Central City News

There are many remarkable moments in the history of Baton Rouge.  Here are a few of my favorites: The Red Stick or Istrouma •In 1699, French noblemen and explorers Iberville and Bienville sighted a large cypress tree stained with animal blood on the banks of the Mississippi.  It was called Istrouma and served as the […]

Daniel Wesley could have easily died off Essen Lane when he stopped to render assistance to a woman he didn’t know. For his trouble, he was shot and run over twice.  After multiple surgeries, the Central High senior survived the ordeal and was released to go home, but his principal said, “Why don’t you pass by the […]

A little more than four months after a 1,000-year flood inundated their school and forced its closure, more than 700 students returned to Tanglewood Elementary School in Central. What they found amazed and delighted them! Their old school had not only been repaired but transformed into virtually a new school! The school was reconstructed in what seemed […]

Metro Council member Scott Wilson was elected Mayor Pro-Tem by fellow members of the Council.  Wilson will serve as the leader of the Metro Council and as No. 2 leader in parish government.  Some political leaders say they hope Wilson will be a “conservative counterbalance” to new Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome. The new Mayor Pro-Tem […]

Baton Rouge attorney Chris Alexander unveiled findings of his investigation of the political activities of the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging. Alexander says he documented violations of state and federal campaign finance laws, the Louisiana Constitution’s prohibition on the use of public funds to support or oppose a candidate or proposition on the […]

Before young Daniel Wesley risked his wife to try to save April Beck this past Sunday, four Central men had become well known in their community for remarkable acts of courage that lives. Here are their stories: HOMER WISE Homer Wise grew up off Joor Road in Central during the Depression.  His family was poor […]

Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish will go to the polls on Saturday, Dec. 10 to vote on five tax proposals, including one that would be paid entirely to a private, non-governmental organization. The first proposition on the ballot is a 1.5 mill property tax increase that would hit taxpayers for $60 million over the […]

On Tuesday night, the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish met to discuss the five tax proposals on the Dec. 10 election ballot. Four of the propositions would impose new local property taxes and hereby increase existing taxes  by more than $660 million. A fifth proposal would renew the 1/2-cent […]

A 17-year-old Central High School senior is being hailed as a hero after he risked his life to try to save a murder victim. The murderer told Daniel, “If you help her, I will kill you!” and he did his best to do just that! Daniel Wesley, known at Central High for his strong school […]

With a low turnout predicted for the Dec. 10 runoff, returns from the Nov. 8 primary show that Sen. Bodi White can win the race for Mayor-Pre-sident, provided two things happen. First, his voters from the primary must show up for the runoff. Second, he will have to appeal to Trump voters.  In Central, Trump […]