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Dear Brothers & Sisters  in the USA and all the world,        Independence Day has come and gone. The fireworks in the communities that I drove through were fabulous. I have never in my lifetime saw such a show. It seemed like everyone had fireworks. If this was a show of our voices, […]

My friend, the late Rep. Shady Wall (D-Monroe), was committed several times, and fellow House members often thought that perhaps he was released a bit early. His dear wife was rather wealthy — as he often told us from the well of the Louisiana House Chamber.   Rep. Shady Wall was known as a dandy […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the USA and all the world, First and foremost; I know that you are reading this letter because someone gave or sent you a copy of  the Central City News. I am so pleased to be your friend, and I pray you love all people of the world, just like […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the USA and all the world, This movement started January 2021. How far the letters will reach or how many will be written is unknown. This is the second letter; identified by the last digit of the zip code. Many of the first letter were distributed and how many were […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the USA and all the world, This movement started in January of 2021. How far the letters will reach or how many will be written is unknown. This is the third letter; identified by the last digit of the zip code. Many of the first letters were distributed and how […]

For the past year, Rev. Tony Spell and the congregation at Life Tabernacle have been fought by Gov. John Bel Edwards and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome. In fact, the governor had him arrested for holding church in violation of the governor’s decrees.  However, the pastor has a new and powerful ally — Louisiana Attorney General […]

Several months ago, President Joe Biden was vaccinated. In the White House, he is surrounded by people who have also been vaccinated. Nevertheless, he continues to wear a mask, even when outdoors or alone on Zoom calls with world leaders. In a recent online conference call, Biden was the only world leader wearing a mask. […]

Growing up on the island side of rural Pointe Coupee Parish in the early 1950’s, I was barefoot most of the time. We rented our modest little farmhouse from Mr. Pete Samson, a kindly Cajun farmer who spoke little English. The house was $20 a month. We were poor, I suppose, but I had no […]

By Woody Jenkins • Editor • Central City News • CITY OF CENTRAL — There was never any justification — legally, scientifically, or rationally — for requiring students in Louisiana’s public and private schools to where a mask to school every day.  There was not a single scientific study that showed it made any difference at […]

After Congress opened the votes from the Electoral College and Joe Biden was declared elected, the Central City News asked its readers what they would say to President Trump if they could do so — in no more than three sentences.  Here are their answers: •Patricia Keith Watts and Vee KayGee – Thank you President […]