Central City News

Debee Bueche Offers Residents Country Living In City of Central by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — Since Debee Armony Bueche retired as owner of Entourage Beauty Salon and Spa on Greenwell Springs Road, she has been pursuing her dream of creating Bueche Gardens, her vision of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) for Central. For Debee, it’s […]

CENTRAL — Attorneys who represent the City of Central on planning and zoning matters are about to submit a proposed revamp of the city’s zoning ordinances that could give Central’s residents and the City Council more influence in helping decide what projects come to the city, according to David Barrow, the city’s chief administrative officer.  […]

Jesse Shaffer III, Son Honored for Saving 120 Lives During Hurricane by Woody Jenkins, Editor BRAITHWAITE — On Monday, March 25, Jesse Shaffer III and his son Jesse IV will be honored at Arlington National Cemetery with one of the nation’s highest civilian awards, the Citizen “Service Before Self” Award from the Congressional Medal of […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Habitat Home & Garden Show • March 9-10 at River Center The Habitat Home & Garden Show brought to you by the Capital Region Builders Asociation will be Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, 10 a.m. to […]

5th Generation Family Business Offers Customers Personal Service BATON ROUGE — Operating from its $5 million facility on Flannery Road, Sabel Steel is continuing a family tradition that began in 1856 by offering personal, while-you-wait service.  Sabel is a steel distributor, and it cuts steel to the client’s specifications. Ironically, while the vast majority of […]

CENTRAL — Since 1982, Trade Construction Company has been providing consistent, quality fabrication and construction services to customers in Greater Baton Rouge and beyond.  In the three decades since Will Easley and a few partners started the company, Trade Construction has steadily grown into one of the Baton Rouge area’s most successful family-owned businesses. The […]

CENTRAL — Company Profile. “Our company’s mission is to continually strive to improve the standards of quality in an ever-changing world of communications and broad-band technology through cabling, outside construction, and network design.  We do this by providing consumer-driven services and support that deliver value to our customers.  We are dedicated to providing efficient, cost-effective […]

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Ladies Pack Out First Class, More Openings April 4 BATON ROUGE — The Baker Range was packed out last Saturday for the first Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Gun Training Program. A total of 34 local residents, mostly women, completed the four-hour course, which included classroom instruction by former Sheriff Greg Phares and […]

BATON ROUGE — Gordy Rush, market manager for Guaranty Media Ventures in Baton Rouge, has been named Louisiana’s Broadcaster of the Year by the Louisiana Broadcasters Association.  The award is given to the top owner or general manager in the state.  Rush formerly won the organization’s “Golden Mike Award.”