Central City News

A Message from David Prescott, Principal at Central High School… Toy Drive. It’s Christmas time again and for the students of Central High School, it is a wonderful opportunity to take the less fortunate in our local community under our paw. Special thanks to Dr. Janet Stevens of the School Board office for providing the […]

Here are the headlines from today’s edition:    • Christmas Under the Oaks – Christmas light and sound show under the oaks facing Sullivan Road at the Central School Complex at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22    • Christmas Parade Highlights Activities of Central Students    • Early Dismissal for Exams This Thursday-Friday    […]

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING TO BE OWNERS OF ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH The names listed below have been reported to the Louisiana Department of the Treasury as being persons possibly entitled to unclaimed funds subject to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 9:151-181, Uniform Unclaimed […]

Hendrix College Sophomore Linebacker Thomas Eddlemon has been named to the 2014 NCAA Division III Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District V Team, CoSIDA officials announced. CoSIDA is the College Sports Information Directors of America. Thomas is a native of Baton Rouge and a graduate of Central High School. He currently leads the Warrior Football team in […]

Voters in Central will consider whether to raise property taxes for fire protection when they go to the polls on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Central Fire Protection District is proposing an additional 4.25 mill tax to fund adding more firefighters. Currently, Central has five fire stations.  Three of them are one-man stations, meaning that they […]

Louisiana voters will go to the polls statewide this Saturday to choose candidates in runoff elections.  The only race statewide will be for U.S. Senate between incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) and her challenger, Congressman Bill Cassidy (R). The third place candidate, Col. Rob Maness, has endorsed Cassidy, and Cassidy has a wide lead in […]

Former Rep. Woody Jenkins has announced he is endorsing Dr. Bill Cassidy for United States Senate in the Dec. 6 runoff against Sen. Mary Landrieu. Jenkins and Cassidy met Thursday in Baton Rouge. Jenkins, who received 847,000 votes, or 49.8 percent in the run off against Landrieu in 1996, said, “Bill Cassidy has been a […]

Dr. Jason Beeharilal, specializing in Internal Medicine and Medical Aesthetics services, has opened Premier Wellness Associates, 4727 West Park Drive, Suite B, in Zachary, on Lane’s campus. Earning his medical degree from Howard College of Medicine in 2001—at the age of 23—“Dr. Bee,” as his patients fondly call him, began his Internal Medicine residency training […]

Central resident Van Guarino, age 76, passed away at his home on Saturday. Guarino was a retired banker who was active in civic affairs in the City of Central. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Artina Rae Noto Guarino; children, Henry Guarino and Denise Kennedy, Van and Laura Guarino, and Judy […]

The 64th Annual Cortana Kiwanis Downtown Christmas Parade will roll through Downtown Baton Rouge Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. More than 70,000 people are expected to watch the parade live and thousands will enjoy it on television through the holiday season. Organizers say the parade is a celebration and a great way to connect with […]