Central City News

Central’s Board Refuses Plan To Roll Forward Property Taxes CENTRAL — Continuing its conservative approach to taxes, the Central Community School Board voted unanimously Monday to kill a proposed $350,000 increase in property taxes for school purposes.  The proposed “roll forward” could have passed with a two-thirds’ vote of the seven-member school board. The board also voted against […]

by Woody Jenkins BATON ROUGE— It’s not often that one man can take credit for saving the taxpayers more than $1.5 million. But John Taylor of Zachary certainly can! Taylor is an appointed member of the Board of Commissioners of BREC. Three weeks ago, the Board room at BREC headquarters on Florida Boulevard was packed […]

Harrowing Story of Central Girl Who Is Amazed by God’s Mercy by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — “The tear gas canister was thrown across the floor, and we could see the trail of smoke after it.  It looked like a joke or part of the movie.  Then boom, boom, boom, like firecrackers.  But it wasn’t.  Bullets […]

Property Assessment This Year Could Cost You Dearly But There Could Be a Solution by Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News CENTRAL — Every four years, parish assessors across Louisiana are required to reassess every building and tract of land in their respective parishes, and 2012 is a reassessment year. For property owners in East Baton Rouge Parish, […]

CENTRAL — Central Community Assistance Foundation (CCAF) is taking donations of school supplies for students-in-need (public, private, or home schooled) who live in the City of Central. Families must qualify for assistance through a CCAF application which can be picked up at the Central Library on Joor or the Central School Board office on Hooper […]

by Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News BATON ROUGE— More than 50 people, mostly teenagers from Central and the surrounding area, packed the courtroom of District Judge Richard Anderson Monday as the judge heard pre-trial motions related to the upcoming trial of James Watts III, who is charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the […]

by Lance Butler CENTRAL — It is hard to believe it has been 20 years of hardware business for me.  I want to personally thank the entire community of Central for 20 years of patronage and kindness to me and my family at Sullivan Hardware.  This is a community that truly cares. I first came […]

1862-2012 by Daniel O’Connor The Battle of Baton Rouge was a swirling melee. The darkness, fog, noise, and close combat stretched the limits of command and control for an army of this time. Well established plans fell apart almost immediately in the confusion. The initial Confederate attack was intended to be a collective effort by […]

Nathan and Alisha (Nijoka) Mann of Santa Clara, Calif. are proud to announce the birth of their twin daughters, Analeigh Danielle and Nataleigh Claire. Analeigh was born at 11:27 p.m. and Nataleigh was born at 11:49 p.m. on Feb. 29, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Gatos, Calif.  Analeigh weighed five pounds, six ounces […]

GREENWELL SPRINGS — Leslie Taylor Browning of Greenwell Springs and Jonathan Paul Sicard of Baton Rouge were married in a 1 p.m. ceremony April 14, 2012, at St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church.  Fr. Tom Duhé officiated. The bride is the daughter of Leslie and James Browning, Jr. of Greenwell Springs.  She is the granddaughter of […]