Central Wildcats End Season As Regional 5A Champions
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General Excellence Louisiana Press Association CENTRALCENTRAL CITYCITY National Newspaper Assn. NeedNeed SeeSee SectionSection 22 ChristmasChristmas Money?Money? ® JohnJohn Kennedy:Kennedy: MillionsMillions inin UnclaimedUnclaimed PropertyProperty NEWSNEWS& The Leader December 2013 Edition • Vol. 16, No. 20 • 20 Pages • Circulation 20,000 • www.centralcitynews.us • 225-261-5055 27th Annual Rolls Down Joor Road Saturday Christmas Parade5,000 Expected to View 27th Annual Celebration By Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — The Is business just about 27th Annual Christmas business? Retired busi- in Central Parade will ness billboard company begin at 10 a.m. Satur- owner Hank Henagan day morning. As many says the as 5,000 people are ex- best way to pected to line the route be suc- which begins at the in- cessful tersection of Hooper and in busi- Joor roads and travels ness is south on Joor, ending at to place Lovett Road. your The parade usually has values more than 100 floats, at the vehicles, and marching core of Henagan units participating. your The weekend’s ac- business. “Following the business principles tivities begin tonight found in the Bible will with the Lighting of the lead to success and hap- Community Christmas Santa Claus last year piness,” Henagan told Tree at 7 p.m. at the cor- the Chamber of Com- ner of Hooper and Sul- Christmas merce of East Baton livan roads. The annual Rouge last Tuesday. Central’s Ashton Stokes (13) and Donald Lewis led the Wildcats onto the field. Christmas Carnival will Thursday, Dec. 5 Henagan is now the run from Friday night Lighting of Community Marketplace Minister at through Sunday night at Christmas Tree Bethany Church. the old Central Middle 7 p.m. Henagan, who has Hooper at Sullivan taught Dave Ramsay’s Central Wildcats End Season School at Hooper and Financial University, Sullivan roads. Friday, Dec. 6 says one of the first steps Christmas Carnival is getting out of debt. As Regional 5A Champions Central Residents 5-10 p.m. For more, see Hank CENTRAL — Victory was Central High a trip to the State 5A Cham- Old Central Middle Henagan on Page 8. Invited to Leaders within Central’s grasp with Wildcats pionship at the Superdome in CENTRAL — For the Saturday, Dec. 7 Central Christmas one minute left in last Fri- 2013 Season New Orleans. 9th year, Wayne and day’s quarterfinal 5A playoff Nevertheless, Central end- Diane Leader are invit- Parade Read Central game against Covington. The 11-2, 6-0 ed the season with a sparkling ing Central residents to 10 a.m. visit their home at 12414 From Hooper at Joor City News Wildcats were behind 20-14 District 5A record of 11-2, including to Joor at Lovett but were marching toward 6-0 in district play, its sixth Hooper Road during the throughout Champions holidays. Attractions in- 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. the goal line. Then, with straight District 4-5A title, Carnival the month on 3rd down on Covington’s 20 Bi-District and the Regional 5A cham- clude a giant Christmas Facebook.com Champions pionship. Perhaps most im- tree, fabulous decora- Sunday, Dec. 8 See FRIDAY on Page 13 yard line, Central’s Jarrad tions, and much more. Christmas Carnival Hayes threw an interception, Regional pressive was its 14-0 shutout Visiting 5 to 10 p.m., 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. which stopped the drive and Champions of West Monroe in the Re- Thursdays to Sundays, ended the Wildcats’ hope for gional Playoffs. See Page 16. through Dec. 23. Mayoral Candidates: Poles Apart On Issues Facing City of Central CENTRAL — The two announced candi- dates for Mayor in April 5, 2014, municipal elec- tions are poles apart on many issues facing the City of Central. Candidate Dave Fre- neaux has made contro- versial statements before the City Council on the proposed Baton Rouge Loop, CH2MHill, ac- cess to public records, and City Council reap- portionment. Candidate Photos by Jolice Provost Jolice by Photos Jr. Shelton has often Jr. Shelton taken the opposite side. Dave Freneaux HOMECOMING QUEEN — Central High senior Korie Melancon was named 2013 Candidate for Mayor See Page 11 Candidate for Mayor Homecoming Queen. She is shown with her parents, Ty and Kama Melancon. 