central city news 03-22-12

Rick SantorumSpeaks to 1,800In Central City

Vote for President This Saturday, March 24

Thursday, March 22, 2012 • Vol. 15, No. 7 • 20 Pages • Circulation 11,000 • www.centralcitynews.us • Phone 225-261-5055

& The Leader

General ExcellenceLouisiana Press AssociationNational Newspaper Assn.

®

General ExcellenceLouisiana Press AssociationNational Newspaper Assn.

NEWSNEWSCENTRAL CITYCENTRAL CITY

Presidential Primary

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

s

®

Crawfish Reigns at Cookin’ in Central

CENTRAL — The 7th Annual Cookin’ in Central this weekend at the Village at Magnolia Square will help raise money for three worthwhile causes: •AllCentralpublic,private,andparochial schools. •Disabledveterans. •Central Community Assis-tanceFoundation,whichhelpslowincome children in Central. Thetwo-dayfestivalbeginsat5p.m. Friday and ends at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The Annual Cookoff will pro-videlotsofculinaryexcitement,aswill the great meals Friday night and Saturday. There will also be outstanding local entertainment, auctions, andentertainment for children. Hereisthescheduleofactivitiesprovided by chairman Louis De-John: • The funwill begin at 5 p.m.onFridaywiththeNavyBrassEn-sembleBand. • The entertainment continueswith Carbon Copy Band from 7to9p.m.Asalways,FridaynightwillfeatureagiantCrawfishBoil,withplatesgoingfor$15each. Some of the contestants in the Annual Cookoff will begin cook-ing Friday and continue through-outtheevening. • OnSaturday,Cookin’inCen-tral continues at 10 a.m. • The Cook-Off will include

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

s

Woody Jenkins Editor,CentralCityNews

Thousands ExpectedAt Magnolia SquareThis Friday-SaturdayFor Annual Festival

GREAT CRAWFISH —Onceagain,CentralresidentswillflocktoCookin’inCentralforsomegreatcrawfish,suchasthatpreparedbyVinceBelleloandJimmyHembain2010. See COOKIN’ on Page 4

Republicans to Vote on Party Committees

CENTRAL — Sen. Rick Santorum brought his campaign for the Re-publican Presidential nomination to Central Sunday night. Morethan1,800packedintotheGreenwellSpringsBaptistChurchand the church’s Family Center to hear Santorum answer questions fromformerRep.TonyPerkins,amember of the church. President Obama and the three other GOPcandidateswerealsoinvited. Santorum is the leading candi-date in this Saturday’s LouisianaPresidential Primary.

Louisiana: Too CloseTo Call Saturday VoteSantorum Romney Gingrich

25% 21% 20% Ron Paul 6%; Undecided 28%Source: WWL-TV Poll - March 8-10, 2012

See SANTORUM on Page 7

SEN. RICK SANTORUM jokeswithformerRep.TonyPerkinsSundaynightatGreenwellSpringsBaptistChurchinCentral.

CENTRAL — OnSaturday,Louisi-ana Republicans will go to the polls to decide between conservativeRick Santorum and more moderate

Mitt Romney for the Republican Presidential nomination. At the same time, Republican voters inEastBatonRougeParishwillhelp

decide the philosophical direction of the Republican Party at the state andlocallevels.Thebattle is un-

See CENTRAL on Page 6

March 23-24

Cookin’Centralin

Woody Jenkins Editor,CentralCityNews

2 CENTRAL CITY NEWSThursday,March22,2012

Country Living in the City CENTRAL’SBillyandLindaClarkwithPresidentialcandidateSen.RickSantorum.

13567 Hooper Road Post Office Box 1 Central, LA 70818 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739

Phone (225) 261-5055 • FAX 261-5022Email stories and photos to [email protected] 2nd and 4th Thursdays, January through July

Weekly from 2nd Thursday of August through 4th Thursday of December.The Leader was founded April 30, 1998, and the Central CityNews was founded April 21, 2005. They merged May 4, 2006.

The Central City News also publishes the Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages and numerous special editions throughout the year.

Editor & Publisher Woody Jenkins Business Manager Candi Lee Graphic Artist Terrie Palmer Business Specialists Shara Pollard, Jolice Provost

Member, Louisiana Press Association, and National Newspaper AssociationDeadline for news and advertising: 5 p.m. Mondays

$40 a year by subscription in advance • $50 a year outside East Baton Rouge

®and The Leader • Vol. 15, No. 7 No. 316

CENTRAL CITY NEWS

The Best Price In Roofing& Sheet Metal Services

Blanco’s Roofing& Sheet Metal LLC

Serving Central andthe Surrounding Area

Since 1990

Our Top Priority Is Your Complete SatisfactionCOMMERCIAL &

RESIDENTIAL

262-1980Fax 262-1981 • www.blancosroofing.com

[email protected] Devall Road • Central, LA 70818

vs.

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

sOn Saturday, Please Vote, Then Go to Cookin’

CENTRAL — Since Louisiana en-acted its Presidential Primary law in 1976, Republicans have veryseldom had the opportunity to go to

fore Cookin’ in Central gets under-wayat10a.m.,orgobyandvoteafterCookin’isoverat4p.m. Going by before Cookin’ starts is much preferable. After Cookin’ is over, youmayforget to vote, or youmay be tootired to get out of the house!

HHH It seems almost everybody inCentralwantstogetObamaoutofoffice. It will be interesting to see how many people actually take the time andtroubletogovote. When I see the low turnout in Central insomeof theseelections,I fear for our country. We are choosing a champion to goupagainstObama. ForGod’ssake,takethetimetovoteonSaturday!

HHH Governor’s Education Reform Bills Need Amendments. IhavereadtheGovernor’sthreemajor education reform bills and am deeply concerned about how they will affect the Central Community School System in two important ways. Firstofall,HB976providesforscholarships to be granted to low income students in failing schools. Unfortunately,thebillallowsthesestudents to take their scholarships acrossdistrictlines.Inotherwords,an inner city youth from a failing school can use the scholarship in the Central school system.

philosophy to make a great Presi-dent. He made it a point to come to Central to let us meet him and

Rick Santorum HopesConservative Voters in Central Will Turn OutFor Presidential Bid Woody Jenkins Editor,CentralCityNews

Woody Jenkins

thepolls andvotefor a true conser-vative. This year is dif-ferent. We haveRickSantorum,anattractive formerSenator with the intelligence,expe-rience, determina-tion, courage, and

to ask for our vote — somethingno other Presidential candidate has everdone. Now it’s up to us. We can buy in to the predictable liberal media propaganda that “he can’t win” and “Romney is inevi-table” and see that reality come to pass. Orwecan realize that thedeci-sionisinourhands,andthatallwehavetodoisgotothepollsandvotefor Santorum. The greatest thing going for Obama is our own confusion andlethagy. Saturday will be a big day in Central because of Cookin’ in Cen-tral and the Presidential Primary. Please participate in both. Gobyyourprecinctandvotebe-

Right now, the bill says the ac-ceptance of these scholarship stu-dents is up to the local superinten-dent. That’s not good enough. This is a policy decision and should be made by the elected school board afterapublichearing,inwhichthepeople are allowed to come and let theirvoicesbeheard. HB 974 should be amended togive the school board the right toapproveordisapprovetransferstu-dents. Second and even more impor-tant, HB 974 changes how schoolpersonnel would be hired at the local level. At present, new hiresare proposed by the school super-intendent and then considered by theelectedschoolboardinanopen,public hearing at which time the public can be heard. HB974allowsthesuperintendentalone — without a public hearing or avotebytheschoolboard—tohireeveryoneinthesystemfromaprin-cipal to a director of curriculum to the football coach. This would effectively removethepublicandtheirelectedofficialsfromtheprocess. Averybadideaindeed! This bill should be amend-ed to retain the present system for hiring school personnel.

HHH ThenextCentral City News will bepublishedApril 12 andwill in-clude the Health and Fitness Guide. The deadline will be April 6.

CENTRAL CITY NEWSThursday,March22,20123

Residents Debate 9th Grade AcademyIssue Is Not WhetherBut Where to LocateCentral High School9th Grade Academy CENTRAL —LastThursday,Cen-tral schools Supt. Mike Faulk pre-sided over a spirited discussionabout the future of Central’s 9th Grade Academy. More than 200students, teachers, parents, andschool board members attended the forum at Tanglewood ElementarySchool. The discussion will contin-ue at Tanglewood tonight at 6 p.m. Atpresent,CentralHighincludesgrades9-12,CentralMiddlegrades6-8, Central Intermediate grades4-5, Tanglewood grades 2-3, andBellingrathHillsK-1. Butthisfall,CentralMiddleandCentral Intermediate will moveinto the new Central School Com-plexonSullivanRoad.Thatwouldleave the existing Central MiddleSchool campus and the rented Star-keyAcademy campus vacant. Inaddition, CIS would be expandedto grades 3-5 at the new SchoolComplex, Tanglewood would be-comea school forgrades1-2,andBellingrathHillswouldbepreK-Konly. Thursday night’s discussion fo-cused on where to locate the 9th GradeAcademy. Several optionswere discussed, all involving sig-nificantcapitalexpenditures: • Long-Term. Construct anewtwo-storyclassroomwingattheex-

isting high school site for 400 9th graders.Thiswouldbe30,000ad-ditionalsquare feetatacostof$5million and would not be ready un-tilthe2015-2016schoolyear. •Another Long-Term Proposal.Relocate the 9th Grade Academy in the old Central Middle School. Becauseoftheverypoorconditionofthebuilding,themainclassroombuildingwouldhavetoberenovat-edatacostof$3.7to$4.3million.

Carmen Evans discussed the location of Central’s 9th Grade Academy

Teacher Brandon Lagroue

Anne-Marie Evans and Sydney Tillman Beth Miller, Assistant Principal

Central School Board listened patiently to two hours of public discussion.

Some of the citizens who packed into Tanglewood Elementary last Thursday

See 9th GRADEonPage15

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

s


competition for jambalaya, BBQchicken, couchon-du-lait or porkroast,brisket,andfriedturkey. • Mealticketswillbe$10. • Live entertainment will con-tinue throughout most of the day

Cookin’ in Central: A Time for EveryoneTo Come Together as a True Community

Continued from Page 1

See COOKIN’onPage5

Cookin’ in Central chairman Louis DeJohn with check for St. Bernard schools in 2006. Then-Rep. Nita Hutter of St. Bernard Parish explodes with joy over $190,000 gift.

with many schools, cheerleaders,dance teams, and others perform-ing. • Special entertainmentwillbeprovided forchildren, includingarockclimbingwall,dunkingbooth,blowups,andmore. • Afterlunch,theprogramwillincludeLive,Silent, andProgres-siveAuctions. • In addition to meals, snow-balls,icecream,andyogurtwillbeoffered,aswellasbeverages. • DrivethroughdinnerswillbeavailableFridaynightandSaturday.

