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General Excellence Louisiana Press Association CENTRALCENTRAL CITYCITY National Newspaper Assn. Cookin’ Centralin ® ® March 23-24 NNEWSEWS& The Leader Thursday, March 22, 2012 • Vol. 15, No. 7 • 20 Pages • Circulation 11,000 • www.centralcitynews.us • Phone 225-261-5055 Vote for President This Saturday, March 24 Presidential PrimaryRick Santorum Speaks to 1,800 In Central City Woody Jenkins Editor, Central City News CENTRAL — Sen. Rick Santorum brought his campaign for the Re- publican Presidential nomination to Central Sunday night. More than 1,800 packed into the Greenwell Springs Baptist Church and the church’s Family Center to hear Santorum answer questions from former Rep. Tony Perkins, a member of the church. President Obama and the three other GOP candidates were also invited. Santorum is the leading candi- date in this Saturday’s Louisiana Presidential Primary. See SANTORUM on Page 7 Photo by Woody Jenkins Woody by Photo Louisiana: Too Close SEN. RICK SANTORUM jokes with former Rep. Tony Perkins Sunday night at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in Central. To Call Saturday Vote Republicans to Vote on Party Committees Santorum Romney Gingrich CENTRAL — On Saturday, Louisi- Mitt Romney for the Republican decide the philosophical direction 25% 21% 20% ana Republicans will go to the polls Presidential nomination. At the of the Republican Party at the state Ron Paul 6%; Undecided 28% to decide between conservative same time, Republican voters in and local levels. The battle is un- Source: WWL-TV Poll - March 8-10, 2012 Rick Santorum and more moderate East Baton Rouge Parish will help See CENTRAL on Page 6 Crawfish Reigns at Cookin’ in Central The Annual Cookoff will pro- Thousands Expected vide lots of culinary excitement, as will the great meals Friday night At Magnolia Square and Saturday. There will also be outstanding This Friday-Saturday local entertainment, auctions, and entertainment for children. For Annual Festival Here is the schedule of activities provided by chairman Louis De- Woody Jenkins John: Editor, Central City News • The fun will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday with the Navy Brass En- CENTRAL — The 7th Annual semble Band. Cookin’ in Central this weekend • The entertainment continues at the Village at Magnolia Square with Carbon Copy Band from 7 will help raise money for three to 9 p.m. As always, Friday night worthwhile causes: will feature a giant Crawfish Boil, • All Central public, private, and with plates going for $15 each. parochial schools. Some of the contestants in the • Disabled veterans. Annual Cookoff will begin cook- • Central Community Assis- ing Friday and continue through- tance Foundation, which helps low out the evening. income children in Central. Jenkins Woody by Photo • On Saturday, Cookin’ in Cen- The two-day festival begins at 5 tral continues at 10 a.m. p.m. Friday and ends at 4 p.m. on GREAT CRAWFISH — Once again, Central residents will flock to Cookin’ in Central • The Cook-Off will include Saturday. for some great crawfish, such as that prepared by Vince Bellelo and Jimmy Hemba in 2010. See COOKIN’ on Page 4 2 CENTRAL CITY NEWS Thursday, March 22, 2012 CENTRAL CITY NEWS® and The Leader • Vol. 15, No. 7 No. 316 13567 Hooper Road Post Office Box 1 Central, LA 70818 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 Phone (225) 261-5055 • FAX 261-5022 Email stories and photos to [email protected] Published 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 City News 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 Association Deadline for news and advertising: 5 p.m. Mondays Jenkins Woody by Photo $40 a year by subscription in advance • $50 a year outside East Baton Rouge CENTRAL’S Billy and Linda Clark with Presidential candidate Sen. Rick Santorum. Country Living in the City On Saturday, Please Vote, Then Go to Cookin’ Right now, the bill says the ac- Rick Santorum Hopes ceptance of these scholarship stu- dents is up to the local superinten- Conservative Voters in dent. That’s not good enough. This is a policy decision and should be Central Will Turn Out made by the elected school board vs. after a public hearing, in which the people are allowed to come and let For Presidential Bid their voices be heard. HB 974 should be amended to Woody Jenkins give the school board the right to