Central City News

CENTRAL — The Central School Complex is adding new prominence to a name that Central residents hear quite frequently: Jackson. Riding along Sullivan Road, we see BREC’s Jackson Park. Then a little bit farther north, we see Jackson Place subdivision and Virgil Jackson Avenue. Now the new School Complex is being built on the old […]

CENTRAL — Six firms have requested documents necessary to make proposals to provide all city services in the City of Central when the current contract with CH2MHILL expires June 30. The City of Central is the only municipality in the nation that has privatized all city services and has a Master Privatization Agreement with a […]

BATON ROUGE — Bills to reapportion the Louisiana House and Senate and the state’s Congressional delegation have cleared the legislature and are on the desk of Gov. Bobby Jindal awaiting signature. The most significant development for Central is the creation of a new State Senate district with Central at its hub.  Designated as Senate District […]

Photo by Sydney Bergeron. ST. AMANT — Trevor Sansone, Central High School’s defending state 5A champion in the 100-meter dash, is not yet back in top form after suffering a hip injury.  On Thursday, he ran 3rd in the 100-meter dash in the St. Amant Lake Relays at St. Amant High School in Ascension Parish. […]

ALEXANDRIA —  Central High’s Mark Klein is now on KALB-TV in Alexandria, and he has some colorful and interesting reports.  Mark, who plays in the Central High band, is well known in the Baton Rouge area for his singing, his band, and his thespian abilities.  Now every weekend, Mark heads to Alexandria to host his […]

CENTRAL — This weekend’s 2011 Cooking in Central drew thousands to St. Alphonsus to enjoy good food and fellowship and to raise money for worthwhile causes in the Central community.  Some of the highlights were the crawfish boil Friday night, this year’s great cooks, entertainment on the stage in the St. Alphonsus gym, and the […]

By Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — There are at least four reasons to re-direct your spending to retailers located in the City of Central: • Develop Central’s Retail Sector. The only way more businesses will locate here is if the retailers we already have are successful and making money. If Central develops a reputation as a profitable […]

By Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Times were hard when Will Easley was born in 1944 in the family’s small farmhouse in rural St. Helena Parish.  But times were about to get even worse. Will was the youngest of five children of Jimmy Jackson Easley and Jewell Kirby Easley. The house consisted of two rooms — […]

David and Carolee Peterson, along with big brothers Cole and Briggs, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Wyatt Evan. Wyatt was born Nov. 5, 2010, at 4:31 p.m.  He weighed nine pounds, 5.5 ounces, and was 22.5 inches long. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Peterson III of Central, […]

CENTRAL — Rev. Sam Raney has retired as administrative pastor at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church. Raney was human resources director for Entergy’s operations in Louisiana until he retired in 2004. He has been a member of Greenwell Springs Baptist for 26 years and joined the church staff as administrative director in 2007. Raney, a graduate […]