Central City News

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Saturday, February 23 • ACT Practice Test • 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A free ACT practice test will be given at the Main Library.  The test is open to all teens in grades 9-12.  All students must bring their own pencils, calculator, […]

I‘m an old school newsman and now-retired television news director, but I’ve remained an above-average analyst and more than casual observer of the contemporary news business.  Up until about 20 years ago, the standards and practices of journalism were far different than today. My generation of journalists relied on shoe-leather and skepticism to dig up […]

‘Superintendent of the Year’ Says It’s About Education BATON ROUGE — On Tuesday, Belinda Davis of One Community, One School District, said the proposed Southeast Baton Rouge school district would result in the “re-segregation” of public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish. However, Central Community Schools Supt. Mike Faulk quickly disputed that claim.  Faulk, who […]

Southeast EBR Would Comprise New Independent School District BATON ROUGE — Sen. Bodi White (R-Central) said Wednesday he is negotiating in good faith with East Baton Rouge Parish school officials to see if there is an alternative to creating the new Southeast Baton Rouge School District. “Obviously, creating the new district would be the best […]

BATON ROUGE — A new organization is seeking pledges from Louisiana’s lawmakers that they will support the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.  According to spokesman Ryan Cross, all Republican members of Congress from Louisiana have signed the pledge.  Only Sen. Mary Landrieu and Cong. Cedric Richmond have not yet signed it, Cross said.  In […]

Executive Orders More Dangerous Than Legislation by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — Republicans attending Tuesday’s Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon got a primer on President Obama’s proposed gun control legislation. Former East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Greg Phares provided a point-by-point analysis of what Obama wants Congress to pass.  It wasn’t pretty. However, there is […]

Showdown Has Lots of Losers, No Winners BATON ROUGE — On Monday, Mayor-President Kip Holden upheld the firing of Police Chief Dewayne White after a public hearing that was unlike any in recent memory.  Now White’s attorney Jill Craft says the veteran police officer will appeal Holden’s decision before the Municipal Police Civil Service Board. […]

BATON ROUGE — For a world-beater like Matt Kennedy, taking on his former bosses is all in a day’s work.  Now Kennedy, along with co-conspirator Brian Haldane, are working hard to steal listeners for Talk 107.3 from the heritage news talk station, WJBO. Kennedy’s fresh conservative talk captures listeners like with ease.  Guaranty Broadcasting market […]

BATON ROUGE — There have been many significant moments in the history of NewsRadio 1150 WJBO, but few have been as important as that day in 1988 when manager George Jenne signed up a little known conservative talk show host named Rush Limbaugh. At first, it must have seemed a disastrous decision.  WJBO had a […]

Can Local Talk, Personalities of 107.3 Challenge WJBO Loyalty? by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — More than any other medium, radio represents the heartbeat of Baton Rouge.  It’s where we go for the latest weather, breaking news, sports, and music.  Radio has changed, but our attachment to the automobile has kept radio ever present. […]