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Five Vie for Baton Rouge City Judge

Three Democratic candidates and one Republican made the case for their candidacies for Baton Rouge City Judge at the Candidates Forum held Jan. 28 by the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish. To watch, click your phone over the QR Code on page 12. The election to fill a vacancy on the court […]

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Cooking in Central Set Friday, March 27

Cooking in Central, the Official Festival of the City of Central, will hold its Premier Spring Event on Friday, March 27. This year’s festival will feature entertainment by The Molly Ringwalds, along with a Seafood Extravaganza. Gates open at The Amazing Place, 10305 Blackwater Road, at 4 p.m. The entry fee is $5 per person […]

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Dr. LoBue Opens Luxury Boarding

 Dr. Tony LoBue has greatly expanded his veterinary practice with the opening a new state-of-the-art luxury pet boarding facility and day care center. Located behind Crossroads Animal Hospital, the new facility is a separate building, which provides some rather impressive services. Kennels and pet boarding facilities are notorious for their odor, but a tour of […]

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Jack Hood Jewelers Comes to Central

Jack Hood opened Jack Hood Jewelers on Florida Boulevard nearly 40 years and developed a thriving business based not so much on selling jewelry but on designing and creating unique, world class jewelry unsurpassed in the Baton Rouge market. Nearly 90 percent of all jewelry sold in the world is manufactured in China, India, Europe, […]

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Conservatives Keep Control of GOP

 Conservatives have had working control of the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish since 2012. Now their influence in the party has been extended for at least another four years. Almost the entire membership of the 17-member Republican Parish Executive Committee has been reelected without opposition. The committee, which is composed of conservatives, includes […]

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Central Schools Get ‘A’ Rating in Assessment by Education Dept.

The latest assessment by the Louisiana Department of Education has once again given the Central Community School System an A rating. A total of nine of the 69 school districts across Louisiana were rated A. Supt. Jason Fountain was scheduled to unveil the numbers to the public today. Central High School and Central Middle School […]

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Tax Renewal Would Finance $22 Million Project Rebuild Central High

The Central Community School Board is considering whether to propose renewing the school system’s 23.65-mill property tax in order to pay for a complete renovation and modernization of Central High School, improvements to Wildcat Stadium and replacement of temporary buildings at Tanglewood and Bellingrath Hills elementary schools. The plan, which could be considered by the school board at its […]

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Central Voters Continue to Vote Conservative Rispone Tops Edwards 72%-28%

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone carried most of Louisiana in the Nov. 16 election, but incumbent Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards carried Orleans Parish by 100,000 votes and East Baton Rouge Parish by 50,000, thereby sealing a winning statewide margin of 40,000 votes. Despite a big victory in East Baton Rouge Parish, Gov. Edwards […]

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Central 4-Hers Win Trips to International Livestock Expo

 Jane Zaruba, Darcy Giannobile, and Adelaide Zaruba, 4-Hers from East Baton Rouge Parish have won a trip to the 2019 National Poultry and Egg Conference Contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY.  The girls put in hard work studying for the Louisiana 4-H poultry judging competition and earned them a spot […]

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Central’s Steve Ensminger Helped Guide LSU, Joe Burrow To Season of Greatness

Under LSU quarterbacks coach Joe Brady and his offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger of Central, Joe Burrow has developed into the outstanding college quarterback in the country. He is the odds-on favorite to win this year’s Heisman Trophy. For Steve Ensminger, it is just one of a host of triumphs he’s experienced since entering coaching.  Steve […]

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