Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — More than 50 Central parents came to the Central School Board meeting Monday,  August 9 to demand that the school board make mask-wearing by students optional rather than follow the Governor’s statewide indoor mask mandate.  The Central parents, led by Kim Powers, proposed changes in the Central […]

By Jolice Provost, Central City News • CENTRAL — Although very reluctant to do so, the Central School Board accepted public comments on the Governor’s current statewide mask “order”.  Speakers included the following: LANCE MOULIN – I know most of you guys. I’m Lance Moulin, 17345 Berks Avenue, Greenwell Springs. Supt. Fountain, I appreciate everything you’ve done […]

By Rep. Richard Nelson (R-St. Tammany) — BATON ROUGE — There have been many claims recently about the increase in serious complications from COVID-19 in children under 18. I know this has alarmed many parents who have reached out to my legislative office for more information.  On the day the Governor issued his new mask mandate, […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — According to the Louisiana Department of Health, a total of 11,519 people have died in Louisiana either because of Covid or at least with it in their system. Amazingly, only 10 of those deaths have been among people under 18 years of age, and those had other […]

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 […]

Muslims in the United States have the constitutional right under the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution to wear a face covering. Sikhs have the constitutional right under the First Amendment to wear a turban. If they have those rights, can’t Christians have a truly-held belief that they ought not have to wear a […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — Central Middle 7th grader Sara Olive was denied admission to her school on Thursday, Aug. 12 when Central schools’ Supt. Jason Fountain denied the family’s application for a religious exemption to wearing masks.  Fountain said he’s just following orders from the governor.   Sara’s mother Kim Powers […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — The Central City News provided wall-to-wall coverage of the meeting of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Wednesday, August 18 at the Claiborne Building next to the Capitol. The meeting was supposed to resolve the issue of whether parents or the governor would have […]

Cooking in Central will be taking bids for lawn maintenance on their property, Amazing Place, located at 10305 Blackwater Rd.  The property is approximately 13 acres more or less in size.   The scope of services will be: • Finish mower cut property every other week during growing season • Weed eat around pavilion, office […]

Two Central residents who serve on important committees of the Central Community School System have qualified to run in a Special Election to fill the unexpired term of Will Easley on the Central School Board from District 4.  Both are Republicans in the heavily-conservative district, where Republicans outnumber Democrats 3 to 1. Baton Rouge CPA […]