Central City News

09/11/2026

RFK JR SPEECH TO REPUBLICAN MIDTERM CONVENTION in Dallas — Brilliant!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his full speech at the 2026 Republic...

09/11/2026

Islamic terrorism:
Never forget!

09/10/2026

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO OBSERVE LOUISIANA VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK – SEPTEMBER 21 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25

To commemorate Voter Registration Week, Registrar of Voters Steve Raborn is reminding citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish to make sure they are registered to vote and to either register or update their registration as needed before the fall elections.
The Registrar of Voters Office will also be conducting voter registration drives during Voter Registration Week, September 21st through September 25th. Citizens who need to register to vote or update their registration may do so online at www.GeauxVote.com or in person at the Registrar of Voters office or at the voter drive conducted at branches of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library.

In order to provide East Baton Rouge Parish citizens an opportunity to register to vote near their home or workplace, the Registrar’s office will visit library branches during the week of Sept 21 through Sept 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:

Sept 21 - Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd.
Sept 21 - Scotlandville Branch Library – 7373 Scenic Hwy.
Sept 21 - Central Branch Library – 11260 Joor Rd.
Sept 22 - Carver Branch Library – 720 Terrace St.
Sept 22 - Delmont Gardens Branch Library – 3351 Lorraine St.
Sept 22 - Zachary Branch Library – 1900 Church St.
Sept 23 - River Center Branch Library – 250 North Blvd.
Sept 23 - Fairwood Branch Library – 12910 Old Hammond Hwy.
Sept 23 - Main Library – 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Sept 24 - Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library – 13600 Pride-Port Hudson Rd.
Sept 24 - Eden Park Branch Library – 5131 Greenwell Springs Rd.
Sept 24 - Jones Creek Regional Branch Library – 6222 Jones Creek Rd.
Sept 25 - Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library– 11300 Greenwell Springs Rd.
Sept 25 - Baker Branch Library – 3501 Groom Rd.
September 25 South Branch Library – 2210 Glasgow Ave.

Applicants registering to vote in person should bring valid identification that establishes identity, age, and residency. You must submit your current Louisiana driver’s license, if you have one, or your birth certificate or other documentation which reasonably and sufficiently establishes your identity, age, and residency. If you have no driver’s license, special Louisiana ID or social security number, you may provide a picture ID, a utility bill, payroll check or government document that shows your name and address.

To cast a ballot in the upcoming November 3, 2026 election, the last day to register to vote in-person or by mail is October 5, 2026. October 13, 2026 is the last day to register to vote online through the GeauxVote.com website. Early Voting will be held October 20, 2026 through October 27, 2026.

Voters may check the status of their registration at www.GeauxVote.com or by calling the Registrar of Voters Office at 389-3940.

09/10/2026

THE INHUMAN ISLAMIC REGIME IN IRAN MUST GO!

Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would r**e her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confession

09/10/2026

PART 2 - Istrouma Class of 1956 - 70th anniversary reunion and the Istrouma class of 1955 - 71st anniversary reunion. Chaired by Walter Imahara. Speaker is Jay Dardenne, former Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State. Videoed at Frank’s on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge

09/10/2026

PART 1 - Istrouma Class of 1956 - 70th anniversary reunion and the Istrouma class of 1955 - 71st anniversary reunion. Chaired by Walter Imahara. Speaker is Woody Jenkins, Istrouma Class of 1965. Videoed at Frank’s on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge

09/10/2026

LOOKING BACK by Woody Jenkins, editor, Central City News — I was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1971 at age 24 and took office in 1972 with the new governor, Edwin Edwards. The governor was liberal for his time and I was conservative. During that session, he authored more than 75 new taxes and governmental agencies. I felt government was already too big and rose to speak and vote against virtually every new tax and governmental agency created. However, despite my staunch opposition, Edwards’ program was flying through the legislature. A much larger state government was being created with each tax passed or agency created. I was losing by margins like 102-1 or 98-3. One day I went to the men’s room and was standing there when Rep. Dick Guidry came in. Dick was and remains the youngest member ever elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He was only 21 when he was elected in 1948. Years had passed and he had stayed out of the legislature for a term or two but returned in 1972. This time he was a floor leader for Gov. Edwards but relatively conservative. Standing there, he said in his strong Cajun accent, “Woody, I like what you’re doing, don’t stop. But you need help. You need to find five or six conservatives who will stand with you. Form a breakfast group to meet every morning and go over all the bills. Be better prepared than anyone else. If you’re against a bill, start by asking questions and then offering amendments. Slow things down. People aren’t paying attention. You have to make them stop and think about what is being discussed. Only then should you speak against a bill.” It was good advice and I did what Dick suggested. Soon we began winning and the dynamics of the House completely changed. One day, we defeated an administration bill. Suddenly lobbyists and other legislators started coming to us to see if we had problems with a bill or if we wanted to amend it in any way to make it acceptable. Our conservative group in the legislature was making a difference. It took eight years but in 1980 our Conservative Caucus took over the house and elected one of our members as Speaker, Rep. John Hainkel. In 1972, I didn’t know if people in my district understood the fight I was engaged in. I wasn’t sure they knew what was going on with the Edwards administration and how liberal it was. I decided to publish this report to the people. It was a 32 page tabloid newspaper that explained all of the key issues we had voted on during the session. Some people said I would never be elected again. During the session, the governor passed a bill calling for a constitutional convention. I decided to run to serve as a delegate to the convention. There were many reasons to run, and I also wanted to see if the people of my district supported the stand I was taking. I decided not to campaign, but you just put my name on the ballot. I had five opponents but won with 70% of the vote. It made me believe that people in North Baton Rouge agreed with my conservative stand and that I should keep plowing forward.

