Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — Last year, when I received a call from the Louisiana Department of Education asking me to serve on the 25-member Content Standards Review Committee for Social Studies, I was happy to accept the invitation. Little did I know how important the work would be or how it might change […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — I fell in love with the history of our country when at the age of 9 my parents took us on a two-week driving trip to Washington, DC. It was March 1956 and quite cold. Even though we didn’t really have the money, my dad […]

In 2018, I ran for the Central City Council because I felt that we could do better. Since taking office, my mission has been to improve our city. I fought to have a public works app for your phones to make reporting problems easier and worked to tighten the detention rules for any new subdivision […]

By David Barrow, Mayor, City of Central — CENTRAL — As I begin the fourth year of my term as mayor, I realize more and more every day what a special city we continue to have. Life as we know it is slowly returning back to normal after two years of shutdowns and quarantines. Despite […]

Kaiden Lang and Luke Miller are Central High Schools’s 2022 LHSPLA Qualifiers for LSHAA State Powerlifting Championships scheduled for March 25 and 26 at ULM Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA. These student-athletes demonstrate true discipline and determination. Kaiden Lang was the 2022 LHSAA Regional Powerlifting Champion again, this time in the 275-pound class. Kaiden was […]

By Woody Jenkins • Editor, Central City News — The Louisiana Legislature has given final approval to bills reapportioning the Louisiana Senate and a separate bill reapportioning the Louisiana House of Representatives. The bills won with the support of every Republican in both bodies. Bills also passed to reapportion Louisiana’s six Congressional districts, Louisiana Supreme […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — The Louisiana Supreme Court has thrown out a Motion to Intervene by Gov. John Bel Edwards in the criminal case against Rev. Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Central. The court has before it a Motion to Quash by Pastor Spell to terminate the […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — If Gov. John Bel Edwards is impeached as some legislators want to do, his handling of the Ronald Greene case will certainly play a large role. The case involves the murder of a motorist and a coverup directly caused by the governor. Greene failed to […]

Groundbreaking for improvements on Central Community School Board property located at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads is set for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10. The $7.1 million project will include administrative offices for the Central school system and improvements to Wildcat Stadium, including parking, a new concession stand, and a giant American […]

Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Extension Program (ITEP)was begun in 1974. Since then, it has brought billions of dollars in new investment to the State of Louisiana. Under the program, industry submits proposals to the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry for approval.  If approved, 80 percent of property taxes can be abated for a period of […]