Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Mayor Wade Evans announced this week that Central has moved $45 million in city funds from a low-earning checking account to a higher-earning money market account, which will result in earnings of more than $2 million a year for the city. This is new revenue […]

Dr. Peter McCullough, internationally-known cardiologist and the leading proponent of early treatment of COVID, will be keynote speaker during the 2nd Annual Louisiana Health Freedom Day at 1:45 p.m. on Friday, April 21.   The Central City News and Real Health Medical are sponsoring Louisiana Health Freedom Day at Revolution Square, corner of Hooper and […]

Scholar, basketball star, high school teacher, coach, soldier, attorney, legislator, historian, orator, author, newspaper columnist and editor, TV news director, political consultant, jokester, prankster, master storyteller, mentor, role model, spokesman for traditional values and the right to life, world traveler, gardener, devout Catholic,  prayer warrior, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, former Sen. Daniel W. Richey […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — A little more than 50 years ago, I had the unique opportunity as a young man of 26 to serve as a delegate to CC/73, a state constitutional convention, called by the legislature to rewrite the Louisiana Constitution of 1921, the longest constitution in the world.  […]

In April 2023, WAFB-TV will celebrate the 70th anniversary of signing on the air in Baton Rouge.  The local station has had a great run and established itself as one of the top TV stations in the South. Congratulations to WAFB-TV for all it has accomplished!   By the way, I may be the only […]

Mr. and Mrs. Randall and Eunice Stafford of Ponchatoula are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Michelle Stafford, to Justin Paul LaFleur, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Jackie LaFleur of Central. Stephanie is the granddaughter of Joyce Stafford and the late Joe Stafford of Hammond, LA, and Petra Borgo and […]

Tractor Supply is coming to the City of Central! The popular contemporary farm and ranch store will offer an extensive assortment of pet food, animal feed, power tools, apparel and more.  The Garden Center will carry a full range of live goods, along with lawn and garden supplies A pet washing station and amenities are […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — You really shouldn’t have to be armed to drive through Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at 5:30 a.m. on a weekday morning, should you? Well, since a few thugs shot up the drive-through line at Krispy Kreme on Plank Road in Baton Rouge at 11 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2022, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — If the weather cooperates, the Central Community School System could move its administrative offices to its new headquarters as early as Monday, Feb. 20, according to Central schools Supt. Jason Fountain. The newly-constructed 13,000 square foot building is nearly complete at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads.  […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — A battle has been raging in recent weeks within the Republican Party over whether our election system in Louisiana is honest and reliable and about what sort of voting system we should have — paper ballots, voting machines, or a combination of the two. Volumes can be […]