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City of Central Yellow Pages www.centralcitynews.us® © 2015 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages ® CityCity ofof CentralCentral 20152015 YellowYellow PagesPages® Central High’s 2015 National Yellow Pages Yellow Yellow Pages Yellow Championship Cheerleaders & & ® 2005-2015 Published by the Central City News Photo by Jolice Provost Central Community Directory Central Community Directory Central Community Directory Central Community Directory © 2015 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages ® www.centralcitynews.us Reaching Central... and the World with Social Media centralcitynews.us Official site for latest news, weather, sports centralcitynews.net Archives for last seven years of Central City News cityofcentral.com All About “Central Today” TV Program Central City News on Facebook The most popular Facebook site in the City of Central — check it out! Read Central City News on-line or on your cell phone. 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Sandy Davis, and assistant principal Susan Watts. 2015 Central Community® Directory & Yellow Pages® Use through Februrary 29, 2016 Visit us on-line at www.centralcitynews.us This directory is updated periodically throughout the year. Send your corrections, additions, and deletions at any time to [email protected]. List subject as “Central Community Directory”. Deadline for the printed 2016 Central Community Directory is November 30, 2015. PUBLISHED BY Central City News • Your Community Newspaper Post Office Box 1 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 • (225) 261-5055 E-mail: [email protected] www.centralcitynews.us • Archives: www.centralcitynews.net Page 2 © 2015 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages ® www.centralcitynews.us Newspaper Chronicles Central’s 1st 10 Years April 28, 2005 July 21, 2005 January 12, 2006 March 16, 2006 April 6, 2006 May 18, 2006 October 18, 2006 November 9, 2006 March 1, 2007 March 29, 2007 May 17, 2007 June 7, 2007 More on Pages 12-14, 94 www.centralcitynews.us © 2015 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages ® Page 3 2015 City of Central Central “Country Living in the City”® A place with great schools, a low crime rate, Community and an easy, country atmosphere. Grnwll Spgs-Port Hudson Road A place where God, country, home, Directory 70791 and family mean everything. A place where the sense of community & Yellow is real, and people still look out ® for their neighbors and Pages their neighbors’ kids. CENTRAL CITY NEWS 70791 ® POST OFFICE BOX 1 70739 GREENWELL SPRINGS, LA Joor Road 70739 225-261-5055 Denham Road E-mail: 70714 Blackwater Road 70818 70770 [email protected] 70714 WOODY JENKINS Editor & Publisher Gurney Road Blackwater Road CANDI LEE Road 70739 Business Manager Hopper Wax Road Road JOLICE PROVOST 70818 Business Development Lovett Road Amite River Specialist KIM POWERS Spgs Grnwll Business Development Joor Road Specialist Advertising rates Zip Codes upon request. 70739 Central Community Directory Comite River Frenchtown Road & Yellow Pages ® is published annually Central City News Key Staff Members Read the Central City News free on-line worldwide 24 hours a day at www.centralcitynews.us Read archives at www.centralcitynews.net Follow us daily on www.Facebook.com at Central City News Entire contents © 2015 Candi Lee Jolice Provost and Kim Powers Business Manager Business Development Specialists Page 4 © 2015 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages ® www.centralcitynews.us State Legislators & Metro Councilmen State Sen. Dale Erdey, District 13 P.O. Box 908 Livingston, LA 70754 (225) 686-2881 State Sen. Bodi White, District 6 808 O’Neal Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 (225) 272-1324 P.O. Box 94183, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 (225) 342-2040 State Rep. Valarie Hodges, District 64 Sen. Dale Erdey Sen. Bodi White 35055 La. Hwy. 16, Ste. 2A Councilman Trae Welch Denham Springs, LA 70706 (225) 791-2199 State Rep. Barry Ivey, District 65 13440 Magnolia Square, Ste E 70818 Box 78286 BR LA 70837 (225) 261-5739 Metro Councilman Trae Welch, District 1 222 Saint Louis St., Room 345 Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 389-5166 Metro Councilman Scott Wilson, District 4 222 Saint Louis St., Room 345 Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 389-5166 Rep. Valarie Hodges Rep. Barry Ivey Councilman Scott Wilson Central Volunteer Fire Department Established in 1972, the Central Fire District maintains Central Fire Chief Bill Porche and firefighters of the five stations covering 60 square miles, 35,000 people, Central Volunteer Fire Department 9,500 homes, and 400 businesses. It has 29 full-time employees, 11 contract employees, and 3 volunteers who To Report A Fire .................................. 