Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge  Mike Francis made a small fortune in the oil patch and got tired of watching corruption in Louisiana politics.  With more than 500 employees, he could see how state government was destroying our economy and making it impossible to compete with Texas. In the 1990’s […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge Solicitor General Liz Murrill may seem picture perfect as the modern, overachieving woman attorney. Petite. Beautiful. Articulate. Classy.  Always on her best behavior.  Someone who moves in the best legal circles.  But maybe you’re missing a few things! Yes, she was Editor in Chief of […]

By Norman Browning, Co-Founder of City of St. George – Baton Rouge, LA  It’s been four years since the vote that should have created the City of St. George. As Chairman, I thank you for your past and continued support! When this campaign began, we had over 60 percent support for our city. People wanted […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge On July 14, 2023, Judge Mitch Theriot of Louisiana’s 1st Circuit Court struck down the incorporation of the City of St. George. He did so on the basis that the incorporators of the City of St. George failed to provide a ‘plan’ for rendering municipal […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News – Baton Rouge    It is marvelous to listen to the four who resigned their $105,000-a-year seats on the Board of Directors of Blue Cross talk about the future.  If they have their way, they will soon control $3,200,000,000 that rightly belongs to the policyholders of Blue Cross. […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor Louisiana law requires that every health care provider who has reason to believe a child has been subjected to physical or sexual abuse must report that fact to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. Health care providers are “mandatory reporters” under the law. When a child becomes pregnant, there […]

In Christian tradition, the seven deadly sins are Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth. A website called deadlysins.com says, “Pride is excessive belief in one’s own abilities, that interferes with the individual’s recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known […]

By Woody Jenkins  I grew up right off Winbourne Avenue near Istrouma High School and have lived my entire adult life in North Baton Rouge.   For 28 years, I had the privilege of representing the people of North Baton Rouge, including all of 70805, in the Louisiana House of Representatives.  Over the years, I’ve […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News — CENTRAL — Last November, Jolice Provost of the Central City News staff and I visited St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite.  Ms. Jolice wanted me to see the additions to the church and meet the pastor, Father Mark Beard.   We got to see the Adoration Chapel, […]

Tucker Carlton makes fools of the climate change warriors as he plays their words back to them.  Click here: https://youtu.be/-Hw3yf1O9Zk