Central City News

I am writing this in my capacity as State Chairman for Donald Trump and Chairman of the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish. The publication Central Speaks has written some very misleading things about Kim Powers, a Republican candidate for Central City Council at-Large. Even though the owner Dave Freneaux had the correct information […]

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish has released copies of candidate questionnaires returned by candidates for Mayor of the City of Central. Candidates’ answers are considered by the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee in making its endorsements. Completing the party’s questionnaire is a prerequisite to being endorsed in contested races. Sen. […]

Earlier this year when David Barrow began testing the waters for a possible race this fall against his former boss, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton, the rumor mills began cranking up. People were talking about a series of criminal accusations against Barrow that spanned more than a decade. Many said Barrow would never run because of […]

Central City Council candidate Dave Freneaux has paid to mail his publication Central Speaks to every household in Central every week or two for the past eight years. He ran for Mayor four years ago and lost. In June of this year, he qualified to run for the Central City Council from District 3 on […]

Despite strict rules that the questions asked the candidates for Mayor of Central at the March 6, 2014 televised debate be kept confidential, mayoral candidate Dave Freneaux not only knew in advance some of the questions that would be asked but actually wrote those questions himself. The fact that Freneaux wrote some of the questions […]

Central Police Chief James Salsbury speaks with justifiable pride on the improvements he has made in the department over the past four years — with the support of Central Mayor Jr. Shelton and the Central City Council. When Chief Salsbury took over in 2014, the force was small and had assumed very few responsibillities for […]

Voters in Central have a month to decide how to vote in the Tuesday, Nov. 6 election, which will decide the direction of the City of Central for years to come. On the ballot will be the election of • Mayor of City of Central • Central Police Chief • Seven members of the Central […]

It was obvious in the Jamboree that this year’s Central Wildcats had talent. They defeated a highly-touted St. Amant team 12-0. Then the Wildcats gave nationally-ranked Dunham a run for their money but narrowly lost 36-34. Up next was Dutchtown, another good team and another narrow loss, 16-13. Then Jesuit came to town and beat […]

Central High principal Brandon LaGroue crowned Taliyah Joseph as the Wildcats’ 2018 Homecoming Queen during half-time ceremonies at the Belaire-Central game last Friday night. Last year’s Homecoming Queen, Katie McCaskill, presented roses to the new Queen. Katie is a freshman at Southeastern, majoring in social work. She also works in her church nursery and at […]

In an exclusive interview with the Central City News, Mayor Jr. Shelton announced that he has secured an unprecedented array of city, state, and federal funds to improve drainage in the City of Central. The money, totalling more than $100 million, is perhaps more than any other city in the country has received. The interview, […]