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Nationwide, more than 50 million voters have already cast their ballots in the Presidential election coming up Tuesday, Nov. 3.  Here in Central, 11,616 voters cast ballots at the Central Library. However, many of those were not from Central. In Louisiana and especially in East Baton Rouge Parish, early voting has exploded.  High interest in the […]

 Members of the Livingston Parish Council have unanimously petitioned Gov. John Bel Edwards to lift the restrictions being imposed by him on businesses in the parish.  In the petition, the councilmen said they did not object to social distancing or the use of protective equipment where businesses chose to require them. However, the Council said […]

Former Gov. Mike Foster passed away Sunday at his home, Oaklawn Manor, in Franklin. With his passing, Louisiana lost its best governor since the mid-1950’s, and I lost a dear friend. Mike Foster never worried much about polls or getting reelected, but doing the right thing for the people of the state seemed always to […]

In dramatic testimony before the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice Wednesday, Rev. Tony Spell, pastor of Central’s Life Tabernacle Church, told of the persecution he has suffered from Gov. John Bel Edwards, who ordered him arrested and his church closed. Rev. Spell tried to speak in favor of the bill but was only given five […]

 If one man can kill a state, the Fool Governor, John Bel Edwards, is well on his way.  Through his draconian, illegal orders, he stopped people from shaking hands, hugging people’s necks, going to their favorite coffee shop or restaurant without a hated mask, opening their busineses, going to work, going to church, or going […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • Central City News advertising manager Kim Powers last Friday filed suit against the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for violating the Louisiana Constitution’s Open Meeting protections at its July 14 meeting.  The suit asks the District Court to void the action taken at that meeting — requiring students to […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • BATON ROUGE — Asked why he decided to start the process of recalling Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, recall chairman Joey Vidrine of Eunice said it in two words: “Fed up!” “I have been pretty much like everyone else I know. I’m very upset by the overreach of the governor […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • Rev. Tony Spell, pastor of Central’s Life Tabernacle Church, 9323 Hooper Road, is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 22 at the Parish Courthouse downtown before 19th Judicial District Judge Bonnie Jackson. The pastor is charged with holding church on six occasions in violation of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ Emergency Orders. He […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor • SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT— For much of the past six months, Rev. Tony Spell has been called a lawbreaker by the Governor, the Mayor-President, the national media, and some of our citizens, but just what laws has he broken? Before the Governor Edwards issued his emergency orders, Rev. Spell had never […]

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 […]