• The $10,000 Auction willdraw lots of interest. Tickets are $100. Judge Richard Anderson and Ms. City of Central Keeley Le-Blanc will assist in the drawingSaturday afternoon. • Tickets for theCrawfishBoiland lunch on Saturday can be purchased at all Central public,private, and parochial schools,Chamber of Commerce, Bank ofZachary, Fidelity Bank, HancockBank, Neighbor’s Federal CreditUnion, People’s Bank, RossTire,

andWhitneyBank. Cookin’ in Central had its ori-gins more than 10 years ago. Af-tertheterroristattackofSept.11,2001, Louis DeJohn and a groupof contractors and union members wanted to do something to help the people of New York City. They held a giant cookout and bought twobrand-newfireenginesfortheNewYorkCityFireDepartment. Shortly after the founding of the CityofCentralin2005,Katrinahitthe Gulf coast, causing devasta-

Cookin’ in CentralFriday, March 23 andSaturday, March 24

Village at Magnolia Square


Cookin’ in Central: Another Great Year


Cookin’s new site on BlackwaterRoad. It was still in good condition. Everyyearsince2006,Cookin’has adopted a different worthwhile cause.Oneyearitwasseedmon-ey to help pay up front expensesfor the new Central Community School System. Another year it was library books and technology equipment for Central schools. Another year it was helping re-build the library for the nearby St. Helena Parish School System.

Schedule of Events Under PavillionFriday, March 23

5:00 pm Crawfish Serving Starts5:00-5:55 pm Navy Brass Band5:55-6:10 pm Flag Dedication, Mayor Watts6:10-6:50 pm Navy Brass Band6:50-7:10 pm Progressive Auction (Quilt)7:10-8:00 pm Carbon Copy Band8:00-8:15 pm Live Auction (One Item)8:15-9:00 pm Carbon Copy Band

Saturday, March 2410:00 am Silent Auction Begins10:20-10:25 am Carrie’s 5-6-7-810:20-10:25 am Live Auction (One Item)10:25-10:45 am SAS Cheerleaders10:45 am Welcome, Mayor Watts10:48 am Prayer, Pastor Ron Erickson10:50 am Presentation of Colors10:53 am Pledge, Mayor Watts

10:54 am National Anthem Central Community Choir10:57 am Retire Colors11:00 am Serving Line Opens11:00-11:15 am Introduce Judges11:15-11:35 am Central Community Choir11:35-11:40 am Live Auction (One Item)11:40-12:00 noon Tanglewood Elementary12:00-12:05 pm Live Auction (One Item)12:05-12:25 pm Bellingrath Elementary12:25-12:40 pm Progressive Auction12:40-1:00 pm Central Intermediate1:00-1:15 pm $10,000 Raffle1:15-1:35 pm Entertainment1:35 pm Close Silent Auction1:35-2:00 pm Announce Cook Off Winners2:00-2:30 pm Legworks2:30-4:00 pm Live Auction

Phot

o by

Mic

hael

Spa

ngle

r

Diane and Wayne Leader among family and friends at an early Cookin’ in Central Well-known chefs volunteer their time to compete in the Cookoff and feed visitors.

Central City News’ 2012 Publication ScheduleJanuary 2012 - July 2012 - 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month

Deadline: 5 p.m. Thursday seven days before publication

August 2012 - December 2012 - Every Thursdayfrom August 9, 2012 through December 20, 2012

Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday the week before publication

Thursday, March 22 Cookin’ in CentralThursday, April 12 Health and Fitness GuideThursday, April 26 Festival of Two RiversThursday, May 10 Graduation EditionThursday, May 24 Professional ServicesThursday, June 14 Hard Hat EditionThursday, June 28 Central Home Edition

Thursday, July 12 Health and Fitness GuideThursday, Aug. 9 Back-to-School EditionThursday, Sept. 6 Central Football PreviewThursday, Sept. 20 Hard Hat EditionThursday, Oct. 4 Health & Fitness GuideTuesday, Nov. 20 Christmas Gift GuideThursday, Nov. 29 Central Christmas Parade

tion. The people of Central wanted to do something to help. They found-edCookin’forOurNeighborsandtargeted the community of Chal-metteinSt.BernardParish. Thatparishwasvirtuallywipedout. Almostallgovernmentbuildingsweredestroyed,andtheschoolsys-temwaseliminated. Onlytwooftheparish’sschoolbusessurvived.Withoutbusesormoney,therewasno way to transport students to the makeshiftschools,whichwerebe-ing reconstructed. In 2006, Central raised morethan $190,000 to purchase threebrand-new school buses for the St. BernardSchoolSystem. It was a moment to remember when Louis DeJohn announcedthat a total of $190,000hadbeenraised. Then-Rep. Nita Hutter of St.BernardParishwas inCentralto represent her parish. He raised her hands with joy and cried. So much had happened to the people ofherparish,andthiswassomeofthefirsttangiblehelptocome. Sixyears later, thosebuses arestillrolling.Theyarenamed,“TheSpirit of Central.” Last Septem-ber,oneofthebuseswasdriventoCentral for the ground-breaking of

This is the 7th Annual Cookin’ in Central. It began as Cookin’ for Our Neighbors and then be-cameCookin’forOurKidsbeforeadopting its current title of Cookin’ in Central. The community-wide event isatimeforeveryoneinCentralandsurrounding areas to come togeth-er. All differences are forgotten while the community celebrates its many blessings.

Central City NewsNext Issue Will BeThursday, April 12

Advertising and NewsDeadlines Friday, April 6


Delivery of Channel Catfish, Bass, Hybrid Bluegill, Redear Bream, Coppernose Blue-gill, Fathead Minnows, Koi, Black Crappie and Grass Carp are available for pond and lake stocking. A permit and 10 days notice are required for the purchase of Triploid Grass Carp.

•Wefurnishhaulingcontainers•Livedeliveryguaranteed•Discounts/specialdeliveriesonlargeorders•Turtletraps,fishfeeders,fishtraps•Decorativefountains,aerators,windmillaerators•Vegetationcontrolandpondfertilizers

P.O. Box 85 Fittstown, OK 74842www.dunnsfishfarm.com

(800) 433-2950To place an order or for more informa-

tion, call one of our Aquatic Consultants, your local dealer, or email: sales@

dunnsfishfarm.com

Delivery will be Thursday, April 5Slaughter•TriParishCo-op•Hwy.19N•8:00-9:00a.m.

Clinton•FelicanaFarmer’sCo-op•Hwy.10&Montgomery•10:00-11:00a.m.St.Francisville•PlantationFeed&Supply•7708Hwy.61•12:00-1:00p.m.Zachary•ZacharyFeed&GardenSupply•20987Plank•2:00-3:00p.m.

DenhamSprings•DodgeCityFarmSupply•101HatchelLane•4:00-5:00p.m.

M-F•7a.m.-6p.m.•Sat8a.m.-4p.m.1-800-433-2950Fax1-580-777-2899www.dunnsfishfarm.com

Let us help you create and maintaina beautiful smile for a lifetime ...

Dr. Stephen J. WeilbacherFamily Dentistry

2321 Drusilla Lane, Ste. A • 928-3384Cosmetic•Preventative•Restorative

Kids Welcome!SERVICESOFFERED

Lumineers•GeneralDentistry•TeethWhitening•Full&PartialDentures

Sample Ballots for March 24 ElectionRepublican, Democratic Primaries Face Voters

SAMPLE BALLOTDemocratic Primary

City of CentralMarch 24, 2012

President of the United States

“Bob” Ely qBarack Obama qDarcy G. Richardson qJohn Wolfe q

Democratic State Central Committee — Member

65th Representative District, Office B

Joshua Hollins qDalton Honore q

Democratic Parish Executive Committee — Members

At LargeVote for Up to 5

Donald C. Hodge Jr. qCharlotte McDaniel McGehee qDan Scheuermann qLarry Selders qDean “Deaneaux” Vicknair qW. T. Winfield q

SAMPLE BALLOTRepublican Primary

City of CentralMarch 24, 2012

President of the United States

Michele Bachmann* qRandy Crow qNewt Gingrich q Jon Huntsman* qRon Paul q Rick Perry* qCharles “Buddy” Roemer* qMitt Romney q Rick Santorum q

Republican State Central Committee — Member

65th Representative District, Subdistrict B

Brennan Easley q“Billy” Thompson q

Republican State Central Committee Member

65th Representative District, Subdistrict C

Barry D. Ivey qJared Smith q

Republican Parish Executive Committee

Elected Parishwide Members at Large

Vote for Up to 5

Elizabeth Dent qRev. “Tommy” French qLouis “Woody” Jenkins q“Dan” Kyle qWillie “W.D.” Lewis qKenneth McMillan qJudge Darrell White (retired) q

Republican Parish Executive Committee — Member

Metro Council District 11 to be Elected

John Coghlan qRandy Lamana* q

Republican Parish Executive Committee — Member

Metro Council District 41 to be Elected

“Jr.” Shelton q“Billy” Thompson q

*Indicates candidate has dropped out of race

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONCity of Baker

Saturday, March 24, 2012Mayor, City of Baker

Leroy Davis (D) qDonald “Duck” Kyer (D) qHarold Rideau (D) qMonteic Sizer (D) q

Chief of PoliceFrederick Chappell (D) qSilas Geralds (D) q“Snapper” Knaps (D) q

Councilman District 1Charles Vincent (D) qUnopposed

Councilman District 2Norman “Pete” Heine (D) qYolanda Vessell (D) qA. J. Walls (D) q

Councilman District 3Joyce Burges (D) qCarlon Simpson (D) q

Councilman District 4David Georgetown (D) qDarnell Waites (D) qRobert Young (D) q

Councilman District 5John Givens (D) qDarryl L. Robertson (D) qFred O. Russell (D) q

Vote at Your Regular Precinct on Saturday, March 24, 2012

knowntomostvoters,butitisrealand will take place on Saturday. Registered Republicans will vote formembersof theRepubli-can State Central Committee and the17-memberEastBatonRougeRepublicanParishExecutiveCom-mittee(fiveat-largeandonefromeach Metro Council district). The state central committee has been in conservative hands for atleastthepast12years,andthatisnot likely to change Saturday. If anything, theChristian, conserva-tive majority on the RepublicanState Central Committee is like-ly to increase. State Republican Chairman Roger Villere of New Orleansistheleaderoftheconser-vativegroup. The real battle will be for control oftheEastBatonRougeRepubli-

Central Voters to Choose GOP Party Leaders Saturday

canParishExecutiveCommittee. Over theyears, theRepublicanParty in Baton Rouge has oftenbeen controlled by moderates. Forexample,EastBatonRougeParish Republican Chairman John Price recently resigned to become Assistant Chief AdministrativeOfficer underDemocraticMayor-PresidentKipHolden. Although Price resigned as Parish PartyChairman,heisrunningfor

reelection to the Republican State Central Committee and also to the RepublicanParishExecutiveCom-mittee from South Baton Rouge. Conservatives filed a full slateofcandidatesfortheParishExecu-tiveCommittee and appear likelyto win a majority. HereinCentral,Jr.SheltonandBilly Thompson are running forthe Parish Executive Committeefrom Metro Council District 4.

