Central City News

Louisiana voters are wondering what the election of Rep. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, as governor will mean to the future of the state.  During the recent gubernatorial campaign, Edwards’ Republican opponent, Sen. David Vitter, described Edwards as a left-wing Democrat in the mold of President Barack Obama.  For his part, Edwards denied that comparison […]

“The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in, and ready at any instant to fall.” — A. E. Housman If we are going to learn from the recent election and not repeat our mistakes in the future, we have to be honest with ourselves and not blindly repeat our own […]

Former Central Police Chief Doug Browning, 73, died Tuesday after a bout with leukemia.  After 34 years in the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, where he rose to the rank of captain, Browning was appointed in 2005 as the first police chief of the new City of Central.  He won election to the post shortly […]

Central High grad Robby Miller made history Nov. 21 by being elected President of Tangipahoa Parish — only the second person ever to hold that office.  Miller has lived in Tangipahoa since enrolling in SLU in the early 1980’s. On Saturday, Nov. 21, the voters of Tangipahoa Parish went into new territory, electing a local […]

The 29th Annual Central Christmas Parade will excite children and adults when it begins at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Dec. 5.  It will start at the corner of Hooper and Joor roads and head south on Joor, ending at Lovett Road. More than 4,000 spectators are expected.  They will see more than 50 floats, vehicles, […]

Joan Lansing was recently named chair of the Lane Regional Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors. A resident of Central, Lansing currently serves as Chair of the Lane Board of Commissioners. She was a Councilwoman for the City of Central from 2005-2010 and is a former Administrator and Lobbyist for the Louisiana Professional Association for […]

The Baton Rouge Symphony is coming to Central! One performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in Central.  Tickets can be purchased at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church, or online at www.brso.org. The Symphony will also perform at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Plaquemine at 7 […]

JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, a company which will offer business ownership opportunities exclusively to military veterans and their family members, is opening its first franchise. JDog provides junk removal and hauling services to residential and commercial customers, delivering service the military way with respect, integrity and trust. Franchisee Larry Rivers, a Louisiana native and […]

Political consultant Roy Fletcher, who represented Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Angelle in the recent election, told the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday that he expects a much higher turnout Nov. 21 than on Oct. 24.  He thinks turnout will be in the range of 48 to 50 percent, instead of the 39 percent in the […]

Early voting for Louisiana’s Nov. 21 runoff for governor began Saturday, Nov. 7 and continued through Tuesday, Nov. 10.  It took a break on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, and will resume Thursday, Nov. 12 to Saturday, Nov. 14. For Republican pollster John Couvillon, the early voting numbers are not encouraging.  Despite the belief by […]