23 June 2011
By Dave Freneaux City of Central officials met again Tuesday with representatives of IBTS and CH2M Hill to continue working toward a smooth transition of City Services a week from Friday. One of the most problematic issues is likely to be permit fees. Central Speaks contacted Mayor Watts Wednesday for an update on this [...]
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23 June 2011
Submitted by Bill Porche The Central-based Jackhammers won the 13 Major State Championship. Team picture: Coaches Damian Cross, Chuck Ashby, Stephen Gajan, Mike Hanson Top row: Brady Morris, Alex Ashby, Zach Hanson, Will Bellamy, Adam Porche, Christian Leonard Bottom row: Caleb Lasseigne, Brennan Wall, Landon Faulkner, Chris Chambliss, Nick Satchell, Jared Forrest
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23 June 2011
From the EBR Sheriff’s Office East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Detectives are looking for a man seen using counterfeit money to buy two bottles of Hennessy Cognac at the CVS located at 14455 Greenwell Springs Road on May 20, 2011. According to reports the man used a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill to purchase [...]
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23 June 2011
By Dave Freneaux (For an Editorial on this subject, see "The Elephant in the Room" under Editorials.) In an interview with Central Speaks, Council Member Louis DeJohn shared that he is moving forward with an Ordinance which would create five City Council Districts for the 2014 Central City Council elections. Mr. DeJohn says many [...]
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23 June 2011
An Editorial by Dave Freneaux If any of Central’s five Council Members were asked, “Should a Council Member’s interest in re-election in 2014 have any influence on what election structure they support for Central’s City Council Seats?” I believe they could say no. I believe that they could each have the integrity and independence [...]
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23 June 2011
Press Release, Central, LA June 16 A group of Central residents is applying to the Foundation for Historical Louisiana for "That Old Gym" to be part of their list of "Treasures in Trouble." In 2007, the Foundation initiated this program as a version of an "endangered list" for the nine parishes in the capital [...]
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23 June 2011
By Dave Freneaux Increasing Central’s City Council from 5 to 7 seats would likely cost $130,000 every four years. 98% of Louisiana municipalities Central’s size and smaller are getting the job done with 5 or fewer Council Members. When considering how many Council Members a City needs, many things must be taken into consideration. [...]
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23 June 2011
As a service to our readers and our advertisers, the CentralSpeaks.com newspaper in its entirety, formatted exactly as the printed newspaper looks, will now be available online each week. Follow this link: 06/23/11 PDF to access the PDF. This will not change our daily posting of news as it happens, it is simply one more way for [...]
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22 June 2011
The following items are on the CCSS School Board Meeting agenda for Monday, June 27th at Kristenwood beginning at 6 PM. 7. To adopt a resolution to establish the millage rates for the 2011 Tax Rolls. (Mr. Faulk) 8. To consider the Superintendent's recommendations relative to 2 year contracts for administrators and take appropriate action. [...]
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22 June 2011
By Dave Freneaux House Bill 322 sponsored by Central's own Representative Clif Richardson was deferred in a Senate committee, shutting down the effort to guarantee Central, Baker and Zachary a representative on the BREC Board. The bill, if passed, would have allowed the voters of EBR to decide whether to create these three additional Board [...]
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