Central City News

Alyssa Brooke Hollingsworth, 30, went to live forever with Jesus, after a brief illness, on July 16, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. We are certain that she is praising, singing, and dancing before the Lord. Our comfort comes from knowing that she is in His presence.  Alyssa was born in Baton Rouge on October […]

Jackson Blayne Griffin was born May 26, 2004 in Baton Rouge. He walked perfectly whole and completely healed into Heaven on June 24, 2023, after a courageous 2½-year battle with cancer. He was a fierce warrior who marched into that battle with a strength no one could match.  Jackson graduated from Central High School on […]

Caleb “Capi” Tanner Easterling, 19, a native of Xenia, OH and a resident of Central, LA, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Caleb was a 2022 graduate of Central High School, where he excelled as a student and athelete. He went on to play baseball at Holmes […]

For the third straight year, the Central City News has been named Community Newspaper of the Year by the the Louisiana Press Association, which represents 110 newspapers across the state. The Central City News also took home eight first-place awards in competition with community newspapers across Louisiana. Central City News editor Woody Jenkins said, “The […]

The Louisiana Legislature has approved and sent to the voters a constitutional amendment to protect the right to freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship.  The amendment says in-church worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. The proposal, which began as SB 63 by Sen. […]

More than 5,000 young people from all 50 states will arrive in Central for the 4th Annual Revolution: America’s National Youth Conference June 28-July 2.  It is one of the largest events for Christian youth in the United States this summer. “Revolution” was born out of the need for young people to gather during the […]

Family Research Council, the nation’s leading advocate for Christian principles in Washington, has opened offices in Baton Rouge at the former home of Trinity Lutheran Church at 10925 Florida Blvd.  Former Rep. Tony Perkins of Central is the president of FRC.  While the organization’s headquarters remains in Washington, the Baton Rouge campus is an expansion […]

In Christian tradition, the seven deadly sins are Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth. A website called deadlysins.com says, “Pride is excessive belief in one’s own abilities, that interferes with the individual’s recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known […]

 In March 2020, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a harsh, controversial decree ordering Louisiana’s churches to close their doors to in-person worship services.  Across the state, almost every church immediately complied. Only one church in Louisiana openly continued full-fledged in-door worship services — Life Tabernacle Church in Central, pastored by Rev. Tony Spell.   The […]

The National Conservative Caucus (Louisiana Chapter) has issued its rating of the Louisiana House and Senate, just two weeks after completion of the 2023 Regular Session. State chairman Woody Jenkins said it was a productive session which saw the passage of a wide range of landmark conservative legislation — the most in recent years.  The […]