Central City News

The four major candidates for Louisiana governor in the Oct. 24 open primary brought their campaigns to Baton Rouge Tuesday for a gubernatorial forum on small business sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business, the Louisiana Restaurant Association, and the Louisiana Retailers Association. The four candidates — one Democrat (John Bel Edwards) and three […]

Former Metro Councilman Darrell Ourso scored a narrow victory in last Saturday’s special election for the seat in the  Louisiana House of Representatives from District 66. Ourso defeated Metro Councilman Buddy Amoroso by a 72-vote margin — 1,958 to 1,886.  Less than 13 percent of registered voters participated.  Both candidates ran as conservative Republicans. Amoroso […]

District Attorney Hillar Moore told the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge his office has been working closely with the Sheriff, Baton Rouge police chief, superintendent of State Police, and federal authorities to attack violent crime in the parish. Violent Crime. The DA’s Violent Crime Unit was created in 2010 and works with all […]

Central Mayor Jr. Shelton and Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk will offer Central residents a guided tour of the Central Municipal Services Center in this week’s episode of Central Today. The show airs every Friday at 6:30 p.m. on Cox Cable Channel 21 and on AT&T U-Verse Channel 99.  It can also be viewed live […]

In Washington, Ronnie Anderson is recognized as the leader of one of Louisiana’s largest and most influential organizations — the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. But at his place in East Feliciana Parish just north of Zachary, Anderson looks like just another cow hand, as he herds cattle, drives them into holding pens, and then helps […]

Central Supt. Mike Faulk said it has been a busy week, as Central Middle and Central Intermediate schools have administered a con- troversial PARCC test to nearly 2,000 Central students in grades 3-8, while responding to issues raised by the fact that many students opted out. Supt. Faulk said, “The taxpayers and the parents of […]

On the outside, Hannah Dillard appears to be a happy, healthy, giggly 2nd grader at Tanglewood in Mrs. Ensminger’s class. However, there is so much more going in that sweet little heart of hers. Hannah was diagnosed with 2:1 Atrio Ventricular Block, Torsades de Pointes, and Long QT Syndrome the day she was born. She […]

Central High School senior Tierney Rowe will enter college this fall as a sophomore with 36 hours of college credit. Tierney is not alone. This year, almost 200 CHS juniors and seniors will have earned college credit while still enrolled in high school through the Dual Enrollment (DE) program. CHS students can earn college credit […]

In an exclusive interview with the Central Wildcat Tuesday afternoon, Board of Elemen- tary and Secondary Education chairman Chas Roemer said the board will not allow the Central Community School System to be penalized because a large number of students have opted out of PARCC tests being administered this week.     Roemer said the board […]

Essays in the 2015 DEMCO Rural Electric Youth Tour Essay Contest were submitted from 12 schools from the seven-parish DEMCO service area.  Then 12 finalists were chosen to present their essays before a panel of judges March 3 at White Oak Plantation. Of the 12 finalists, six were from Central High! Grant Falcon, Madison Hadden, […]