Central City News

CENTRAL — Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Washington said Wednesday he is considering running for Mayor in next spring’s municipal elections.  Washington has served as Mayor Pro-Tem since Central was incorporated in July 2005. Washington is a proven vote-getter.  In Central’s first municipal election in 2006, he ran first in a field of 13 candidates, winning 67 […]

Legislators Work To Create ‘Loop’ Linking Central, Watson, Walker by Woody Jenkins, editor CENTRAL — In 1997, a band of four state legislators led by the late Rep. Donald Ray Kennard passed House Resolution 75, requesting the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of extending Hooper Road across the Amite to Watson.  […]

BATON ROUGE — Events coming up in and around the capital city: Monday, February 11 • Community Meeting • 5:30 p.m. Councilwoman Chauna Banks-Daniel would like to invite residents in the Scotlandville area to attend an informational meeting regarding the Genesis Energy’s expansion plan at New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 650 Blount Road.  Representatives from […]

Their Blockbuster Stores Facing Internet Competition, Central Brothers Turned to Fantastic Sams Franchise CENTRAL — Central entrepreneurs Jimmy and Billy Mobley have been in business for many years.  One of their ventures has been owning and operating local Blockbuster stores. But competition from the Internet pushed them to find a business that could not be […]

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CENTRAL — On Wednesday, Central High School honored four of its student-athletes who will have the opportunity to continue their academic and athletic careers with athletic scholarships at the collegiate level.  Ashley McDowell, Tyler Abadie, Brett Courville, and Thomas Eddlemon signed their pledges at the school gym during National Signing Day. Ashley McDowell will attend […]

BATON ROUGE — According to LHSAA director Kenny Henderson, here is the list of “Select” schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, based on current information.  These schools would no longer be able to compete with public schools in state football playoffs and would have to compete only against each other. It should be emphasized that […]

CENTRAL — Central High head football coach Sid Edwards said Wednesday the decision to divide state football playoffs into “Select” and “Non-Select” schools is a mistake of historic proportions. “Actually, at the time the LHSAA principals voted, I was neutral on the idea.  Now that it’s sunk in, I realize it is a terrible mistake.  […]

ICE Agents Sued Their Own Agency Because Obama Refuses to Enforce Immigration Laws by Woody Jenkins BATON ROUGE — A bipartisan team of Senators, including Sen. Marco Rubio, recently announced an immigration reform proposal that would allow 10 million or more illegal immigrants to stay in this country, become citizens, receive government handouts, and vote in our elections. The […]

It Could Happen Under New Rule OK’d by LHSAA For State Playoffs BATON ROUGE — 5A Catholic High School of Baton Rouge could well find itself in the state high school playoffs against 3A Parkview under a rules change approved last week by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The controversial decision, which was made on a vote […]