Archive | July, 2016

After 75 Years in Central, Miss Olive Is in BR

Mrs. Olive Mullins Campbell has recently moved from her home on Hooper Road behind the Greenwell Springs Post Office to Williamsburg Senior Living Community at 5445 Government St. in Baton Rouge. Mrs. Campbell lived in Central, or more specifically Greenwell Springs for 75 years, since her parents moved from Baywood to Roundsaville Road in 1941.  […]

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Ex-City Official Issued Citation for Criminal Mischief

David Barrow, Chief Administrative Officer for former Central Mayor Mac Watts, and two Central women were issued citations for criminal mischief after a surveillance tape showed the women “rolling” Central City Hall with toilet paper.  Barrow allegedly drove the vehicle, which also appeared in the videotape. Allison Kesner and Alexandra Peairs along with Barrow were given […]

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Time to Register For Fall Opening Of School Year

Central Community School System announces centralized registration for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.  Registration started June 6  at the Central Community School System Office located at 10510 Joor Road, Suite 300, Baton Rouge 70818. You can register your child Monday and Wednesday 8 to 11 a.m., however you must be signed in by 10:45 a.m. […]

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Louisiana’s Best Community Newspaper

The staff of Community Press, LLC, publishers of the Capital City News and Central City News, was honored at the 136th Annual Convention of the Louisiana Press Association in Lake Charles Saturday, June 18. The newspapers received some of journalism’s top awards at the state level. Most important was First Place in the General Excellence […]

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In Times of Trouble, Love Wins Out!

The eyes of the world have been on Baton Rouge for the past week. We have been on television, in the newspaper, and all over the Internet. The media have wrongly presented our city as a violent, hostile place.  If you have family from outside Baton Rouge, you’ve probably gotten concerned calls asking “Are you […]

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Protest Leaders Meet with GOP Leaders to Discuss Keeping Baton Rouge Peaceful

Rep. Ted James and businessman Cleve Dunn, Jr. addressed the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday on behalf of black leaders who want to keep protests in Baton Rouge peaceful and constructive. Dunn said, “We’ve seen others tear down their communities, and we want to  make sure that doesn’t happen here. We’ve been on the ground […]

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The Week Baton Rouge Became a Community

Growing up and living as I have my entire life in the inner city of Baton Rouge, I remember a time when Baton Rouge was a real community, not just a random collection of people seemingly without much in common.  It was a place where neighbors knew one another and were involved in each other’s […]

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Central PT Now Open

Central Physical Therapy has opened a brand-new facility at 13111 Hooper Road. It features 6,500 square feet of space and a multitude of services, including dry needling, anti-gravity ambulation, WorkSTEPS industrial testing, aquatic therapy, fitness classes, pilates classes, dizziness treatment, concussion management, and sports medicine. Central Physical Therapy is owned by Helen Balzi and Tom […]

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Central, Istrouma Grads Crowd NBR Reunion

More than 800 graduates of Istrouma, Central, Baker, Redemptorist, and Glen Oaks gathered once again at the Atrium of the Baton Rouge Sheraton for the Annual North Baton Rouge Reunion. Most of the graduates were from the 1940’s to the 1970’s, although everyone is welcome. Even Baton Rouge High graduates have been known to sneak in! […]

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Central Family Fun Celebration At 6 p.m. Saturday at Stadium

Citizens of the City of Central and their friends are invited to help celebrate the 11th Anniversary of the founding of the City of Central this Saturday at 6 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium. Mayor Jr. Shelton is urging families to come and enjoy themselves.  He said the fireworks display will be the biggest in Central […]

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