Central City News

BATON ROUGE — Integrity Glass Works offers a vast range of services from custom heavy shower doors to automobile windshields to all glass needs in the highest quality residential and commercial construction projects.  They have many experienced technicians who can bring any dream to reality! Integrity Glass Works has been serving the great city of […]

ZACHARY — Back in 2005, local native Dustin St. Pierre wasn’t looking to get into the construction industry.  But it just blew in from the south! Before Hurricane Katrina, St. Pierre was doing a little work in construction and remodeling, but was not interested in that direction in life. When Katrina came, that all changed.  […]

CENTRAL — Matt Price of PriceCo Supply, LLC, said people are often surprised at the amazing variety of products offered at PriceCo. He said, “We are well known for our tool repair department for pneumatic tools, compressors, generators, and electric hand tools.  And of course the many items needed for wood shops, mechanical shops, and […]

CENTRAL — The history of Pat’s Home Center began in 1983 with Pat and Ginger Vince.  Together, they saw a need for a hardware store that would serve the town of St. Francisville and the surrounding community. With the goal of being more than just a hardware store, Pat and Ginger set out to become […]

BATON ROUGE — In 1977, Claude Barber purchased Plant Machine Works Inc. from Central resident Harry Carmena.  Claude set a standard for Plant Machine Works Inc. that his son and grandson are now following to guide the business for the future. Upon Claude’s passing in 2006, his son Tommy Barber took over the family business. […]

CENTRAL — Last year Gil Matherne of GM Cable was named Central’s Entrepeneur of the Year with special recognition to Michelle Matherne of Myco-Com. Company Profile. “Our company’s mission is to continually strive to improve the standards of quality in an ever-changing world of communications and broad-band technology through cabling, outside construction, and network design.  […]

In a Down Economy, Opportunities Exist for Hard Hat Businesses In Baton Rouge Area CENTRAL — Today, Trade Construction Company is one of Central’s largest and most successful businesses, but it hasn’t always been that way.  Will and Dot Easley and their partners founded Trade Construction in Will’s shop behind his house on Denham Road in 1973. Today, […]

Wholesale Pool Builders Owners Claude and Dustin Cassels Wholesale Pool Builders was established in 1985. For the past 27 years, they have constructed in-ground pools from Louisiana to Mississippi.  They strive to provide quality products in pool construction and service to their customers. All in-ground pools are constructed with top quality polymer walls and concrete […]

BAKER — For 30 years, the McAdams family has been supplying contractors and individuals with beautiful cypress lumber, beams, heart pine flooring, and more. They treat everyone as family from the walk-in customer purchasing one board to the contractor building a 24,000-square-foot home in Houston or from the family building a summer home in the […]

THE HARD HAT GUIDE To update information, email centralcitynews@hotmail.com Air Conditioning & Heating Aabco Heating & Air Conditioning, 15123 Hooper, 261-2160 Air Control Heating & Air LLC, 14065 Denham Rd, 261-9744, aircontrolheatingair@yahoo.com Alan Watts Service Inc, 7360 Tom Dr, 928-2087, awsgeo@bellsouth.net Alpha Air, Greenwell Springs, 261-5843 Big H Temperature Control Service Inc, 2850 Needham Dr, 928-3644 Bordelon’s Heating & Air, 9570 Dyer Rd, 241-7332 […]