Sheltonispartoftheconservativeslate,whichisattemptingtogetaconservativemajorityonthePEC. In the race for Republican State Central Committee from District65-B, Brennan Easley and BillyThompson are seeking the seat. Easleyisaffiliatedwiththecon-servativeslatethatcurrentlyhasamajority in the state party. Republican voters parishwidewillelectfiveat-largemembersofthe Republican Parish ExecutiveCommittee.Sevencandidatesareseekingthefiveseats. The parishwide conservativeslateincludesElizabethDent,Tom-my French, Woody Jenkins, DanKyle, and Judge Darrell White.The other two candidates, KenMcMillanandWillieLewis,werenot part of the original conserva-tiveslatebuthavebeenaddedtoit.

REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES —BillyThompson(center) is running for Republican State Central Committee againstBrennanEa-sley (rght) and for theParishExecutiveCommittee against Jr. Shelton (left).



9 am to 9 pm 7 Days A Week11055 Shoe Creek Dr. • Central, La. 70818

Bryan Barrett, MD • Michael Romaguera, MDVisit us online at www.statcareclinic.net

... Unless You Want To Wait• Short wait times• Fast treatment• Less expensive than an ER• Personalized service• Call ahead seating• Good working relationship• with many specialists in the area

225.261.4493

Santorum Wins Over Many in Central as‘A Regular Guy’ and ‘True Conservative’

SANTORUM IN BATON ROUGE —Atleft,JerryandBenniePayneofCentral,Rep.LenaWhitney,andLeeWhitney.Atright,Rep.TonyPerkins,RickSantorum,andConnorLloyd

Earlier in the day, Santorumspoke at two large churches in Shreveport, and attended an LSUbaseballgameatAlexBoxStadi-umandafundraisingeventinBa-ton Rouge. A number of Central residents attended the fundraiser. On Sunday evening, Santorumattended a pastors’ gathering at GreenwellSpringsBaptistChurchat 5 p.m. and the regular Sundaynightworshipserviceat6p.m.

Rev.DennisTerryspokeontheobligation of Christians to be in-volvedintheirstateandnation.Healso discussed the 1st Amendment to the Constitution and the concept of separation of church and state. He then introduced former Rep. Tony Perkins, a member of thechurch,whointurnintroducedfor-mer Sen. Rick Santorum. For 45 minutes, Perkins andSantorum sat on stools in the center of the podium while Perkins asked

Santorum questions about his spiri-tual walk and his philosophy. Here is a summary of their colloquy: Perkins: How did you meet Je-sus Christ? Santorum: I came to the U.S. Senateand found theLord! Thatusually gets a chuckle. Your pastor saidtoprayforthoseinauthority,and it’s true. The task in Washing-tonisoverwhelming,andthepeo-ple there do need our prayers. Perkins: Tell about your family.

Santorum:MywifeKarenandIhavebeenmarried23years.We’vebeen blessed with eight children. Seven are still with us, rangingfrom three and a half to 20yearsold. I guess it’s a great time to run forPresident,huh?[laughter]Kar-en is a nurse and a lawyer. She was clerking for a federal judge when I mether.Whenwegotmarried,shewalked away from her career and became a home schooling mom.


See SANTORUMonPage8

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

s

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

s


Santorum Worshipped at Greenwell Springs,

Tuesday, March 27 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ZACHARY LIBRARY 1900 CHURCH STREET ZACHARY, LA 70791

Next “CHOOSE HEALTH” Meeting:

attendYour Health Your ChoiceBAYOUHEALTH

Your Health Your ChoiceBAYOUHEALTH

Teal: PMS 320 Dark Blue: PMS282bayouhealth.com

1-855-BAYOU-4U (TOLL FREE)(1-855-229-6848)

A program of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

If you or a family member is enrolled in Medicaid or LaCHIP, please

attend “Choose Health,” a special meeting about changes being

made to Medicaid and LaCHIP and how they affect you.

Learn what Health Plans are and why you will need to choose one.

Find out what doctors will be in each Health Plan.

Be sure to bring a list of your doctors with you.

Know the recipients’ social security number and Medicaid number.

Register to win in our prize drawing!

You can get help with choosing a Health Plan for each family

member in your house, and our staff will be available to answer

questions. If you need special assistance, please call 1-888-342-6207.

MEDICAID AND LaCHIP RECIPIENTS don’t miss this important meeting.

AfterI lostmylast job[asU.S.Senatorin2006],ItoldKarenIwasthinking about running for Presi-dent. Isaid,“Let’sprayaboutit!” Shesaid,“Absolutelynot!We’renotprayingaboutthat!”[laughter] Of course, eventually, we didpray about it. It’s not something we wantedtodo,butsomethingwefeltcalled to do. Perkins: Some say Christians should not be involved in politics.TheywantChristiansremovedfromthe public square. What is the role of Christians in politics? Santorum: This is something we areattackedon.Youknow,thewords“separation of church and state” never appear in the Constitution.What good is “freedom of speech” ifyoucan’tsaywhatyoubelieve? The idea that people of faith can’t expresstheirviewswouldmaketheFoundingFathersturnoverintheirgraves! The Left uses President Jeffer-son’slettertotheDanburyBaptiststo support the concept of a “wall of separation between the church and state.”ButJefferson’slettersimplytellstheBaptiststhatthestatecan’ttell them what to believe. It hasnothing to do with restricting the right of religious people to speak theirviewsorbeinvolvedinpolitics. Today the 1st Amendment has

been turned on its head. Perkins: When you were in the Senate,youchampionedthePartialBirthAbortionBill. What does itmean to be pro-life? Santorum: It means respecting the dignity of all human life. I don’t think that life begins at conception.Rather,Iknow life be-

gins at conception. It’s not an ar-ticle of faith with me. We always judge a society by how they treat the weakest mem-bersofsociety.Inourfamily,witheightchildren,weseeeachchildasa blessing. Yet, in the world, many peoplesee children as a burden. They don’t

respect the dignity of each human life.ButIknowwemustappreci-ate all of God’s gifts — all of God’s children. Perkins: You have been la-beled by some as “anti-woman.” You have opposed mandating thatchurchesprovidecontraceptionde-vicesinhealthinsurance.Isthisanattack on freedom of religion? Santorum: Not long ago a fed-eral court ruled that a church had to hire ministers who did not agree with the church’s teachings. That case went to the U.S. Supreme Court. TheSolicitorGeneral, rep-resentingthePresident,arguedthatthe church should be forced to hire someone who did not adhere to the church’s beliefs. The Supreme Courtruled9-0againsttheObamaAdministration. This is exactlywhat we are talking about — it’s the verythingthe1stAmendmentwasdraftedtoprevent. This Administration believesthat forcing people to buy a product [health insurance] is more impor-tant than protecting your freedom of religion. That’s why this is such an impor-tantelection. It’saboutwhatgov-ernment can impose on the people. Perkins:Let’sdiscuss theman-dateofObamacare.CanweaffordObamacare? Santorum: No. The real issue is whether we will be ruled by an elite group of people who will tell us what to do. They went to the best schools. They think they are smarterthaneveryoneelse. Socialism works until you run out of other people’s money. What makes America great is not

With Seven Kids, It’sA Challenge to RunFor President, GOPCandidate Confirms

Gail and Jim Lloyd and Jr. Shelton Dr. Kim Fralick (right)



PASTORDennisTerry(left)andRep.TonyPerkins(right)prayforRickSantorum.

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

s


Answered Questions on Faith, Philosophy

Republican State Central Committee

Brennan EasleyDistrict 65

Sub-District B

Brennan Easley wants to represent you• LifelongCentralResident

• Graduateof CentralPrivateSchool,Louisiana TechUniversity,andExecutiveMBAfromLSU

• RegisteredProfessionalCivilEngineer

• CentralBusinessOwner

• Memberof theLouisianaTech EngineeringAdvisoryBoard

Vote Saturday, March 24

• LifelongRepublican• CoreFamilyValues• Eagertobecomeinvolvedandmakeachange forthebettermentof ourcommunity• Wouldliketoworkcloselywithourstate representativestoachievegoalsthatenhance ourcommunity• Trueconservativechoice

an all-knowing, all-powerful gov-ernment but freedom! Perkins:Thischurchisverysup-portiveofthenationofIsrael.Whatis your stance on Israel? Santorum: I spoke at AIPAC [American Israel Public AffairsCommittee]recently.WhenObamaspoke to them, he said “Israel, Ihaveyourback!"ButIsraeliPrimeMinister Netanyahu said Israel is worried aboutwhetherObamahasIsrael’sback.ItoldAIPAC,Obamahas turned his back on Israel. Regarding Iran, the Iranians arePersians.Historically,theydidnotpersecute the Jews. The desire of the IraniangovernmenttopersecuteJewsis not shared by the Iranian people. WhenObamahadtheopportuni-tytostandupfortheIranianpeople,he turned his back on them. Wemustdoeverythingwecantopreventawar,butIranmusteithershut down its nuclear capacity, orwe will shut it down for them. Perkins: Why should the United States stand with Israel? Santorum: There are many rea-sons.First,theyareourfriendandally. Second, theyare ademocra-cyin theheartof theMiddleEast.Third, it is their homeland. AfterwhathappenedinWorldWarII,theworldhadanobligationtoprovidethem with a homeland. Perkins: What about foreign aid? Santorum: Well, it’s importantthat U. S. aid be spent in accordance withU.S.policy.Forexample,ourMexicoCitypolicyisthattaxpayerdollars should not be spent to fund abortion. We should defund most

of the policies of the UN. Perkins: What about don’t ask/don’t tell in the military? Santorum: The administration has been using the military for so-cialexperimentation.Iwillsupportdon’t ask/don’t tell. This doesn’t pre-cludegaysandlesbiansfromserv-ing in the military. They justhaveto keep it to themselves. Perkins : What about the federal budget defi-cits? S a n t o -rum: We can balance the federal bud-get within fiveyears.Todo that, weshould spend less everyyear for fiveyears. There should be no moreinflation-basedbudgeting. We must take on the sacred cows! Butthere’soneplaceIwon’tcut,and that’s defense. It is down to 17 percent of our budget. Whathasgrownthemost? En-titlements!Thatiswherewehaveto cut. We will start by repealing Obamacare. We should adopt thePaul Ryan budget as a 1st step. We should use block grants to the states.


