Central City News

CENTRAL — Kevin and Mary Caballero of Monroe and Melissa Day Caballero of Columbia are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaley Rene Caballero of Monroe to Derrick Tanna McClure of Greenwell Springs,  son of Archie Leo McClure Jr. of Hoschton, Ga. and Brenda Wilson McClure of Baker. The bride-elect is the granddaughter […]

BATON ROUGE — Mandi Lynn Liddell and Brent Joseph Charlet were married in a 4 p.m. ceremony Nov. 14, 2010, at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge.  Bro. Jimmy Babin officiated. The bride is the daughter of Brian and Karie Liddell of Zachary.  She is the granddaughter of Larry and Sarita Tridico of Branson, […]

Helen Mildred Watts Schlatre, 84, a resident of Baker, died Friday, June 3, 2011, at Harvest Manor Nursing Home. She was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service for more than 20 years. Visitation was at Galilee Baptist Church on Sunday, June 5 and Monday, June 6 until services were conducted by the Rev. Ron […]

Jay and Ashley Samson of Central are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Brooke.  She was welcomed home by big brothers, Andrew, Joshua, and Shaun.  Abigail was born April 11, 2011, at 1:22 a.m. at Lane Regional Hospital.  She weighed eight pounds, two ounces, and was 20.25 inches long.  Proud grandparents are […]

Josh and Brandi (Guedry) Austin along with big sisters, Anna and Bailey, are proud to announce the birth of Caden James.  Caden was born March 14, 2011, at 4:34 p.m. at Woman’s Hospital.  He weighed seven pounds, two ounces, and was 20 inches long.  Proud grandparents are Stan and Patti Guedry of Central and the […]

Robbie and Brandi (Bush) Villemarette proudly announce the birth of their baby boy, Bruce Paul.  Bruce was born at Woman’s Hospital on March 27, 2011, at 3:30 p.m.  He weighed six pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.  Proud grandparents are David and Tammy Bush of St. Amant and Victoria Bush of Baton Rouge […]

CENTRAL — Debbie Johnston, the owner of Central Perk coffee shop and restaurant at 6691 Sullivan Rd., is scheduled to undergo brain surgery next Friday, June 17 at MD Anderson Medical Center in Houston, her daughter Kim Johnston said Wednesday. Mrs. Johnston suffered a Grand Mal seizure on April 1 while on a routine visit […]

CENTRAL —  They were celebrating at the Ty and Wanda Hall home in Northwoods subdivision Tuesday night, as the news sunk in that their son, Cody Hall, was drafted in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. And it wasn’t just any major league team that wants their son but the 2010 World […]

Chad and Kellie Engels of Central proudly announce the birth of their son, Cain Michael.  Cain was born at Woman’s Hospital on Jan. 12, 2011, at 7:49 p.m. He weighed six pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.  Proud grandparents are Kenny and Mary Miller of Central and Mike and Jami Engels of Central.  […]

CENTRAL — The City of Central signed a master privatization agreement with the Institute of Building Technology & Safety (IBTS) Wednesday morning.  The pact will allow the non-profit organization to provide City Services in Central for the next five years at a cost of under $3.1 million a year. The new agreement represents a savings of […]