Governor Files Motion to Prevent Editor From Testifying in Firehouse BBQ Case

LIVINGSTON — In an unusual move, Gov. John Bel Edwards has filed court documents asking 21st Judicial District Court Judge Brian Abels to prohibit former Rep. Woody Jenkins, now editor of the Central City News, from testifying in the trial of Danielle Bunch, owner of Firehouse BBQ in Watson.  Gov. Edwards wants to close down […]

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Why Won’t the Governor Let Me Speak: Jenkins

Central City News editor Woody Jenkins is speaking out about efforts by Gov. John Bel Edwards to prevent him from testifying in the trial of Danielle Bunch, owner of Firehouse BBQ. The Governor has been trying to close the restaurant and put Ms. Bunch in jail for defying his mask mandate. Jenkins said, “Well, I’ve […]

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Youngest Covid Victim in EBR Was 29; So Why Require Students to Use Masks?

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • The Central City News has analyzed East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner office reports on deaths attributed to the coronavirus from March 22 to August 31. The results are remarkable. The disease has primarily affected senior citizens. Census estimates for 2019 say 14.6 percent of the parish population is 65 or older.  […]

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Watson BBQ Favorite Targeted by Governor

A single mom who recently purchased Firehouse BBQ in Watson is in a David-vs.-Goliath battle with Gov. John Bel Edwards, who wants her restaurant closed. Edwards wants her to forcibly eject customers who don’t mask. However, Danielle Bunch says she has no intention to close her popular restaurant. Ms. Bunch attracted the governor’s attention when […]

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America’s Frontline Physicians Endorse Hydroxychloroquine, Face Censorship

In late July, a group of physicians calling themselves America’s Frontline Doctors held a news conference on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington to discuss their experience in treating Covid19. The group explained their success with patients in the early stages of the disease, where they said they get nearly 100 […]

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Governor’s Emergency Powers Do Not Include Closing Businesses or Masking

The governor’s Emergency Powers under La. R.S. 29:721 et seq are much more limited than he has told the public.  Since March 2020, Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued more than two dozen Emergency Orders, which have been presented by the news media as valid and lawful. Few if any have challenged the governor to […]

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So Now the Fool Governor Forbids Dancing

THE GOVERNOR SAYS NO  DANCING — Yes, our fool Democrat governor has a new one: No dancing!  Add that to no singing, no hand shaking, no hugging, no funerals, no visiting your dying mother in the hospital.   “A video recently posted on Facebook shows couples dancing inside a Lafayette restaurant. A viewer called News […]

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Act Creating St. George Transition District Will Solve Many Problems, Spokesman Says

 On June 12, 2020, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed legislation authorizing the creation of the St. George Transition District. St. George movement spokesman Drew Murrell said the law, Act 361 of the 2020 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, will solve several problems involved in transferring governmental control of the area from the City-Parish to […]

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Mandatory Masks? Our Body, Our Choice!

 I could go into all the arguments about why it’s bad for healthy people to go around wearing masks, especially in the heat of a broiling Louisiana summer.  • Or I could go through all the conflicting edicts by the CDC, the WHO, and various health “experts” on why masks work or don’t work.  •Or […]

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LPA Honors St. George Leader’s Staff With 12 First Place Awards for News, Ads

The St. George Leader and other community newspapers published by Community Press, LLC, once again dominated the Better Newspaper Awards competition conducted by the 110 newspapers of the Louisiana Press Association. The Community Press, LLC group, which also includes the Central City News in the City of Central and its startup publications, the Istrouma Journal […]

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