Photos byWoody Jenkins

Santorum • Perkins


SEN. RICK SANTORUMholdsthepocket-sizedbookcontainingtheUnitedStatesConstitutionandDeclarationofIndependencethatheoftenreferstoinspeeches.

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

s

Central Residents Impressed by Rick Santorum at Baton Rouge Fundraising Event10 CENTRAL CITY NEWSThursday,March22,2012

Republican Parish Executive Committee

Jr. Shelton • Metro Council District 4

TheEastBatonRougeRepublicanParishExecutiveCommitteeistheofficialgoverningbodyof theRepublicanPartyintheparish.Itiscomposedof 17members—5electedatlargeparishwideandoneelectedfromeachof the12MetroCouncilDistricts.Itsmembersareelectedeveryfouryearsatthetimeof thePresidentialPrimarybytheregisteredRepublicansintheparish.ThememberelectedfromMetroCouncilDistrict4representsCentralonthecommittee.

Jr. Shelton wants to represent you•LifelongRepublican•Businessmanforover40years•Cityof CentralActivist•StrongChristianEthics•ARealConservative•CentralResidentfor36years•LocalRealtor“It is time the Republican Party returns to its fundamental base of ‘true conservatism.’ We must as a party come together and find and support candidates who will hold the Republican leaders accountable to the val-ues that have made America prosper. We cannot let the moderates con-tinue to denigrade this great country. By electing me to this committee, I pledge to all Republicans in EBR and particularly District 4, that I will work to find candidates and endorse those who will make the Republican Party truly the Grand Ole Party once again.”

Vote Saturday, March 24

Central Leaders atSantorum Speech:Included Jim Lloyd,Dr. Tony Lobue, andRealtor Jr. Shelton

CENTRAL’S Jim,Taylor-Beth,Manning,andConnorLloydwithSen.RickSantorum

Sen. Rick Santorum with Glenda and Ken Sullivan

FUNDRAISING HOSTS — AdamShreve,LoganShreve,RobertShreve,Sen.RickSantorum,Rep.TonyPerkins,andJeffShreve

Perkins: In2004,you supportedArlen Specter for reelection to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania againstconservativePatToomey.Why? Santorum: Supreme Court nomi-nees. He was slated to become chair-man of the Senate Judiciary Com-mittee, and he pledged to supportPresident Bush’s nominees. Afterthe election,we had only 53 votes.Hewasnamedcommitteechairman,and he did in fact support Justice Al-ito and Chief Justice Roberts. With-outhissupport,theywouldnothavebeenconfirmed. Perkins: Central has incorporated and formed its own school district. Do you support parental choice ineducation? Santorum: Public education is government-runeducation.Wehavetoo many mandates at the federal and statelevels.Thecustomeristheper-sonweshouldpayattention to,andthat is the parent. The parent is the one who pays the bill. When parents arenotinvolved,studentsdopoorly.The schools should be structured to serveeverystudent. IfIhadmyway,wewouldrepealNo Child Left Behind. We shouldnot send the money to the feds and the state but keep it here at home. I

trust parents more than bureaucrats in Washington. Perkins: Americans are expe-riencing “pain at the pump!” Gas prices have increased underObamafrom$1.78agallon to$3.64agal-lon.Weliveinapetrochemicalcen-ter. What are your energy policies? Santorum: This administration has slowed down the process of is-suing permits for drilling, delayedbuilding pipelines, and delayedbuildingrefineries.Weneedtobringmore energy production to this coun-try.Venezuelaisproducing2.5mil-lion barrels a day and sending much of it to China. Yet, thePresidentwon’t even letus build a pipeline from Canada. He won’t allow production in the EasternGulf.Hewon’tallowdrill-ing in Alaska.


Continued on Page 11

Phot

o by

Woo

dy Je

nkin

sPh

oto

by W

oody

Jenk

ins

Central Residents Impressed by Rick Santorum at Baton Rouge Fundraising EventCENTRAL CITY NEWSThursday,March22,201211

Classifieds$6forfirst10words.$10for11to20words,$15for21to30words.$20for31to40words.$25for one column inch classified display ad. Call261-5055. Mustbepaid in advance.Topaybycredit card, go to www.centralcitynews.us andclick “Pay Now” on the left. Then email ad copy to [email protected]. Or mail orhand deliver check and ad copy toCentralCityNews,13567Hooper,Central,LA70818.Thereisanafter-hoursdropbox.

’93 DODGE DAKOTA—360Magnum-Fast.One owner. Automatic, 180k miles, enginehas 50k, new transmission, factory wheels,goodtires.Asking$5,500.Call225-261-9122leavemessage.03/22/12DRIVERS 10 NEEDED NOW—Greatpay,benefits,andbonuses.LPGexperienceaplus.CDL-Aw/Xend,oneyearT/Texperiencere-quired. Owner operators welcome. MartinTransport1-888-567-4973.04/12/12DRIVERS— Experience tanker, great pay!Regional/linehaul. No layoffs. Fullbenefits.CDL-A w/H&T, Dbls. GoodMVR. Applyat www.drive4sbi.com. Paul: 800-826-3413.03/22/12LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST wanted at fullservicesalon.TheLookingGlassBeautyLounge.225-261-1900.Inquirieskeptconfi-dential.03/22/12SPRING SALE—7423PrairieDr.inComiteHills Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Teen and ladies clothes,Easter, furniture and accessories, and plants.03/22/12

FoundLost&No charge for listing one week. Call 261-5055.

FOUND — Puppy on Sullivan Road. Sheis brown with white markings and wearing a brown collar. Call 225-603-6562.

FUNDRAISING HOSTS — AdamShreve,LoganShreve,RobertShreve,Sen.RickSantorum,Rep.TonyPerkins,andJeffShreve Sen. Rick Santorum

Obama’s policy is not going tochange. These are radical environ-mentalists who believe that what’sin the ground or oceans is a liability. He has policies in place to discour-age production. He’s still for capsonCO2emis-sions. He’s still for cap-and-trade. Butweknowthehigherthepriceofgasoline,thesloweroureconomywill be and the less employment we willhave. Perkins:What isyourvision forAmerica? Santorum: In Iowa, I held 385townmeetings,ranginginsizefromonepersonto200people.Wetalkedabout what is at stake for America. The issue today is who we are as a nation. I carry around this document in my pocket — a copy of the Consti-tution. It’s an operator’s manual for ourgovernment.Butithastobereadin conjunction with another docu-ment in here— the Declaration ofIndependence. There’s a reason. TheConstitutionwithouttheDec-laration is a potentially dangerous

document. The French Revolution followedtheAmericanRevolutionveryclose-ly.TheFrenchrevolutionwasbasedonitsmottoofLiberty,Equality,andFraternity. The ideaof that revolu-tionwasthatrightscomefromman,or the government. But when ourrights come from one another, ob-ligations can be imposed and rights canbe takenaway. Asaresult, the

FrenchRevolutionendedintheguil-lotine and tyranny. OurrevolutionwasbasedonLife,Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happi-ness.WebelievedthatrightscomefromourCreator.Neverbeforehadagovernmentbeenbasedontheideathatmenarecreatedequalbyalov-ingGod.Agovernmentwascreatedthatservedthepeople,ratherthanre-quiringthepeopletoservethegov-

ernment. The result was freedom and prosperity. Alimitedgovernmentcreatedun-limited potential for a free people. When de Tocqueville visitedAmerica in the early 1800’s andwrote Democracy in America, heremarked that the government hadverylittleimpactonthelivesofthepeople. Withsuchfreedom,wede-velopedfromasocietywherepeoplelived to an average age of 35 —whichhadn’tchangedin2,000years—toalifeexpectancyofdoublethat. Webelievedinthehumanpoten-tial and freedom. Yet,todaytherearemanywhobe-lieve thatwearebetteroff ruled—justasKingGeorgeIIIbelieved! What kind of government willweleaveforourchildren?Willev-eryone be dependent on the federal governmentfortheirhealthandtheirverylife? No,IbelieveAmericaisdifferent.We are different from the ones who stayed behind inEurope. Or that’swhat America will soon decide. Editor’sNote:AlongwithRepublicanvotersintherestofLouisiana,Central’svoterswillgotothepollsthisSaturdayto help select the Republican Presidential nominee. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to8p.m.atyourregularvotingplaces.


Landon Walden and Amanda Poche


WELLMAN, ABLESJessicaWellmanandLucasAbleswillexchangevowsMarch24atForrestGrovePlantation.

Births • Engagements • Weddings • DeathsAnniversaries • Reunions

Milestones CHANEY, HUCKABYCassie Chaney and Thomas Huckaby werewedJan.7atFellowshipBap-tist Church in Central.

AmandaPoche,LandonWaldenToWedMarch24inBatonRouge

BATON ROUGE — Amanda Poche of BatonRougeandLandonWaldenofDenhamSpringswillmarryina7p.m.ceremonySaturday,March24,2012,atAshleyManorinBa-ton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daughter ofValerie Poche andDeda Rich-ardsonofBatonRougeandLesterand Cathy Poche of Central. She is thegranddaughterofLeonardandMary Poche of Denham SpringsandthelateEarlandAnnaVerrettofBatonRouge. Amanda is a graduate of Central HighSchoolandEMSParamedicAcademy. She is employed as a paramedicwithEastBatonRougeEmergencyMedicalServices. Her fiancé is the son of Shaunand Joyce Wales of Clinton and the late Timothy Walden of St. Fran-cisville.HeisagrandsonofDollyJonesofLottieandthelateJereleneWaldenofSt.Francisville. LandonisagraduateofDenhamSpringsHighSchoolandLouisianaStateUniversity. Heisemployedas a physical therapy technician atKleinpeterPhysicalTherapy inZachary.

