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“LIVES THAT WILL NEVER RUST” The remarkable love story of Col. James Hamilton Beard and his family — Hero at the Battle of Mansfield — Last major Confederate victory by Danny Brown (Softcover: $12; Oct. 16, 2013) BIC Media Solutions, a sister company of BIC Alliance, “LIVES THAT WILL NEVER RUST” is the true story […]

BATON ROUGE HIGH GRADUATE: ONE OF MOST DECORATED PILOTS of the Vietnam War.  Col. Gordon Jenkins, 1960 graduate of Baton Rouge High and 1965 graduate of LSU, flew more than 140 combat missions over North Vietnam and was honored with two Silver Stars, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, and 15 Air Medals.  He flew the F-105 […]

Nearly 4,000 Central students, parents, teachers, and administrators gathered at Wildcat Stadium Tuesday night to celebrate the Central Community School System’s being rated as an ‘A’ school system for the second straight year. The district celebrated accomplishments in Academics, Athletics, Arts and Awareness from the community.  They also had a lot of fun doing it!  […]

The Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy got off to a spectacular start last month. The first-ever meeting of the organization was hosted at the Governor’s Mansion by Gov. Bobby Jindal.  The main speaker for the sold-out event was United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. More […]

Spc. Dylan David, U.S. Army, had been stationed in Afghanistan since January 2013 but arrived home in early October to his bride of two and a half years, Kristin Rogillio David. The first thing Dylan did was surprise his three brothers-in-law — at their schools. All three young men have a special place in their […]

The Central Community School Board is asking voters to approve a proposition on Nov. 16 that will allow the school district to borrow up to $13.1 million for a list of dedicated school improvements and expansions. The budgeted items include: •    Construction of a 9th Grade Academy ($5.82 million) •    Repair of Central High School’s […]

CENTRAL — CH2MHill has withheld a number of emails from the Central City News, despite an order by District Judge Kay Bates. During the discovery process in the case of Community Press, LLC vs CH2MHill, the Central City News learned of the existence of 63 emails responsive to its public records request. Pursuant to the judgment […]

A little more than 40 years ago, I had the unique opportunity as a young man of 26 to serve as a delegate to CC/73, a state constitutional convention, called by the legislature to rewrite the Louisiana Constitution of 1921, the longest constitution in the world.  The work of the convention lasted for 18 months, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — Central Mayor Mac Watts has repeatedly told the news media and the general public that he knew nothing about a political flyer helpful to his March 2010 reelection campaign issued in the name of the City of Central one day before the election. But public records and interviews with […]

TOP STORIES IN CENTRAL CITY NEWS: • CH2MHill Yielded to Pressure from Watts’ Campaign Manager  • Records Show Mayor’s Political Consultant Confered with CH2MHill on Political Flyer • With Watts’ Campaign Manager and Political Consultant Calling the Shots, CH2MHill’s Marketing Department Worked to Produce a Political Flyer • CH2MHill Withholds Nine Email Strings Despite Judgment […]