Central City News

CELEBRATING 62 YEARS TOGETHER — On Sunday, June 3, 2012, J.T. and Jeanne Landaiche celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary with a dinner alongside their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.  The Landaiches’ became life long residents of Central not long after exchanging vows when the roads were gravel and neighbors were through the woods.  

Cody and Lindsey (Sharpe) Meyers are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Layla Anne. Layla was born March 21, 2012, at 7:19 p.m.  She was seven pounds, three ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. Proud grandparents are Phyllis Sharpe of Central, Bill Sharpe of Ethel, and Marty and Judy Meyers of Central.  

Tony and Ginny (Barr) Wallette are pleased to announce the birth of their second son, William Vincent “Will.”  He was welcomed home by his big brother, Jack. Will was born Jan. 31, 2012, in Austin, Texas.  He weighed eight pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Cameron and Marcia Barr of […]

BATON ROUGE — Angela Faye Erickson and Kevin Jacob Melancon were married in an afternoon ceremony on March 31, 2012, at The Gatehouse in Baton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Erickson of Central.  She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Erickson of Minnesota, Mr. Marcus Scarbrough of […]

NEW ORLEANS — Tara LeBlanc and Jeffrey Wilhite were married Dec. 17, 2011, at Our Lady of Guadelupe Church on Rampart St. in New Orleans with Fr. Anthony Rigoli as the officiant. Tara is the daughter of Rhett and Susan LeBlanc of Greenwell Springs.  She is a graduate of Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University […]

ST. LUCIA, West Indies — Roxy Boone and Kameron Tate will exchange vows in an 11 a.m. ceremony Thursday, June 21, 2012, on the island of St. Lucia. The bride-elect is the daughter of Danny and Shanna Carpenter of North Carolina.  She is the granddaughter of Aylene and the late Gene Davis of North Carolina. […]

CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central: Saturday, June 16 • Book Signing • 1 to 3 p.m. Central resident and local author Dennis J. Dufrene will hold a book signing at Books-A-Million, 2380 Towne Center.  The signing will be for his book entitled, “Civil War Baton Rouge, Port Hudson and Bayou Sara: […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cody Hall, a closer for the Augusta GreenJackets, has earned a spot on the South Atlantic League’s Southern Division all-star team.  The 53rd annual all-star game will be played Tuesday, June 19 in Charleston, S.C. He is a former Central High School and Southern University baseball player.  Cody was a 2011 draft […]

Veterans Park To Be Built on Sullivan Road CENTRAL — The Central Community School Board and Central Veterans Helping Veterans have broken ground for a Veterans Memorial Park on school board property at the site of the old school Teacherage on Sullivan Road across from Central Middle School. The board and the veterans group have entered into […]

City Gets First GOP Municipal Executive Body CENTRAL — The Republican Party is getting organized in the City of Central in preparation for this fall’s elections with the appointment of the first-ever Central Republican Mun-icipal Executive Committee. Members of the body will be sworn in at 6 p.m. tonight in the Metro Council chamber at the Governmental […]