Jessica Wellman and Lucas Ables

DENHAM SPRINGS — Jessica Mi-chelle Wellman and Lucas War-renAblesofCentralwillexchangevows in a ceremony at ForrestGrove Plantation on Saturday,March24,2012,at7p.m. The bride-elect is the daugh-terofLarryD.WellmanandNitaH. Wellman of Central. Jessica is a 2007 graduate of Central HighSchool and a 2011 graduate ofSoutheasternLouisianaUniversityNursing School. She is a registered nurse and is employed at Woman’s Hospitalinlaboranddelivery. Herfiancé is thesonofAnder-son and Gaynell Ables of Central. Lucasisa2004graduateofCentralHigh School. He is a firefighterwiththeBatonRougeFireDepart-mentandownerofPrecisionPatio,LLC.

JessicaWellman,LucasAblestoMarryMarch24atForrestGrove

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Huckaby

Chaney,HuckabyExchangeVows CENTRAL — Cassie Lee Chaneyand Thomas Joseph Huckaby were marriedina5p.m.ceremonyJan.7, 2012, at Fellowship BaptistChurchwithRev.GlenMiers of-ficiating.

The bride is the daughter of DavyChaneyandVickiandBobbyNeamesofBatonRouge.Sheisthegranddaughter of Eddie and BethMoore, the lateBobbyeMooreofClinton, the lateVirgil andMerleChaney of Pride, and Bobby andJoAnnNeamesofBatonRouge. The bridegroom is the son of Dennis andEvelynDavisHucka-by of Central. He is the grandson ofGwenWarrenandthe lateJ.D.Warren of Pride, the late RoyceHuckaby of Baton Rouge, andCharlesandDebbieDavisofCen-tral. The bride was attended by her maidofhonorandsister,RebekahChaney. BridesmaidswereKacieCausey and Maegan Struppeck. TheflowergirlwasAddisonMay-ers. The groom was attended by his best man and brother, BenjaminPaul Huckaby. Groomsmen were Justin Efferson and Jason Allen.The ring bearer was Tanner Fuller. The bride works for the Sher-iff’s Department in Baton Rougeand the groom is a senior at South-eatern Louisiana University, ma-joring in music education. The couple went on a Carribean cruise for their honeymoon. The coupleresidesinBatonRouge.

MILESTONES. Send stories and photos to [email protected] or drop them off at 13567 Hooper (next door to Central Drugs)


Katie Brignac and Thomas Ferriss IV

CENTRAL — KatieDeniseBrignacof Greenwell Springs and Thomas MoseleyFerriss IVofPrairievillewill marry in a 7 p.m. ceremony April 20, 2012, at St.AlphonsusCatholic Church. The bride-elect is the daugh-ter of Jeff and Paula Brignac ofGreenwell Springs. She is the granddaughter of Doris Fabre ofGreenwellSprings,thelateHubertJ. Fabre,HelenBrignac ofBatonRouge, thelateW.F.Brignac,andthe late Cecile Golson. KatieisagraduateofRedemp-torist High School and Southeast-ern Louisiana University. She isemployed with Ochsner MedicalCenter–Baton Rouge. She is amemberofAlphaOmicronPi. HerfiancéisthesonofTomandLee Ferriss of Prairieville. He isthegrandsonofBeaFerrissofBa-ton Rouge, the late Thomas Fer-riss Jr., the lateMr. andMrs. JacSamuel,andthelateMaeWinklerGoodman Smauel. ThomsisagraduateofParkviewBaptist School and Southeastern

Louisiana University. He is em-ployed with Enterprise Holdings.He is a member of KappaAlphaOrder and theKreweofEndymi-on. An engagement party was held Nov.26,2011,atCountryClubofLouisianahostedbyMr.andMrs.Charles Giraud III.

ThomasFerrissIV,KatieBrignacTo Marry at St. Alphonsus Church

Ella-Kate Delanie Brown BrandonAllisonandToriBrownareproud to announe the arrival of theirdaughterElla-KateDelanie. Ella-Kate was born Dec. 13, 2011.She weighed six pounds, 15 ounces,andwas20-1/4inches. ProudgrandparentsareTaraShelton,TracyAllison,andGregAllison.Great-grandparents are Faye Silvio and thelate JohnSilvio Jr.,Emmit andHelenRobertson,andBillyandBarbaraAlli-son.

Cody Massey and Jamie Stevens

Massey,StevensToMarryApril21InSt.Francisville ST. FRANCISVILLE — Cody Massey of Vicksburg, Miss. will marryJamieStevensofBatonRouge ina 6:30 p.m. ceremony April 21,2012, at Desert Plantation in St.Francisville. The bride-elect is the daughter ofKenandKeanaStevensofBa-ton Rouge. She is the granddaugh-ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C.StevensofBatonRougeandthelateMr.andMrs.JamesL.RobertsofBatonRouge. Jamie is a graduate of Cen-tral Private School and Acadi-ana School of Cosmetology in Lafeyette. SheisacosmetologistatBeauIdealSaloninCentral. HerfiancéisthesonofStepha-nie and SteveRabalais ofGreen-well Springs and Virgil and Angie MasseyofVicksburg,Miss.Heisthe grandson of Richard and Nancy Freeman ofMeadville,Miss. and

James Myers and the late LindaMyersofVicksburg,Miss. Cody is a graduate of Warren CentralHighSchoolinVicksburg,Miss. and served in the UnitedStates Navy. He is a diesel me-chanicforBayouTransportationinBatonRouge.

Claire Helene Price Brandon and Susanne Price ofNatchez, Miss. are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter Claire Helene. She was welcomed home by her big brother, HaydenLewis. Claire was born Dec. 29, 2011,atCommunityHospitalinNatchez.Sheweighedsixpounds,13ounces,andwas19-3/4incheslong. Proud grandparents are Charlie andJoeAnnPriceofBaywoodandRonnie and JoAnn Brumfield ofNatchez.


CoupleCelebrates50thAnniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tarkington

CENTRAL — JosephandBettyTark-ingtoncelebratedtheir50thweddinganniversaryonMarch4,2012.Theyare life long residents of Central. “The day both my parents tied the knotisthedaytheymadeapromise,notonlytoeachotherbuttoourLordandSaviorJesusChrist.Theyprom-ised not only to be loyal to each other but to Christ himself. “Tome,GodputJosephandBettyTarkington on this earth for severalreasons. When we accept Christ into our hearts, we are adopted by Godhimself. I am adopted by Joseph and Betty and I’m proud, honored,andprivilagedtocallthemMomandDad. These two special people aremy heros.” Theirlovingson,Samuel

Epperson

. Obituaries ,

Glenda Handsford Epperson GlendaH.Epperson,70,aresidentofBakerleftthisearthtospendaneternitywithourLordandSaviorandmeether

lovedonesinHeav-enTuesday,Feb.28,2012, at her resi-dence surrounded by lovedones. Visitation was at Baker First UnitedMethodist Church on Saturday, March10 and memorial service was con-ductedbyRev.GeneRives.

She was preceded in death by her husband,James“Buddy”Epperson,onlyashortthreemonthsagoonNov.21andby her parents and one sister. She is survivedbyherthreedaughters,SharonBadeauxandhusband,JohnSr.;WendyEpperson,andMichelleEppersonJesterandhusband,Larry;andthreegrandchil-dren, Jaymes-Irish Jester, Evan Epper-son,andAlexisJester.

Fred Wayne Rogers “Well done, good and faithful ser-vant! Come and share your Master’shappiness.Matthew25:21” Fred Wayne Rogers, 90, a lovingand devoted husband, father, grandfa-ther,andfriend,passedawaypeacefullyathishomeinCentral,Tuesday,March13, 2012. He was born in Fairbanks,Aug.24,1921,toFredOdomandRillaHowardRogers,grewupinUnionPar-ish and graduated from Fairbanks High Schoolin1938.HewasaUnitedStatesMarineCorpsveteranoftwowars,put-tinghiseducationplansonholdtoservein World War II as part of the Iwo Jima invasion.He then returned to serve hiscountryintheKoreanConflict,asacom-munications specialist. After completing his service thesecond time, he returned to LouisianatomarryMarionDorice“Dot”Malone,towhomhewasmarriedover50years.Hewasfinallyable toreturntoLSUtocomplete his education as a chemical en-gineer and immediately began his career withExxonwhichendedwithhisretire-

mentwithover30yearsofservice.Hisyears there allowed him the opportunity to travel theworld as a projectmanag-er and consultant for the company. He also served as the president and presi-dent Emeritus of Exxon Federal CreditUnion. He was a long time member of ImmanuelBaptistChurch,servinginev-erycapacityneededbythechurch,fromBoardofTrustees andChairmanof theFinance Committee to unpaid grounds-keeper and church handyman along withhislongtimefriendMaxieVerbois.Fred trulyhad theheartof a servantashe cared for thehomes andvehicles ofuntoldpeopleover theyears,especiallythe elderly and widows (often being ob-servedwrapping thepipesofnumeroushomeson freezingnights).His lifelongexampleofservice,care,andgivingwillinfluencethelivesofmanyfamiliesandfriends for generations to come. Heissurvivedbyhischildren,daugh-tersAmyRogers,andCindyRogersMor-risandherhusbandJames“Butch”Mor-ris, and grandchildren MatthewWayneMorrisandMichaelJamesMorris,sisterElizabethFastnachtandherhusbandRu-ben, sister-in-law Mildred Cicala, anddear friends Nelda McLin and BobbieMcLin.Hewasprecededindeathbyhiswife and parents. The family would like to especially thank his long time friend and physi-cianDr.HerschelDean,hissittersfromPersonal Homecare Services who havefaithfully cared for him andhis family,LaneHomeHealth,andtheskilledGen-erations Hospice team who assisted us as wenavigatedthislifetransition. Visitation at Greenoaks Funeral Home,9595FloridaBlvdBatonRouge,Sunday,March18andresumedMonday,March 19 untilmemorial services con-ductedbyRev.SteveJohnsonandRev.AndyPierce.BurialfollowedinGreen-oaks Memorial Park in the Garden of Liberty. Fredhadagreat loveforhischurch(ImmanuelBaptistChurch,10870LovettRd,CityofCentral,LA70818)andtheLouisiana Baptist Children’s Home (P.O. Box 4196,Monroe, LA 71203). Inlieuofflowers,donationscanbemadeinhis honor. SemperFidelis,“AlwaysFaithful”

Jared Panepinto and Jordan Hebert

BATON ROUGE — Jordan Hebert of Port Allen and Jared Panepinto of Central will marry in a 7 p.m. cer-emony Saturday, April 21, 2012,

JordanHebert,JaredPanepintoToMarryApril21atWhiteOak

atWhiteOakPlantation inBatonRouge. The bride-elect is the daugh-terofJennyandKennyHebertofPort Allen and the granddaughter ofMrs.Elaineand the lateElmerMitchell and the late Maud and ClaudeHebert,allofPortAllen. Jordan is a graduate of Starkey AcademyandLouisianaStateUni-versity. Sheisemployedaswed-ding salesmanager atWhiteOakPlantation. HerfiancéisthesonofDonandTammy Panepinto of Central and the grandson of the late Mildred andGeorgeBlackwellandthelatePollyandJimmyPanepinto,allofBatonRouge. Jared is a graduate of Central High School and Louisiana StateUniversity. He is employed as abranch manager at Airgas.


