Central City News

On Wednesday, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton had high praise for Bill Porche, the long-time chief of the Central Fire Department. Porche announced his retirement December 5. Chief Porche joined the department as a volunteer in 1979, became a full-time firefighter in 1988, and has been chief since 1996. Mayor Shelton said, “Bill Porche is the […]

He’s only 18 but with amazing musical talent, a keen sense of American history, and the ability to step back in time and bring his audiences with him, James Linden Hogg is a speaker, singer, songwriter, and musician of the first order. Small business owners at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish […]

Baton Rouge Community College Vice Chancellor Phil Smith says the BRCC sports program is loaded with talent and exciting play, great coaches, and excellent facilities, but not enough sports fans are aware of how good the BRCC Bears are. That will change in January 2019 when the college launches an ambiguous schedule of TV broadcasts […]

After a raucous election campaign filled with charges and countercharges, voters in the City of Central went to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and defeated all incumbents on the ballot — Mayor Jr. Shelton, Police Chief James Salsbury, Mayor Pro-Tem Kim Fralick, and Council members Shane Evans, Wayne Messina, and John Vance. Council member […]

CENTRAL – City-Parish Mayor Pro-Tem Scott Wilson, who represents Central on the Metro Council, said today the proposed Parish Road Plan is a big win for Central. Wilson cited the $88 million included in the plan to four-lane Hooper Road from Blackwater to Sullivan and four-lane Wax Road from the Central Thruway to Magnolia Bridge. […]

CENTRAL — City-Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome has a Parish Road Plan on the ballot Saturday, Dec. 8, and it’s a sweet deal for Central!  The plan provides $88 million in capital construction in the City of Central, but the cost to Central residents will be only about $1.4 million a year from a 1/2¢ […]

Under Louisiana law, if the Mayor of a city resigns, dies or is convicted of a felony, he is removed from office and succeeded by the Mayor Pro-Tem of the city. Mayor candidate David Barrow was arrested in April 2017 in connection with a forged signature on a city contract. District Attorney Hillar Moore told […]

The controversial editor who is running for City Council in District 3 Nov. 6 has more than good government in mind when he attacks candidates running for the City Council in other districts, several Council candidates said this week. Dave Freneaux, editor of Central Speaks, is backing a slate of candidates for the City Council […]

If Central Mayor Jr. Shelton is reelected but Council candidate and Central Speaks editor Dave Freneaux is successful in electing a majority of the City Council, city government could be in gridlock for the next four years. At least that is the assessment of Mayor Shelton and several candidates running for City Council in the […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has endorsed Central Mayor Jr. Shelton for reelection in the Nov. 6 election. The announcement came from Sen. Dan Claitor, Endorsement Chairman for the Nov. 6 election. Claitor said Shelton has distinguished himself by his unblemished record of honesty and integrity and his refusal to raise taxes. […]