Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL –– Under state law, the Central Community School Board will have to review Census data and determine what changes may be necessary to apportion its seven seats in accordance with law. Because growth in the school district has been fairly uniform across the district, few changes […]

Reapportionment of the Central City Council is moving forward.  Mayor David Barrow told the Central City News that he and City Attorney Sheri Morris reached out to the same demographer working on Central School Board redistricting plans in December.   Mike Hefner, Chief Demographer of Geographic Planning & Demographic Services, LLC, in turn presented them […]

 After a landslide victory for a seat on the Central Community School Board in a special election Nov. 13, Kim Powers was sworn in by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.  The ceremonies were held Saturday, Nov. 20 at the lake at Revolution Square, 9530 Blackwater Rd. Ms. Powers won with 62 percent of the vote […]

In 2022, the Louisiana Legislature will use 2020 Census data to reapportion the legislature, Congressional districts, the PSC, BESE, and judgeships. Meanwhile, the House Committee on House & Governmental Affairs is holding hearings throughout the state.  In mid-November, they held a public hearing at Southern University.  This was my testimony: BATON ROUGE — I had […]

REMARKS BY JEFF LANDRY, Attorney General of Louisiana — CENTRAL — Good morning!  What a beautiful morning!  I’m reminded of how much rain we’ve had over the last three or four years.  I remember people saying when is it going to stop?  I said all I know is it will stop and the Lord is going […]

Good morning, everyone!   On behalf of my girls, Ella and Sara, I want to thank you so much for being here today and for your support in this campaign!  I am especially grateful to my army of moms who worked so hard in this campaign and to Attorney General Jeff Landry for being the […]

In a letter to her constituents this week, State Rep. Valarie Hodges (R-Central) has endorsed Kimberly Powers for Central School Board, District 4 in a special election coming up on Saturday, Nov. 13. Rep. Hodges said: “Thank you for allowing me to represent you in the Louisiana House of Representatives the past 10 years!  All […]

During a debate on whether students in Central schools should be required to wear masks eight hours a day, Central School Board member Dr. Keith Holmes told his fellow board members that 4 percent of the members of Central’s school staff had died because of COVID. He said the main purpose of masks was to […]

A Central School Board member who led the fight to raise property taxes without a vote of the people in May is now running as though he never led that fight.  Mr. Phil Graham, who is running for the seat from District 4 in a special election Nov. 13, now says, “As your school board […]

Abigal Sherlin, a 7th grader at Central Middle School has written an open letter explaining why she wants to go to Central Middle School this fall but only if she can go without a mask. She said she loves her school and her teachers.  Before masking, they would greet her with a smile. She said […]