Central City News

IBTS, the non-profit organization that has provided city services to the people of Central for the past seven years, has been asked to continue serving the city for another five years. Central Mayor Jr. Shelton approved the selection of IBTS over the other bidder, CSRS, after IBTS’ bid was nearly $4 million less than CSRS. […]

This year for the first time, elections for both the City of Central and the Central Community School Board will be held at the same election. Qualifying will be held July 18-20 for City of Central • Mayor • Police Chief • Five City Council members elected from five single-member districts • Two City Council […]

David Perkins, the 19-year-old son of former Rep. Tony Perkins and wife Lawana is apparently “a chip off the old block.” Last Friday, Perkins, who was scheduled to report for National Guard training in February, stopped to help a lady who had a flat fire on Joor Road. However, something went wrong, and the car […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Baton Rouge television icon Bill Black, or Buckskin Bill, as he was known, passed away last week after more than 60 years’ service to the Baton Rouge community. Much has been written about Buckskin Bill since he died, but we wanted to offer a contemporary view of Buckskin when his show was in […]

The City of Central is preparing to build a new City Hall at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan roads. Since the city incorporated in 2005, City Hall has been located either in donated or leased space. Mayor Jr. Shelton said the $4.5 million facility will provide 17,000 square feet of space, mainly for Central […]

The David Family of David’s Mobil, corner Hooper and Joor roads, is launching a new retail shopping center for Central, a family spokesman said Tuesday. The shopping center, which will offer 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of shopping and offices, will be named Pops Plaza after James David, who passed away last year. Mr. David […]

On Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, the City of Central was pelted with a beautiful layer of snow which rapidly began to accumulate. It snows only rarely in South Louisiana, and when it does, it normally turns to mush almost immediately, but this snow was different! It was real snow, the kind you see up North. […]

Central Mayor Jr. Shelton said in an interview that Saturday, Dec. 2 was one of the great days in the history of Central. “It was a wonderful time with beautiful weather, a big turnout for the Christmas Parade, the outstanding turnout for the Nick Tullier fundraiser, and 8,000 attending Christmas at Central Square!” Then the […]

People outside Central know Central for its great public schools and low crime rate. It’s a wonderful place to live and work. “It’s our refuge,” some residents say. But Central has another important attribute that people outside Central seldom talk about — the great physical beauty of this part of East Baton Rouge Parish. Residents […]

With the retirement of Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk coming Dec. 31, many leaders in the Central community are speaking out about Faulk and his record as superintendent. Here are some of their comments: Dr. Jim Gardner School Board Member The things I admire most about Mike Faulk are his ability to remove politics from […]