Central City News

Nominations Due For Your Favorite Central Business In Nine Categories CENTRAL — You can help honor Central’s outstanding businesses and business leaders by making nominations for the 3rd Annual Central Business Awards.  The competition is sponsored by the Central City News. Anyone can make nominations. The deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 16.  In order to be […]

Easley Firm Buys Four-Star of BR, Builds 15,000 sf Fabrication Shop by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Trade Construction Company, 17043 Joor Rd. in Central, is undergoing a period of growth and has reached two important milestones already this year. Trade Construction president/CEO Brennan Easley announced that effective Jan. 1, Trade has purchased its largest competitor in the Baton Rouge […]

Deede Sanford, Manager, Dow Louisiana Federal Credit Union in Central DLFCU’s Central location has an exciting year ahead.  New to the community, DLFCU is a community chartered credit union, meaning anyone in the Baton Rouge and surrounding areas can bank at DLFCU.  Hours of operation are unique, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday […]

Seale Funeral Home has been in business since 1957. Seale Funeral Home of Central is owned by brothers Billy and Stacy Seale.  And their wives and children also work in the business.  In 2012 we are growing into the City of Central.  Our new location on Hooper Road should be finished by the end of […]

Chase Bank • VP Renee Loiacono The Chase branch on Sullivan Road has proudly served the Central community for more than 30 years. Not only do I have the privilege of working here, but I’ve also been a Central resident for the past eight years.  We anticipate 2012 to be a year of continued growth, […]

B&K Mortgage • Loan Officer Ritha Milton Considering the downswing in the housing industry, Central has been able to sustain the market with property values remaining fairly stable. Although we have seen some decline in value, overall we have only been affected slightly. Because  our community is focused on building a strong school system and maintaining […]

The Village at Magnolia Square • Jimmy Nunnally Having grown up in Central in the early 60’s and seeing this town mature into a city, I believe 2012 will prove to be its most progressive year ever.  “Robust and vibrant” are the words which come to mind when I think of Magnolia Square and the […]

As Mayor, I look forward to another year of economic growth in Central.  Sales tax revenues have increased, compared to the first half of the last fiscal year, and we look for this trend to continue with the growth of new commercial developments.  We had ten new commercial building permits in 2011 and 136 new […]

The Central Community School System continues to maintain a focus on financial stability. The general funds budget from all sources totals about $38 million with $23 million from the state. Locally, revenues have been increasing at a slow but progressive rate. General Fund property tax revenues are increasing at a rate of 4 percent a […]

Lancaster House • Stacey Lancaster Stacey Lancaster of Lancaster House, which markets more than 3,000 products through 200 retailers and a wholesale showroom in Central, has been approved by Bed, Bath & Beyond to sell a new line of her kitchen accessories. Lancaster House will offer a new line of candles this fall and hopes […]