Central City News

ZACHARY — Amy Rome, RN, BSN, CPE has been named Pathway to Excellence Coordinator at Lane Regional Medical Center. Pathway to Excellence is a recognition program through the American Nurse Credentialing Center that assists in achieving 12 standards of excellence in nursing care to improve recruitment, retention, and patient outcomes. A resident of Central, Rome […]

CENTRAL — Thank you Central!  The physicians and staff of the newly-opened Ochsner Health Center-Central would like to thank the residents of Central for their warm welcome.  Ochsner is excited about our new location at 11424-2 Sullivan Road, and we appreciate the opportunity to offer Central residents convenient healthcare close to home. Did you know?  […]

CENTRAL — Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center (CLAHEC) and Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge presented the “CI:Healthcare” program last Friday for high achieving high school juniors and seniors, including five from Central. This unique program was a one-day interactive experience that provided students the opportunity to explore nursing and allied […]

by Roxanne A. Atkinson It takes a decision to change a habit and a decision to start a habit. I can remember so clearly when that “something” clicked inside my brain and I decided to not be as I was any longer… I would become a better me… a healthier me.  The decision took but a […]

What Is a Workout? by George Allen A workout is 25 percent perspiration and 75 percent determination.  Stated another way, it is one part physical exertion and three parts self-discipline.  Doing it is easy once you get started. A workout makes you better today than you were yesterday. It strengthens the body, relaxes the mind, […]

CENTRAL — Building the Baton Rouge Loop across Central is about as popular in this community as turning Central Middle School into a land-based casino. Only one person in Central has been willing to say he’s for the Loop — Wade Giles, the chairman of the private Central Economic Development Foundation. On the other hand, […]

City Council Vote Could Block Loop Crossing City of Central CENTRAL — In a major setback for the proposed Baton Rouge Loop, the Central City Council Tuesday night voted to disapprove the Loop from crossing Central. The meeting began with an explanation by City Attorney Sherri Morris that no toll expressway can cross the City […]

INDIAN MOUND — Not many peo-ple who have been blind from birth have had the opportunity to go deer hunting and kill not one but two deer.  But Shane Smith of Indian Mound has done just that. Shane’s dad, C.E. Smith, an avid hunter, said it was an experience that both he and Shane will […]

ZACHARY — Central High School seniors Zack Hetrick and Joey Jarreau were stand-outs on defense in last Saturday’s U. S. Army Red Stick Bowl at Zachary’s Bronco Stadium.  The 10th annual All-Star game was well attended. The Army’s Major Gen. David Mann honored the young men with his presence.  Coach Neil Weiner of Zachary High […]

CENTRAL — In ceremonies last Thursday, retired Judge Darrell White presented a replica of the Harlan Bible to Central City Justice of the Peace Mark Miley. The Bible is virtually identical to a Bible presented to the United States Supreme Court by Justice John Marshall Harlan in 1906.  Since then, every member of the Supreme […]