CENTRAL —Ochsner’sHealthCen-ter—Central ishostingaDocHop(EasterEggHunt) from10 to 11:30a.m.onTuesday,April3at11424-2Sullivan Road. Kids are invited tocomeandhuntwithOchsner’spedia-tricians. And parents can use the occasion to learn more about children’s food allergies. According to the CDC, food al-lergies impact nearly two percent of adults and as a many as eight percent of children in the U.S. A true food allergy is a reaction to food involv-ing the body’s immune system, asopposedtoafoodintolerance,whichdoesnotinvolvetheimmunesystem.While there is no cure for food aller-gies, there are ways you can avoidproblems.Know the Source It’s important for you and your doctor to identify the source of your allergy. To narrow it down, yourdoctorwilllikelyaskyoutoremovesuspected problem foods from your diet altogether and then gradually add them back until the problem is identi-fied. “The more you can tell your physi-cian about your symptoms and eating habits, the easier itwill be for themtodiagnose theproblem,” accordingtoLoisGesn,M.D.,OchsnerHealthCenter – Central Pediatrician. Dr.Gesnsaideightfoodsmakeup90 percent of all food allergies in the U.S.,including: •Eggs •Milk •Peanuts •Treenutssuchasalmonds,wal-nuts,pecans •Soybeans •Wheat •Fish •Shellfish Children are especially likely to have problemswith eggs,milk, andpeanuts. “Anytime you host a children’s party such as an Easter egg hunt orbirthdayparty,youshouldbeawareofanyallergiesthechildrenmayhaveorspeak with parents about what you are serving,”AliciaKober,M.D.OchsnerHealth Center – Central pediatrician

said.Dr.Kobersaidanalternativetohiding real eggs is to use plastic eggs filledwithtreatsinstead.Know the Symptoms Most food allergy sufferers will experience symptoms within aboutan hour of eating the food. The most common signs are: •Hives,itching,oraskinrash •Swellingofthelips,face,tongueor throat •Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nau-seaorvomiting •Dizziness, light-headedness orfainting

In severe allergic reactions, youmay experience swelling of the airpassagemakingitdifficulttobreathe;shock with a severe drop in bloodpressure; rapid, irregular pulse, andevenlossofconsciousness.Ifyouorsomeoneyouknowexperiencesthesesymptoms, get emergency medicaltreatment immediately.Know What You Eat Thebestwaytoavoidadangerousfoodreactionistoavoidthefooden-tirely: •Readfoodlabelsandknowwhatis in your food before you eat it.

Central City NewsCentral City News

GUIDEGUIDEHealth Fitness&Health Fitness&Thursday, April 12, 2012Thursday, April 12, 2012

Healthy Lifestyles ...

BODY,MIND,

SPIRIT&

Central Health & Fitness GuideHospitals • Medical ClinicsHealth Care • Home HealthPharmacies • Physicians Dentists • Optometrists Physical Therapy • Fitness Retirement Centers • More

Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2012

To Advertise,Call Shara at 225.933.2368, Jolice at 225.405.8894

or Candi at 225.261.5055

13567 Hooper RoadCity of Central

Louisiana 70818 225.261.5055

Email: [email protected]

Column Width: 1 column = 2.3875”; 2 columns = 4.9”; 3 columns = 7.5”; 4 columns = 10” ; Size of Ads: Full page = 4 columns x 15.5”; 1/2 page = 4 columns x 7.6” or 3 columns x 9.75”; 1/4 page = 2 columns x 7.75”, 3 columns x 5.133” or 4 columns x 3.75”; 1/8 page = 2 columns x 3.75”

CENTRAL CITYCENTRAL CITY

NEWSNEWS

COMING Thursday, April 12, 2012

Easter Egg Hunt April 3 at Ochsner’sCome, Enjoy HuntBut Be Aware ThatSome Children DoHave Food Allegies

•Talk toyour serverwheneatingat a restaurant to ensure the problem food is not in your meal. Stress that youcannothavetheproblemfoodoreat food that’s been prepared in a dish or on a surface that previously con-tained the food. •Make sure the adults in yourchild’s life know about his food al-lergy and what signs to look for in the eventofaccidentalconsumption. •If you know you have a severefood allergy, wear a medical alertbracelet and talk to your doctor about using epinephrine. Foodallergiescanbeveryseriousbutifyouarevigilantaboutwhatyoueat,youcanreduceyourriskforase-verereaction. PediatriciansLoisGesn,MD andAliciaKober,MDarecurrently see-ingpatientsatOchsnerHealthCenter–Centralat11424-2SullivanRd.Toschedule an appointment call 261-9790.

Ochsner Health Center in Central is hosting a Doc Hop on Tuesday, April 3 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Free Easter egg hunt with the Ochsner pediatricians. Light refreshments will be served. For more informa-tion, contact 261-9790.

EASTER EGG HUNT—Lastyear’sbigEasterEggHuntatSt.Alphonsus.

Doc Hop!

9th Grade AcademyContinues Tonight At 6 at Tanglewood


PhotobyJo

liceProvost

It could accommodate 400 students butwouldnotbereadyuntil2015-2016. Short-term options include re-locating the 9th Grade Academy to Starkey Academy or to the new Central School Complex duringconstruction at the high school or the middle school. A permanent option with verylittle cost would be to put the 9th Grade Academy at the new School Complex as part of a new JuniorHigh (grades 7-9), useCentral In-termediateforgrades4-6,keepthe3rd grade at Tanglewood, and useTanglewoodforgrades2-3.Inthisscenario, the old Central Middlecouldbeputtootheruses,andtherewould be no need for Starkey. Untilthe1980’s,therewereveryfew middle schools in the BatonRouge area. Junior high schools servedstudentsingrades7-9.


KATI COBB,a7thgraderatCentralPrivateSchool,placed2ndintheSertomaClub“WhatFreedomMeanstoMe”essaycontest. ThecontestwasopentoallEastBatonRougeParish7thgraders.Katiispicturedwithherparents,TomandSherriCobb.

Central High School Presents ‘Peter Pan’ CENTRAL —Events coming up inand around Central:

Now through JulyJr. Wildcats Athletics

The Central High School strength and conditioning staff is now offer-ing group training sessions for the youngathletes,agesninethrough8thgrade,ofCentral.Therearefourses-sions.Eachsessionis$100.Forin-formation,[email protected].

Thursday, March 22Catfish for Kathy • 4 p.m.

Grillin’ n Chillin’ and Cen-tral Baseball are hosting Catfishfor Kathy during the Central vs.Parkview game. Catfish plates are$7 and includefishfilets, fries, andaroll.AllproceedsgotowardKathyEdgenstohelpherfightcancer.Forinformation, contactCoachGardnerat [email protected].

March 22 through 25Peter Pan

The Central High School Musical Departmentwillpresent“PeterPan”in the Central High Theatre. Ticket pricesarereserveseating$12inad-vance,generaladmission$10inad-vanceand$15atthedoor.Forinfor-mation,contact261-3438.

March 23 and 24Cookin in Central

Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, bepart of Central’s premiere commu-nitywide event, Cookin in Central.Thisyear,thegiantpartywillbeheldat the Village at Magnolia Square on LovettRoad. It continuesSaturdaymorning with great food, entertain-ment,andliveandsilentauctions.

Friday, March 23Central Wide College Age

Worship Service • 7:30 p.m. A Central wide college age wor-shipservicewillbeheldatFirstBap-tist Church Central, 9676 SullivanRoad. Therewill beworship,mes-sage,andfood.Forinformation,call261-3722.

Saturday, March 24Louisiana Presidential Primary

LouisianaRepublicansandDem-ocrats will go to the polls in sepa-rate Presidential Primaries to help express Louisiana’s preferences inthe Presidential nominating process. Voters will also choose members of theRepublicanandDemocraticStateCentral Committees and members of theRepublicanandDemocraticPar-ishExecutiveCommittees.

Sunday, March 25Easter Egg Hunt • 1 p.m.

The Baker Civic Club is host-

ing its 4thAnnual Easter EggHuntat2640N.MagnoliaDr., across thetracks near the ball park. The hunt will be broken up into age groups for allchildren12andunder.Therewillbe games, crafts, face painting, andsnacks.

Tuesday, March 27Free Blood Glucose Screening

8 to 10 a.m. Lane Regional Medical Centerwill take part in theAmericanDia-betesAssociationAlertDaybyoffer-ing a free blood glucose screening at theLaneMedicalPlazalocatednextto the hospital at 6550Main Street.Fastingisrecommended,butnotre-quired. Registration is not required. Forinformation,call658-4583.

Tuesday, March 27Free Colorectal Screening Kits

8 to 10 10 a.m. Lane Regional Medical Centerwill distribute free colorectal cancer screening kits at the Lane MedicalPlaza located next to the hospital.Forinformation,call654-5263.

Tuesday, March 27Newborn Care Class

6:30 p.m. LaneRegionalMedicalCenterwilloffer a free newborn care class in the staffdevelopmentclassroom.“BabyCareBasics”covers allyouneed toknow to care for your infant in the firstweeks of life. Partners are en-couraged to attend. Child care is not provided. Registration is required.For information or to register, call654-5263.

