Archive | July, 2015
Jenkins Wins Triple Crown: Awards Named For Gibbs Adams, Sam Hanna, Gary Hebert

Jenkins Wins Triple Crown: Awards Named For Gibbs Adams, Sam Hanna, Gary Hebert

Once again, Central City News editor Woody Jenkins has won some of the top awards given each year by the Louisiana Press Association, which represents 110 of the state’s daily and weekly newspapers. This year Jenkins scored a first by winning three of the LPA’s most prestigious awards in three quite different areas of journalism.  […]

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Central City News Sweeps LPA Awards

Central City News Sweeps LPA Awards

The Central City News, which is published by Community Press, LLC, dominated the Better Newspaper Awards competition at this year’s Louisiana Press Association annual convention in New Orleans. The Central paper won both the Advertising Sweepstakes and the Editorial Sweepstakes, meaning that it won more awards that any other newspaper in the state in each […]

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Capital City News Wins 1st Place as Best Community Newspaper in State

Capital City News Wins 1st Place as Best Community Newspaper in State

For the second straight year, the Capital City News won the Louisiana Press Association’s highest award for community journalism — 1st Place for General Excellence. This award takes into account the newspaper’s news coverage, photography, editorial comment, layout, advertising, and all other factors. More than 110 daily and weekly newspapers and specialty publications are eligible […]

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Most Potential: Reagan Willis

Most Potential: Reagan Willis

It’s not often that a freshman athlete gets mentioned with the “greats” such as Will Bris- coe. But there’s a Central athlete worth watching.  Last year as a freshman Reagan Willis tore up the softball diamond and set a record in powerlighting.    Now she’s only a sophomore.  Did we mention she has a 4.5 GPA?

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Will Briscoe: Central Athlete of Decade

Will Briscoe: Central Athlete of Decade

Louisiana’s top quarterback of 2008 and 2009 was Central’s Will Briscoe, whose extraordinary performance gained national attention.  Briscoe was 1st team All-State as a junior in 2008 and the Advocate’s All-Metro MVP. But in 2009, Briscoe had an even more impressive year.  He guided Central to the State 5A Regional Championship and was responsible for […]

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Top 10 Wildcat Victories of the Decade

Top 10 Wildcat Victories of the Decade

In an interview with the Central City News, Central High head football coach Sid Edwards reminisced about the decade since the City of Central incorporated on July 11, 2005. It has been a great decade for Central High football, he said, as he recalled some of the most memorable games.  When asked to rank the […]

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Heart Cath Through Wrist Now at Lane

Heart Cath Through Wrist Now at Lane

Sometime in the next few weeks, the cardiovascular unit at Lane Regional Medical Center will do its 10,000th heart catheterization.  The experience gained from seeing so many patients and the quality of its staff and facilities have helped give Lane Regional a reputation as a major provider of cardiovascular services in the capital region. Lane […]

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Romero Kids Learning FamilyBusiness

Romero Kids Learning FamilyBusiness

Business is a family affair for the Romero family, who work hard in Joseph Romero’s three convenience stores in Central. Almost any day, you’ll find Shelby, 18, Samantha, 16, and Joseph, Jr., 12, busy behind the counter or stocking shelves. Their dad, Joseph Romero, purchased his first store at the corner of Joor and Core […]

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Magnolia Square Still Gold Standard

Magnolia Square Still Gold Standard

Jimmy Nunnally grew up in Central in the 1960’s.  His father, Dr. Richard Nunnally, who at age 87 still practices medicine, owns a log cabin on Greenwell Springs Road that was built in 1803 and is believed to be the oldest building in Central. Jimmy always had a soft spot in his heart for Central.  […]

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Central’s MVP: Sheriff Sid Gautreaux

Central’s MVP: Sheriff Sid Gautreaux

There are many unsung heroes in the story of Central’s first 10 years as a city.  But perhaps the individual who has contributed the most and gotten the least credit is East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux. The Sheriff is rightly credited with providing a first-class law enforcement agency that does a fine job […]

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