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Baton Rougeans often forget that the older parts of their city were a Civil War battlefield.  The Battle of Baton Rouge, which was fought on Aug. 5, 1862 left 48 Union and 48 Confederate soldiers dead. Some of the most intense fighting occurred on the grounds of the Historic Magnolia Cemetery at the corner of […]

This month the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is implementing new school boundaries that could eventually restore neighborhood schools. The effects of the new boundaries could be felt most dramatically in the southeast part of East Baton Rouge Parish, where the St. George movement has been the strongest. Woodlawn High, Woodlawn Middle, and the […]

Athletes at Central High and Central Private School will be pre-tested later this month as part of a program to make sure athletes with head injuries do not return to the playing field prematurely. Central Physical Therapy, 13111 Hooper Road, which is Louisiana’s only fully certified concussion health center, is performing the tests free of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]