Former Central High head football Coach Sid Edwards was inaugurated as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish in ceremonies held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Coach Sid became the 12th Mayor-President of the parish since the office was created in the late 1940’s. He is the first Mayor-President who has been a […]

During Inauguration ceremonies for Coach Sid Edwards as the new Mayor-President, former Rep. Woody Jenkins was asked to introduce Coach Sid.  He did so in an unusual way.  He called upon men who Sid had coached or trained to be coaches and let them tell his story. WOODY JENKINS: A few months ago, Coach Sid […]

I am extremely honored and humbled for all the love and support. It would be impossible to adequately thank everyone who has been part of this. Without even attempting to do that, I want to recognize my family because they had to sacrifice the most during the election season.  I love you all so very […]

It’s axiomatic that in government personnel is policy.  No matter how good the policies may be, if the people in charge of implementing those policies are incapable, corrupt, or don’t support the policies, they are not likely to be implemented. Coach Sid Edwards, the new Mayor-President, has been deliberate about choosing the right people to […]

More than 100  residents of the new City of St. George packed the Council chamber at City Hall to voice their opposition to proposed salaries for the Mayor, Police Chief, and seven members of the City Council. The overwhelming majority of those in attendance strongly opposed the salary schedule. As introduced, it would have provided […]