Central City News

BATON ROUGE — The Bonnie Blue Flag of the Republic of West Florida was lowered in ceremonies at the Louisiana State Museum at 660 N. Third St. Three Bethany Christian School students, including one from Central, participated in the ceremonies, which honored the 200th anniversary of the transfer of control of Baton Rouge from the […]

Dec. 15, 2010 By Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — One of Central’s best-known and best-loved citizens, Mrs. Camille Kennard, 93, died at her home Sunday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. Her great-granddaughter and namesake, nine-year-old Camille Doucet, had just finished singing “Jesus Loves Me” for Miss Camille, who listened closely and then quietly passed away. At funeral […]

Dec. 23, 2010 By Woody Jenkins GREENWELL SPRINGS — Dec. 25, 1860 — 150 years ago this Saturday — was the last Christmas celebrated at the resort village of Greenwell Springs, where Greenwell Springs Hospital is located today. The healthful properties of the water at Greenwell Springs had been known by the Indians from time immemorial, […]

CENTRAL — Work is progressing on the $19.9 million project to replace the old, two-lane Magnolia Bridge with a new four-lane bridge, linking the City of Central and Livingston Parish. Two bents on the Livingston Parish side of the Amite River are complete, and a third is under construction, as the bridge heads west from […]

By Woody Jenkins. CENTRAL — Councilman Tony LoBue succeeded in convincing the Central City Council to reduce residential building permit fees by about 28 percent, but only after a last-minute compromise avoided a threatened veto by Central Mayor Mac Watts. LoBue said permit fees in Central will still be two to three times higher than […]

By Woody Jenkins. CENTRAL — Drs. Kyle and Herschel Dean have formally opened North Point Family Health Clinic, a 13,800-square-foot multi-specialty health clinic located at 18901 Greenwell Springs Road near Magnolia Bridge. The project, which is estimated to cost $2 million based on square footage, is now the largest medical facility in Central.  Dr. Herschel […]

By Woody Jenkins. CENTRAL — The Advocate for Wednesday, March 23, 2011, recounted the fiscal crisis which parish school systems around the state are facing.  For example, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System has a $39 million deficit and the probability of layoffs of some of the system’s 6,500 employees.  Likewise, Livingston Parish schools […]

TREVOR SANSONE — THE CENTRAL FLYER — WITH FAMILY — Central High School senior Trevor Sansone has signed a track scholarship with LSU.  Sansone is the State Champion in the 100-meter dash outdoors and the 55-meter dash indoors.  Shown with family and Central High football team members at the Central High gym last Friday.

HAMMOND — Central students performed well in their divisions at the District Literary Rally last Saturday in Hammond. Central Private had 12 1st Place winners and 46 students in the top 10 in their subject: First place winners were Erika Wittenburg, American History; Paden Mouton, Financial Math; Jessica Creel, Calculus; Jill King, English III; Kimberly […]

By Woody Jenkins. CENTRAL — The Louisiana Legislature called itself into a 25-day Special Session last Sunday to reapportion Louisiana’s Congressional districts, State House, State Senate, Public Service Commission, and  Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. For Central, district lines for these governmental bodies are expected to remain virtually identical, expect for the State Senate. […]