Central City News

KNIGHT OF THE YEAR — Wayne Messina was named Knight of the Year by the Knights of Columbus.  The award was presented by Grand Knight Vance Thomas.

Monique Cross, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Baton Rouge Community College, said Tuesday the college will begin helicopter maintenance training classes at a facility on Hooper Road beginning in August. Cross told the Central City Council it will be just the first of the training programs which will be coming to Central. BRCC offers […]

It’s not very popular and certainly not politically correct to talk about the problems in your own community.  But if we aren’t honest with ourselves, the consequences will be very grave indeed. Despite all the hoopla and Chamber of Commerce rhetoric, this parish and this city are so close to tipping over the edge and […]

Patrick and Sheree Gerald of Central are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Kendall Patrick. Kendall was born Dec. 18, 2012, at Woman’s Hospital.  He weighed nine pounds and was 22 inches long. Proud grandparents are Kendall and Monique Gerald of Pride, Brenda and David Zeringue of Central, Wayne and Liz Barbin […]

Justin and Chelsea Smith of Central are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Mazie James. Mazie was born on May 30, 2013 at 5:45 p.m. at Woman’s Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Jim and Michelle Robertson of Central and Gary and Winona […]

Blair Naquin and Rory Green both of Baton Rouge, will marry in a 6 p.m. ceremony Aug. 9, 2013, at St. James Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Joseph Naquin of Central. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Smith, of Central and […]

Central native Cameron Cooke and his fiancé Melissa Grace Schroeder of Mandeville will wed on July 27 at Mandeville’s First Baptist Church in St. Tammany. Melissa is the daughter of Ken and Gayla Schroeder. She is a graduate of Fountainbleau High School and a student at Louisiana State University. She works at Parkview Baptist Preschool […]

Don and Louise Thompson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at a  dinner at Sammy’s Grill on June 22. The Thompsons were married on June 22, 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church in San Antonio, TX. She is the former Louise Fritz from Marion, TX. The  honorees have two sons, Chris Thompson and […]

Ulysse Joubert tells his students they only have 15 seconds to make an impression ­— for good or bad — on someone they meet. And that is all the time it takes to size up Ulysse Joubert.  His thick Cajun accent, infectious laughter, expressive face, and imposing demeanor tell you this is a truly extraordinary […]

BATON ROUGE — If you own residential or commercial property inside the city limits of Baton Rouge or Baker, you could be getting a property tax refund, if the 10.6-mill CATS property tax is ruled unconstitutional in the pending legal case of Graugnard v. CATS. However, even if Milton Graugnard, the plaintiff in the suit, […]