2 CITY NEWS Thursday, December 5, 2013 COMMUNITY PRESS, LLC CAPITAL CITY NEWS CENTRAL CITY NEWS Vol. 22 • No. 20 & The Leader Vol. 16 • No. 20, No. 354 910 North Foster Drive Post Office Box 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone (225) 261-5055 • Entire contents © 2013 Email stories and photos to [email protected] Published on the first Thursday of each month (except January, when it is the second Thursday) by Community Press, LLC The Leader was founded April 30, 1998, and the Central City News was founded April 21, 2005. They merged May 4, 2006. Capital City News is a continuation of the South Baton Rouge Journal, which went on hiatus in 2008 during its 20th year of publication. The Cap- ital City News resumed publication of the Journal with Vol. 21, No. 1 on Aug. 16, 2012. Editor & Publisher Woody Jenkins Business Manager Candi Lee Business Specialist Jolice Provost Member, Louisiana Press Association, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association Jenkins byWoody Photo Deadline for news and advertising: 5 p.m. Friday before publication $18 a year by subscription in advance • $25 a year outside East Baton Rouge DORIS JENKINS — The last photo of Doris Jenkins, 91, taken on Friday, Nov. 15. She died two days later. After she passed away on Sunday morning, some of the nurses were crying. “She was so sweet to us,” one said. “She made us feel so special!” They thought Country Living in the City they were there to minister to her, but she ended up ministering to them. Follow Your Heart: Spend Time with Those You Love 48 hours. Nevertheless, she rested well Here’s what happened: I went to my kins family reunion ever held while I Lay Down Beside in the hospital over the next three days. mama’s room in our house to check on was growing up — an all-day event She was comfortable and had no pain. her, and she was doing fine. As usual, she at our house in Rougon in 1953 when I visited her several times, and she was was talkative and happy. She needed to I was six. Everyone from the Jenkins Her, Hold Hands, her normal self, happy and talkative. go to the bathroom. We chatted briefly, I family was there — my grandma Dora But her doctors were very concerned helped her to the bathroom and put her Jenkins, her three sons Ory, Bailey, and Talk About Happy because her heart capacity had been re- back in her bed. “Well, mama, I’ve got Sherwood, and her daughter Alma, plus duced from 53 percent to 29 percent as a to go somewhere! I’ll check on you later. all the wives and children. result of the first heart attack. I love you!” I was walking out the door. Everyone had a wonderful time, but Times from Past On Saturday night, my daughter Mar- But she said, “Wait, can’t you stay awhile there was one quite remarkable thing garet got to visit her grandmother in the and visit?” I said, “No, mom, I’ve got to that happened during that reunion! My Woody Jenkins hospital, and Margaret was very pleased run but we can visit tomorrow for sure!” grandma Jenkins walked in the front door Editor with her progress. “I was amazed with This was the critical moment! and saw the piano my dad had bought me how well she felt!” Margaret said. “She I stopped and turned. My heart told for piano lessons. She walked right up Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. I took this was so lucid, nothing like what I ex- me, “Where are to the piano, sat down, and began play- photo of my mama Friday afternoon at pected after a major heart attack.” The you going that’s ing beautifully. She played any song we Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. It was two of them, who are soulmates, had a so important?” could think of. Everyone was clapping her last photo. She is holding a rose I wonderful visit. “What if there is and laughing hysterically. It seems none brought her from my wife Diane’s garden. But this morning, I received an anx- no tomorrow with of her children knew she could play the Mama said, “Oh, it smells so good!” ious call from the nurse at 4:56 a.m., your mama?” So piano! She had never played in front of Mama passed away this morning telling me to rush to the hospital, that I told her, “Yes, them. Furthermore, she could not read around 7:30 a.m., and the day has been my mama had had a serious setback. mama, I think I music. She was totally self-taught and completely filled making arrangements. When I got there, I couldn’t believe the will stay awhile!” played by ear. Everyone was totally as- Only now have I been able to sit down scene. Mama had obviously had anoth- I slipped into tounded! and think through some of the events that er heart attack or perhaps a stroke. She bed next to her. I marveled at the story. Mama and I occurred over the past few days. There’s was breathing but her face was frozen, We lay on our talked awhile longer and then dozed off, one thing that happened WEDNESDAY and she was unresponsive. Her eyes backs, holding Woody Jenkins still holding hands.