Thursday, March 29Pre-K and K Round Up

4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pre-KandKindergartenRoundupwillbeheldatBellingrathHillsEle-mentary. Children must be four years oldbySept. 30, 2012 to be eligibleforpre-kandfiveyearsoldbySept.30,2012tobeeligibleforkindergar-

ten. Visit the registration section of Bellingrathwebsiteforproperdocu-mentation needed for registering a student.

March 29 and 30Jewelry and Accessories Sale

TheLaneRegionalMedicalCen-ter Auxiliary will host the popularMasquerade $5 Jewelry andAcces-sories Sale in the staff developmentclassroomonthefirstfloorofthehos-pitalThursday,March29,7a.m.to5p.m.andFriday,March30,7a.m.to3p.m.AllproceedsgotowardfutureAuxiliary projects and educationalscholarships. For information, callthegiftshopat658-4309.

Thursday, March 29Scale Down Information Sessions

11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Get started today with Scale Down,anHMRprogramforweightmanagementatLaneRegionalMedi-calCenter.Wanttofindouthowthislife-style and weight loss program can benefityou?Call658-4463tosched-uleyourfree,noobligationinforma-tion session. Registration is required and space is limited.

March 31 and April 1“Find Us Faithful”

The youth of Bethany BaptistChurch, 40963 Greenwell Springs,will present “Find Us Faithful” Satur-day,March31at6p.m.andSunday,April 1 at 10:30 a.m. For informa-tion,call572-8790or572-8778.

Sunday, April 1Easter Explosion

First Baptist Church of Central,9676SullivanRoad, ishostingEas-ter Explosion. The choir will per-form “Behold theLamb,” anEasterCantataat10:30a.m.Therewillbea lunch and fellowship in the gym at 11:30a.m.andkidactivities start at12:30withcrafts,pictureswithbabychicks, andofcourseanEasterEggHunt! For information, contact the

officeat261-3722.Sunday, April 1

“Amen, Jesus I Alive”“I’m Hoppy Jesus Is Alive”

Comite Baptist Church, 12250Greenwell Springs, will have an 11a.m.worshipserviceentitled“Amen,JesusIAlive”presentedbytheChil-dren’s Ministry. Following worship servicestherewillbeachildrenandfamily celebration entitled “I’m Hop-pyJesusIsAlive.”Forinformation,call275-3382.

Sunday, April 1Easter Celebration • 1 to 3 p.m.

St. Alphonsus Kids in Ministrywill hold its 6thAnnualEasterCel-ebration.TherewillbeanEasterEggHunt (by age), games, crafts, inflat-able bounce, slide, obstacle course,andfood.BringyourcameratotakepictureswiththeEasterBunny!

Wednesday, April 4Babysitter Training • 8:30 a.m.

LaneRegionalMedicalCenterwillhold a Safe Sitter® babysitter train-ing class. The program is offered to girlsandboysages11to13.Partici-pants learn the fundamentals of qual-ity child care. Class size is limitedand registration is required. Cost is $20.Forinformationortopre-regis-ter,call654-5263.

April 5, 12, 19, and 26Scale Down Sessions11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Get started today with Scale Down,anHMRprogramforweightmanagementatLaneRegionalMedi-cal Center. Registration is required and space is limited. For information ortoregister,call658-4463.

Thursday, April 5Maundy Service • 6:30 p.m.

Comite Baptist Church, 12250GreenwellSprings,willhaveMaun-dy Services and Observance of theLord’sSupper.Forinformation,call275-3382.

Sunday, April 8Easter Services

Comite Baptist Church, 12250Greenwell Springs, will have Sun-rise Services at 7 a.m.;Bible Studyat9:45a.m.,andworshipservicesat11 a.m. entitled “Glorious Morning...Then and Now” presented by the Adult Music Ministry. For informa-tion,call275-3382.

Tuesday, April 10Diabetes Support Group • 6 p.m. JoeyBonin,NO-C,APRN-BC,oftheBoninClinicwillspeakon“TheImportance of a Healthy Diet and

LENTEN FISH DINNERSEvery Friday During Lent

Now through March 3011 a.m. to 6 p.m. • $7 per dinner

Magnolia United Methodist16024 Greenwell Springs

LENTEN FISH FRYEvery Friday During Lent

Now through March 304 to 6 p.m. • Drive Thru Only

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church14040 Greenwell Springs

CHANCE LEE (photoone),aneighthgraderatCentralMiddleSchool,killeda512-poundboarhogonFeb.21inGonzales,Texas.HeisthesonofKirkandGeriLee.BREANNA SHEA CREEL (phototwo),age3andastudentatGalileeBaptistPreschool,caughtherfirstcatfish.Thefishweighedthreepoundsandwascaughtathergrandfather’shouseinMt.Hermon.SheisthedaughterofKimberlyandPaulCreelofCentral.ANGELE E. LANSING (photothree),age9anda4thgraderatVictoryAcademy,killedherfirstdeerinLorman,Miss.Sheuseda.243rifleandshotthedeeratapproximately100yardsunassisted.SheisthedaughterofSteveandJaniceLansingandgranddaughterofJoanLansing.SAYLOR HIGGINS (photofour),age9,killedherfirstspikeinMississippiwhilehuntingwithherdadandlittlebrother,RalphandNoahHiggins.

CENTRAL CITY NEWSMarch22,201217

Medical Management of Diabetes,”including discussion of the new Ideal Protein diet, at the Lane RegionalMedical Center Diabetes SupportGroup meeting. For information,contactSherriBradyat658-4583.

Thursday, April 12Spring 2012 Art Show • 6 to 9 p.m. Lewy Physical Therapy is spon-soring a Spring 2012 Art Show at8448SiegenLane,betweenI-10andPerkins Road. Featuring art by Carol Arabie, Bryan Federico, Ted Ma-yeau,DanniShobe,AdriannaSpeer,MariaBoudreaux,LaureWilliamson,DanielStrickland,CindyRome,andmanyothers.Joinforaneveningofart,food,andfunbenefittingDreamsComeTrueofLouisiana.Therewillbeachefs showcase, liveand silentauctions,artsale,andfunevents.Forquestions, raffle ticketpurchases, ortomakeadonation,call937-2636.

Saturday, April 14Relay for Life

12 noon to 12 midnight RelayforLifewillbeheldintheparking lot at Zoar Baptist Church,11848HooperRoad.Forinformation,call Tommie Morton at 939-6096.

Saturday, April 14Salon Concert

2 to 4 p.m. Dr.RussandNancyWestfalland

JimandGailLloydinviteyoutoanafternoonconcertfeaturingDr.Jee-YeounKooncelloandChia-HsingLin on piano, Saturday,April 14from2 to4p.m.at theWestfalls’home, 15711 Four Oaks Dr. offDenhamRd. inCentral. All pro-ceedssupporttheBlackwaterUnit-ed Methodist Church Choir’s trip toperformatLincolnCenterNewYorkthissummer.Ticketsare$15perperson.Adultsandyouthover10 are encouraged to attend this event. [email protected] is required. Refreshments served after theconcert. Space is limited and this eventwillsellout,soRSVPtoday!

April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22H.O.P.E. Grief Support Group

6:30 to 8 p.m. The Hospice of Baton RougeH.O.P.E. Grief Support Group willhaveasixweeksessionthatprovidesa safe place for sharing and growth through grief. Group facilitator will be Christine Brasseaux, LMSW,HBRsocialworker. Thegroupses-sionswillbeheldatOchsnerMedicalCenter,17000MedicalCenterDrive.Forinformationortoregister,contactFlorenceScarleat767-4673.

Saturday, April 21Spring Gala 2012

5 to 9:30 p.m. St.PiusXCatholicChurch,cornerof Mickens and Hooper roads, willhave itsSpringGala in theActivityCenter Gym. There will be a silent auction, country store, and bingofrom5to6:15p.m.Porkloindinnerswillbeservedat6:30p.m.followedby dancing and music provided byClayBoudreaux. Dinner ticketsare$10. There will be a $1,000 and$10,000raffledrawings.Ticketsare$1forthe$1,000raffleand$100forthe $10,000 raffle and includes twodinner tickets.

Tuesday, April 24Free Prenatal Class • 6:30 p.m.

Lane Regional Medical Centerwill offer a free prenatal class in the staff development classroom. Part-ners are encouraged to attend. Child careisnotprovided.Registrationisrequired. For information or to regis-ter,call654-5263.

Saturday, May 5CPR Class • 1 p.m.

The Central Fire Department ishaving their community CPR classat the Fire Station, 11646 SullivanRoad.Costis$19whichcoverscostof the book and American Heart As-sociation Card.

$47.50 monthly January-July $95 monthly August-December

Call 225-261-5055Central Area Business Directory

Painting

Randy Falcon20 Years’ Experience

No Job Too Large or Small225-454-2961 (cell)

Appliance Repair

Mark’sAppliance Repair

Service to all major brandsShop Central First!

225-261-2270

Carpet Cleaning

BayouSteamCarpet, Upholstery,

Tile & Grout CleaningLocally owned and operated225-955-6955

Tree Service

Fully licensed and insuredFree estimate • See Our Ad

The Tree Men, LLCThe Tree Men, LLC

262-6092 • 791-3981

Dirt Work

General Sand & Gravel Co.Limestone, Gravel, Mason Sand,

Clay, Top Soil, Riversilt,Crushed Concrete, Tractor Work

225-261-3953

Aerobics

❤Aerobics byRoxanne225-281-1623

Since 1983 • Good For Your ❤

WindShieldRepair&ReplacementWeCometoYou•225-791-7440

Auto Glass Plumbing

LAFLEUR’S Plumbing#LA676

261-2751

Full Repair ServiceMonday - Saturday • Same Rates!

Appointment Necessary on Saturday(Make Appointment Before Friday)

Barber Shop

I Fix $10 HaircutsLarry Watkins, Barber Stylist

225-278-0260Man’s World Barber Shop

Greenwell Springs Road AcrossfromWalgreen’s(NexttoSharon’s)

Flooring

Allen’s Custom Floors, LLCInstalling all wood and laminate floors. Specializing

in sanding and refinishing. Central resident.15 years’ experience. Free Estimates.

Ask for Mike • 225-955-2269

Flooring

Ceramic • Wood • Laminate • Carpet • VinylAll Work Guaranteed

Specializing in Job Built ShowersServing Central for over 30 years!

