Central City News

Jeannie Spell is running for the Central Community School Board from District 7. She released the following statement on her candidacy: I was very fortunate to have a father who was a real hero.  In 1944, at age 14, he joined the United States Navy so he could fight in World War II.  He lied […]

Earlier this year, retired East Baton Rouge Sheriff Col. Bobby Dale Callender considered running for Chief of Police in the City of Central. However, he ultimately decided not to for family reasons. Now Col. Callender is making his views known on the race for Police Chief between the incumbent chief, Roger Corcoran, and the former […]

Jack “JD” Lavergne has announced his candidacy to serve the citizens of District 2 on Central’s City Council.  JD was born and raised in Zachary.  He married his wife and lifelong Central resident Holli (Drane) and they immediately chose Central as the perfect place to grow their family.  They have three children: Mason (15), Madox […]

 On Friday, August 19, 2022, Richard Cobb passed away at age 76. Richard was a native of Greenwell Springs.  Richard was born December 4, 1945 in Baton Rouge, LA to Perry and Maybelle Cobb. He joined the Air Force and produced manuals for operating aircraft. In May of 1966, he married Patricia Gaye Kehrer. They […]

A loving and beloved father, brother and son, Kenneth Wade Welborn passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 13, 2022, at the age of 63.  Wade retired a Captain from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office in 2009 after 31 years of diligent service. After joining the office in 1978, he served as a uniform patrolman, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor — CENTRAL — The Central Community School System is back to normal after two years of turmoil and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus and Gov. John Bel Edwards’ orders to close schools and require masks after they reopened. Now Central, one of the top school systems in Louisiana, has reopened with […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor — CENTRAL —Two popular measures — one passed by the Metro Council and another by the Central Community School Board — are well-intentioned attempts to combat real problems but both threaten to infringe on the First Amendment rights of our citizens. Here in Central, the Central School Board passed new rules […]

 Behind the scenes, a battle has been raging between members of the Central School Board who believe property taxes should automatically go up every year and the one board member who adamantly believes there should be no property tax increases without a vote of the people of Central. From 2007 when the Central Community School District […]

 The governing body of the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday unanimously voted to support a resolution condemning President Joe Biden and calling for his impeachment.  The resolution came after a raid by the FBI on the home of former President Donald Trump.   The raid was cited by the resolution as […]

EDITOR’S NOTE – Rev. Tony Spell was exonerated from the criminal charges against him May 13 when the Louisiana Supreme Court found that Gov. John Bel Edwards’ efforts to close churches and limit church attendance were “illegal” and “unconstitutional.”  All criminal charges against the pastor of Life Tabernacle in Central for holding church were dismissed. […]