09/10/2026

Watch live as President Trump delivers the keynote address at the f...

09/10/2026

ISTROUMA HIGH assistant principal Dr. Clyde Lindsay, 1955.

09/09/2026

LIVE - SERMON: RUTH - Part 31: She Came and Hath Continued — OLD-FASHIONED WORSHIP SERVICE from Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, the Church That Never Closed, for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The pastor is Rev. Tony Spell. Services are held each week at 10 a.m and 6:30 p.m. on Sundays and at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Pastor Spell’s sermon notes appear below.

Video production by Katherine Diamond for Central City News.

Life Tabernacle operates from a beautiful 41-acre campus at the corner of Hooper and Blackwater roads in the City of Central, Louisiana, just outside Baton Rouge. It is a multi-racial church where everyone is welcome. On Sunday morning, church is held in seven sanctuaries on the campus. Most adults worship in the main sanctuary. Children are welcome there too but most attend one of the six worship services for children of a specific age and s*x. The message in the children’s services is the same as in the main sanctuary but designed for their age level. The bus ministry, supported by 50 buses, reaches out into the poorest areas of South Louisiana from Lafayette to Baton Rouge to New Orleans. The broadcast ministry reaches more than 7 million people a year as part of the Great Commission. Life Tabernacle supports missions at home and abroad.

Since March 2020, more than 3,000 people have been baptized at Life Tabernacle Church.

Life Tabernacle is also home to Revolution: America’s National Youth Conference, held every year just before July 4. In 2024, Revolution was held July 3-7 and attracted nearly 5,000. It is one of the largest youth conferences in the United States. Admission to the conference is free but reservations are required and must be made at ltcbr.com. The church built the Brush Arbor Freedom Center at Revolution Square in 2021 specifically to house the youth conference. Seating is currently 5,800.

To support this ministry, you may contribute online at LTCBR.com or by mailing your contribution to Life Tabernacle, 9323 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70818. If you desire to designate your contribution for a particular purpose, indicate “Tithe,” “Church Building Ministry,” “Legal Defense,” “Bus Ministry,” “Broadcast Ministry,” “Revolution National Youth Conference,” or such other purpose as you desire.

Online Membership in Life Tabernacle is available. If you are interested in joining Life Tabernacle as an Online Member, write to Rev. Tony Spell, 9323 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70818. Tell him about yourself and why you are interested in Online Membership. He will respond!

RUTH
PART 31: She Came, and Hath Continued.
Ruth 2:7 "....So she came, and hath continued."
It is one thing to come; it is another thing to continue. To obtain; to maintain. To start; to finish. To receive the light; to walk in the light. The reason too many people don't finish is because they don't have continuing on their minds. These three women: Orpah, Naomi, and Ruth all started, but not all continued.
Ruth 2:8, 22, 23; Ruth 3:2 MAIDENS, continuing is determined by company. Hitch your wagon to a star.
In the year 1519, Cortez arrived in the New World with six hundred men, and, upon arrival, He ordered his ships Burned. This sent a clear message to his men: There is no turning back, WE WILL FINISH.
Hebrews 12:1-2 Jesus is the finisher
Acts 20:24"...so that I might finish."
2 Timothy 4:7 "Fight the fight, finish the course, keep the faith.
FINISH: Matthew 13:4-8
1 Timothy 1:20 Hymenaeus quit.
1 Samuel 31:4 Saul quit.
Matthew 27:5 Judas quit.
2 Timothy 4:10 Demas quit.
2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander quit.
Wilma Rudolph contracted Polio at 4 years old, the 20th of 22 children, daughter of a railroad porter and a maid. Doctors said she would never walk, but in 1956 she took Bronze in Melbourne Olympics, and in 1960 she took 3 Gold Medals in Rome. SHE SAID TO HERSELF I WILL WALK!! FINISHER!
Genesis 12:5 and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Daniel 1:21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
72 years, Daniel was a finisher! It's going to get lonely, wearisome; I'M STILL HERE.
Daniel 12:13 "But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Judges 17:30 Samson slew more at his death, than in his life, SAMSON FINISHED!
John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.