Central City News

by Elizabeth Dent BATON ROUGE — With every storm, there is a silver lining — the friends we make, the people we help, the people who help us, and maybe even something unexpected, such as the return of the hummingbirds! In late August 2005, my Fred and I were in Asheville, NC, to attend a […]

All Three Men Could Be President Some Day But Recent Court Decisions Could Re-Elect Obama by Woody Jenkins, editor BATON ROUGE — Conservative Republicans got most of what they were looking for at the Republican National Convention last week in Tampa — with the nomination of Gov. Mitt Romney for President and Congressman Paul Ryan for Vice President. […]

TOPS Has Been Under Attack by Those Who Want Plan Need-Based, Instead of Merit-Based by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — Louisiana’s TOPS scholarship program has been under attack this year — in the press and in the halls of the legislature. Basically, the opponents of TOPS want the scholarships to be granted based on need, rather than merit. […]

By Elizabeth Dent Baton Rouge has so many treasures, including generational businesses that have survived over the years, sometimes started by a grandfather or a father, and decades later their daughters, sons, and their children continue in the tradition they established those many years ago. One such business is Willie & Willie Contractors founded in […]

In 1963, That Auditorium Filled with 1,200 Bulldogs Was the One Place in the World I Didn’t Want to Be by Woody Jenkins, Editor BATON ROUGE — On Monday, Baton Rouge Magnet High School principal Nanette McCann gave me a tour of the newly-renovated and greatly-expanded high school on Government Street. We were joined by East Baton Rouge […]

by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Perhaps the most beautiful part of East Baton Rouge Parish is just north of Central — the communities of Pride, Chaneyville, and Baywood. In a way, this vast area — larger than Central — is not unlike Central of long ago.  Its population is just over 5,000 and it is […]

Property Assessment This Year Could Cost You Dearly But There Could Be a Solution by Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News CENTRAL — Every four years, parish assessors across Louisiana are required to reassess every building and tract of land in their respective parishes, and 2012 is a reassessment year. For property owners in East Baton Rouge Parish, […]

Central Should Seize The Moment, Acquire Hospital, Rebuild the Hotel, and Create a Civil War Attraction by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — This is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Baton Rouge and of the important role Greenwell Springs played as the launching pad for the Confederate assault on the Union forces there. A time like this should […]

Our Parish Stands at a Tipping Point: Will We Become Another Orleans? by Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News CENTRAL — Time is running out for East Baton Rouge Parish. The election this November may well be our last opportunity to turn this parish around before we become another New Orleans where high crime and dangerous public schools […]

We Have Real-Life Lumberjacks Right Here in Central by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — On any given day, high above Central, a group of dare devil men are hard at work. They are lumberjacks who take on some of the largest trees and most difficult challenges of nature. But unlike the lumberjacks of the Great Northwest, our […]