Central City News

Former Baton Rouge Metro Councilman Darrell Glasper, Sr. sued the new LSU Economic Development District, contending that the district violated the Louisiana Constitution when the district board imposed a sales  tax on local businesses near LSU without a vote of the people.  According to some estimates, the tax will take approximately $160 million from roughly […]

Central City News editor Woody Jenkins, one of the authors of the Louisiana Constitution, cited another flaw in the sales tax being imposed in the LSU district. Jenkins said, “Art. 6, Section 29 of the Constitution requires that a sales tax in excess of 3 percent must be levied by the Metro Council, not a […]

The Tony Spell Trio released its first album Wednesday. It reached No. 12 on the chart of Christian music worldwide after only 16 hours. After 24 hours, it was at No. 10 and rising. The trio includes Rev. Tony Spell, his wife Sister Shaye Spell, and Tony’s father, Rev. Timothy Spell. The album includes eight […]

Life Tabernacle will host the National Christmas Celebration Gospel Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at Revolution Square, 9500 Blackwater Road in Central.   Everyone is invited. Admission is free.  Reservations are not necessary. It will be the first Christmas concert at the church since before the shutdown in 2020.   Rev. Tony Spell said, […]

Embattled Family Court Judge Pam Baker, who kept a Baton Rouge mother from seeing her children for more than two years on a false accusation of child abuse and imprisoned the mom when she was unable to pay her husband’s attorney bill of $72,086, has resigned. The resignation is effective on Dec. 31, 2025. Katherine […]

Family Court Judge Pam Baker had the case of Ragland vs. Ragland for seven years.  Nearly four years ago, the judge examined a video from 2018 and decided it proved child abuse by the mother, Katherine Diamond.  There were several problems with that.  First, the video has now been viewed by tens of thousands of […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Central City News Three and a half years ago, the life of mother of twins Katherine Diamond turned to hell, and the torment has continued ever since. She has faced the East Baton Rouge Family Court system, which has all but destroyed her family, her home, her job, and her life. […]

Everything done to Baton Rouge mom Katherine Diamond by Family Court judges Pamela Baker and Erika Green goes back to an allegation of child abuse made by her husband.  This allegation has never been investigated by the Sheriff’s office, the District Attorney, or the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.  It is simply an […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Central City News Bright and early on Saturday morning, Dec. 2, 2023, Katherine Diamond was hard at work on the riverfront in downtown Baton Rouge, picking up trash. She had on her yellow vest, as did the others who were there for a variety of wrongs, such as shoplifting, drug abuse, […]

 On Tuesday, Oct. 14 as soon as the U.S. Supreme Court adjourned its hearing on the Constitutionality of Congressman Cleo Fields’ gerrymandered Congressional district, the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon in Baton Rouge received an important call. The luncheon, a meeting point for Republican leaders in East Baton Rouge Parish, was devoted to the Supreme Court […]