Craig Guidry 225-235-8102

Home Maintenance

Lloyd’s HomeMaintenance and Repair

No job too small225-936-7652

Lloyd’s HomeMaintenance and Repair

No job too small225-936-7652

Home Maintenance

Home Improvement & Repairs

Loyd Wells • 225-933-2154

Cabinets • Remodels35+ Years’ Experience

Life Long Central Resident

Painting

Central Painting & Drywall

225-936-7191

Residential & CommercialPopcorn Ceiling Removal

Locally Owned • 35 Years’ ExperienceDependable Service

Handyman

Handyman Father & SonsElectrical,Plumbing,Appliances,Painting,Fans,Fixtures,Faucets,FixMostAnything.References.QualityworkforGod’sglory.

Call Tom 225-788-0266 Central area

Residential • Commercial225-281-9296

Lawn Care

Lawn Care

Bob-O’s Total Lawn Care

225-281-5792

Free EstimatesReasonable Rates

Rental Property

Office Space for Rent

225-328-0397

6464 Joor RoadCall for More Information

Lawn Care

Hunt’sLawncare

225-241-9222Professional/Reliable Service

Lawn Care

Watts Lawn CareFree Estimates

225-301-4012

Plumbing

13366 Hooper Rd. • 225-262-1234Across from Capital One

Forinformationonadvertisinginthenewspaper,call

Jolice or Shara at225-261-5055

Advertising

Central City News

Collision

Cajun Collision, LLCQuality Body & Paint Repair

Free EstimatesARI Approved Body Shop

Todd Bliss1655 N. Airway Drive225-925-9050

PFC TYLER WAYNE MARSON left for 13weeksofboot camponNov.7, 2011,andgraduatedonFeb.3fromParrisIsland,S.C. as a Marine. Proud parents are Chris andReneeEastwoodofCentralandRon-aldandLauraMarsonofSt.Amant.HeisthebrotherofDylanMarsonandMadisonEastwood. GrandparentsareJoe“Tippy”HensonofCentral,PeggyCobbofCentral,andDonaldMarsonofSt.Amant.TylerleftforcombattrainingonFeb.13andgradu-atedfromCampLejeuneinNorthCarolinaonMarch13.HewillthengotoCaliforniafor school in communications.

Central’s Relay for Life Set for April 14

Photography

Kate White Photography

225-505-9228

Sports • Weddings • EventsLocation • Seniors


Chris Valluzzo Has Special Interest in

CENTRAL — Baton Rouge areaMcDonald’sownerChrisValluzzois justifiably proud of the newly-renovatedMcDonald’satthecornerofHooperandLovettroadsinCen-tral. After all, as a crewmemberatMcDonald’s stores in theBatonRouge area and former supervisorovertheCentralMcDonald’sinthe1990’s, he has had lots of experi-enceservingthepeopleofCentral. Chris has a warm place in his heartforCentralandexpressedpridein the new Central School Com-plex going up on Sullivan Road. “Central is such a great commu-nity,andyouseethatinthepeopleand the great school system. We are proud to be part of this commu-nity,”hesaid. Chris Valluzzo is a third gen-eration McDonald’s owner. Hisgrandfather,aretireddentist,start-edthefirstMcDonald’s in theBa-ton Rouge area on Plank Road just southofAirlineHighwayin1963. Chris’ father, Charles Valluzzo,workedhard,expanded,andturnedthelocalMcDonald’soperationintoa big business. NowCharlie,Chris,andyoungerbrotherPatrickown27McDonald’s

hemet one of hismentors,CoachSid Edwards, now head coach atCentral High. “In those days, Catholic wasn’tas great a football power as it is today,butCoachDaleWeiner,SidEdwards,andothermembersofthecoaching staff really brought it into itsown,”hesaid. Chris is hoping Coach Sid will get him a Central High football jersey to mount in theCentralMcDonald’s. Chris is proud thatMcDonald’sis sponsoring a new scoreboard for Central High’s Wildcat Stadium. ForChrisValluzzo,theMcDonald’sbusiness is mostly about people. “For those of uswho’ve built thisbusiness, it’s about blood, sweat,and tears. Weallhaveketchup inourveins!”Indeed,themanagersinValluzzo’s 27 stores have an aver-ageof17years’experiencewiththecompany, andmany of them have20to25years. “We’re really blessed by our people,”hesaid.“We’vebeensuc-cessful with homegrown people. Bringinginpeoplefromoutsidethecompany hasn’t worked as well.” “Ourpeoplestartascrewmem-bers and work their way up through the company,” he said. That, ofcourse,washisrouteaswell. The key trait for people is char-acter,Valluzzosaid.“Wewantpeo-ple who are willing to pay the price andlearnthisbusiness.Overtime,characterrevealsitself,”hesaid. As a crew member in the old

stores,andChrisrunstheoperationfull-time. Chris’ brother John owns 30 moreMcDonald’s stores. TherestaurantsarelocatedintheBatonRougearea,theRiverParishes,andMississippi. Chris,whogrewupintheBroad-moorandSherwoodForestareas,isagraduateofCatholicHigh,where

Ex-Crew Member atMcDonald’s StoresNow Runs the ShowAt 27 Restaurants Woody Jenkins Editor,CentralCityNews

CHRIS VALLUZZOusedtobesupervisoroverCentralMcDonald’s,whichhenowowns.ChrisrecenltycompletedrenovationoftheMcDonald’shere.

McDonald’s in 1963Dr. Valluzzo opened his first Baton Rouge restaurant in 1963 on Plank Road, just south of Airline Highway.

McDonald’s North Baton Rouge competition in the 1960’s: Hoppers on Scenic, Alessi’s on Florida at N. Foster, What-a-Burger on Plank, and Frostop on Plank. In the late 1960’s, Louis Michot’s Burger Chef provided new competition, but McDonald’s outlived them all.

CENTRAL CITY NEWSMarch22,201219

Central McDonald’sAddress: 11989 Hooper Road (corner of Hooper & Joor)Built: 1988. Operated by McBR Management since 1997.Owner: Christopher ValluzzoManagement Team: Greg Soileau, General Manager; Britt Roussel, Supervisor; Mark Breaux, Operations ManagerAmenities: • New interior décor• Self-serve beverage bar• TV’s• Free Wi-Fi• Double Order Point Drive-Thru

PUCKETT

Howard Park

CENTRALSullivan Rd.

Sullivan Rd.

Hooper Rd.

Wax Rd.

Hooper Rd.

Joor

Rd.

Joor Rd.

Lovett Rd.

Devall R

d.

Denham Rd.Denham Rd.

Greenw

ell Springs Rd.

LA H

ighway 16

LA H

ighw

ay 16

LA H

ighw

ay 1019

Greenwell Springs Rd.

Gurney Rd.

Core Ln.

Carey Rd.

Blackwater Rd.

Blackw

ater Rd.

COMITE

MAGNOLIA

GREENWELLSPRINGS

410

37

37

16

64

37

408

408 946

Sullivan Road

Sullivan Road

Hooper Road

Hooper Road

Central

Middle

School

Dam

e Drive

OHS_3005_OCH Cent Open_CCN_10x7.6-Ad_.indd 1 3/19/12 4:00 PM

Central’s Newly-Remodeled McDonald’s

days,Chriswouldwriteupanorderbyhand,addup the total,andaddthesalestax.Later,everythingwasautomated.Today,thecashregisterdisplays pictures of the items being ordered. Valluzzo cares a lot about oureducationsystem inLouisianaandsaysitisachallengetofindtherightpeople to work. “The people we needareoutthere.Wejusthavetoworkhardertofindthem,”hesaid. “We look for people with the right skill set who can really focus on the customer. The customer is the one whoprovidesourpaycheck.” Lookingtothefuture,ChrisVal-luzzobelievesCentralwillcontinuetobeagreatmarketforMcDonald’sand a great source of employees for many years to come.

NEW LOOKfortheCentralMcDonald’sat11989HooperRoad INSIDE COUNTERattheCentralMcDonald’s

DOUBLE ORDER POINT DRIVE-THROUGHfortheCentralMcDonald’s


CHS Academic Letterman Jackets Awarded

2011-2012 Central High School academic letterman recipients

Sydnie and Kathy Landry, Jeremy Anderson, Landon Smith, Vivian Ryder, and Jonathan, Charlotte, and John Harris

CENTRAL — The Central Academic LetterJacketProgramwasinitiatedinDecemberof2004bytheCHSSchoolImprovementTeam to reward excel-lence in academics. In order to be eligible, studentsmust meet the following require-

ments: • Maintaina3.75cumulativegradepointaverage • Haveearnedcreditintwohonorsclassesbytheendofsophomoreyear;three honors by the end of junior year • Passallcourses

Recipients of jackets were: Class of 2012: Julia Coffey, Mi-chelle Coleman, Austin Firesheets,Bethany Gonzales, Zachary Hetrick,Emily Hodges, Rachel Huffty, Key-leigh Jensen, Aprille Kent, AllisonLeblanc, Klaire Leblanc, TroyMay-eux, LaurenMunley, KarlieNoland,Rachel Pino, Juan Ramirez, VivianRyder, Terrin Sampey, KimberleighScott, Emily Vicknair, and ThomasWillis Class of 2013: BreighAllen, Jer-emyAnderson,WillAtkinson,ShelbyBreckwoldt, Hannah Brown, ChaseCashio,CameronCason,AloraCleere,

Meghan Conques, Taylor Coomes,DrakeCowart,JonathanDejean,Mor-ganDietrich,VictoriaDixon,MorganDurr,ThomasEddlemon,RyanEstees,BrittanyGivens,AlyssiaGriggs,Jon-athanHarris,JessicaHooper,StephenHudson,BrittanyJohnson,JustinLaf-leur, Sydnie Landry, Justin Mackey,MarkMancuso, BrooklynMccurley,Morgan Miles, Emanuela Plummer,CrystalRankins,MichaelRobertson,Robert Ross, Allison Savoy, AmberShuttleworth, Landon Smith, JoshuaStory, Anna Suydam, Chase Wales,Kellie Watts, Emma Way, MarquelWeaver,andRyanWise.

Alice, Emma, and Melaine Way

Welcomes

Come see us for In‐store coupons and SAVE!

$15.75/bag

$8.79/ bag

These sale prices are good at Pat’s Home Center only. Offer expires March 31, 2012.

© 2012, Cargill Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

Pat’s Home Center 7666 Highway 61

St. Francisville, LA 70775 (225) 635‐4523

Carrying a complete line of Nutrena® products including Poultry, Pet and Equine!

$7.99/bag

$12.69/bag

PhotosbyJoliceProvost

Documents

central city news 03-22-12