911 help man the stations 24 hours a day. The district has Non-Fire Purposes ..................... 261-2000 one of the lowest property tax millages and per capita costs in East Baton Rouge Parish. In every emer- Fire Stations 11646 Sullivan Rd gency, Central counts on the firefighters of the Central 4864 Monticello Blvd • 7019 Donnybrook Dr Fire Department. 5341 East Beaver Dr • 10626 Lovett Rd www.centralcitynews.us © 2015 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages ® Page 5 City Government • City of Central Mayor Councilman Councilman Mayor Pro-Tem Councilman Councilman Jr. Shelton Jason Ellis Shane Evans Dr. Kim Fralick Wayne Messina John Vance CITY OF CENTRAL City Hall at 13421 Hooper. Municipal Services at 6703 Sullivan Rd. City Hall 13421 Hooper Road Suite 8, Central, LA 70818 ................................. 261-5989 Mayor’s Office1 3421 Hooper Road Suite 8, Central, LA 70818 .......................... 261-5989 Chief Administrative Officer1 3421 Hooper Road Suite 9, Central, LA 70818 .... 261-5255 Municipal Services Center 6703 Sullivan Rd., Central, LA 70739 ....................... 262-5000 Permit Office 6703 Sullivan Rd., Central, LA 70739 ............................................. 262-5000 Planning & Zoning 6703 Sullivan Rd., Central, LA 70739 ................................... 262-5000 Police Chief 13421 Hooper Road Suite 6, Central, LA 70818 ............................... 367-1254 Police Chief Public Works 6703 Sullivan Rd., Central LA 70739 .............................................. 262-5000 James Salsbury Incorporated in 2005, the City of Central consists of nearly 27,000 people in a land area of 66 square miles. Shelton (Mac) Watts was appointed the first mayor by then-Gov. Kathleen Blanco and was subsequently elected by the people. The five members of the City Council are elected at-large. The Council meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The Planning & Zoning Commission meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office provides primary law enforcement in Central, and the Central Fire Department provides fire protec- tion in much of the City of Central. The City of Central has contracted out almost all city services and operates at a surplus. City of Central Municipal Services Center The City of Central is Louisiana’s only fully privatized municipality. Virtually all city services are provided by a private, non-profit organization, IBTS, which operates the City of Central Municipal Services Center. The manager for IBTS is David Ratcliff City of Central Municipal Services Center CITY OF CENTRAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES CENTER 6703 Sullivan Red ................................................................... 262-5000 Fax .............................................................................................262-5001 Website ............................................................... .www.centralgov.com David Ratcliff direct number .................................................... 773-2173 David Ratclif Hours of Operation for City Hall and Municipal Services IBTS Center: Monday-Friday 8:30 to 4:30. City Hall, City of Central Page 6 © 2015 Central Community Directory & Yellow Pages ® www.centralcitynews.us Central Community School System Central Community School Board members Jim Lloyd, Roxanne Atkinson, Dr. David Walker, Willard Easley, Dr. Jim Gardner, Ruby Foil (president), Supt. Mike Faulk, and Sharon Browning The Central Community School System is an independent school district created as a result of a statewide referendum Central which amended the Louisiana Constitution. On July 1, 2007, Community School System No. 3 the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board transferred all rated school public schools in Central to the Central Community School system in School Board Office Louisiana Board. Since then, the Central school system has grown from 2,500 students to more than 4,700 students in the 2014- 10510 Joor Rd., Ste. 300 2015 school year, making it the fastest-growing school system City of
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