Editor, Central City News to ask for our vote — something fore Cookin’ in Central gets under- approve or disapprove transfer stu- no other Presidential candidate has way at 10 a.m., or go by and vote dents. CENTRAL ever done. after Cookin’ is over at 4 p.m. Second and even more impor- — Since Louisiana en- tant, HB 974 changes how school acted its Presidential Primary law Now it’s up to us. Going by before Cookin’ starts is We can buy in to the predictable much preferable. personnel would be hired at the in 1976, Republicans have very local level. At present, new hires seldom had the opportunity to go to liberal media propaganda that “he After Cookin’ is over, you may can’t win” and “Romney is inevi- forget to vote, or you may be too are proposed by the school super- the polls and vote tired to get out of the house! intendent and then considered by for a true conser- table” and see that reality come to HHH pass. the elected school board in an open, vative. It seems almost everybody in public hearing at which time the This year is dif- Or we can realize that the deci- sion is in our hands, and that all we Central wants to get Obama out of public can be heard. ferent. We have office. HB 974 allows the superintendent Rick Santorum, an have to do is go to the polls and vote It will be interesting to see how alone — without a public hearing or attractive former for Santorum. many people actually take the time a vote by the school board — to hire Senator with the The greatest thing going for and trouble to go vote. everyone in the system from a prin- intelligence, expe- Obama is our own confusion and When I see the low turnout in cipal to a director of curriculum to rience, determina- lethagy. Central in some of these elections, the football coach. Woody Jenkins tion, courage, and Saturday will be a big day in I fear for our country. This would effectively remove philosophy to make a great Presi- Central because of Cookin’ in Cen- We are choosing a champion to the public and their elected officials dent. He made it a point to come tral and the Presidential Primary. go up against Obama. from the process. A very bad idea to Central to let us meet him and Please participate in both. For God’s sake, take the time to indeed! This bill should be amend- Go by your precinct and vote be- vote on Saturday! ed to retain the present system for HHH hiring school personnel. Governor’s Education Reform HHH Bills Need Amendments. The next Central City News will I have read the Governor’s three be published April 12 and will in- major education reform bills and am clude the Health and Fitness Guide. deeply concerned about how they The deadline will be April 6. will affect the Central Community School System in two important ways. First of all, HB 976 provides for scholarships to be granted to low income students in failing schools. Unfortunately, the bill allows these students to take their scholarships across district lines. In other words, The Best Price In Roofing an inner city youth from a failing & Sheet Metal Services school can use the scholarship in the Central school system. Blanco’s Roofing & Sheet Metal LLC Serving Central and the Surrounding Area Since 1990 Our Top Priority Is Your Complete Satisfaction COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL 262-1980 Fax 262-1981 • www.blancosroofing.com [email protected] 13653 Devall Road • Central, LA 70818 CENTRAL CITY NEWS Thursday, March 22, 2012 3 IssueResidents Is Not Whether Debate 9th Grade Academy But Where to Locate Central High School 9th Grade Academy CENTRAL — Last Thursday, Cen- tral schools Supt. Mike Faulk pre- sided over a spirited discussion about the future of Central’s 9th Grade Academy. More than 200 students, teachers, parents, and school board members attended the forum at Tanglewood Elementary School. The discussion will contin- ue at Tanglewood tonight at 6 p.m. At present, Central High includes grades 9-12, Central Middle grades 6-8, Central Intermediate grades Teacher Brandon Lagroue 4-5, Tanglewood grades 2-3, and Bellingrath Hills K-1. But this fall, Central Middle and Central Intermediate will move into the new Central School Com- Jenkins Woody by Photo plex on Sullivan Road. That would leave the existing Central Middle School campus and the rented Star- Carmen Evans discussed the location of Central’s 9th Grade Academy key Academy campus vacant. In addition, CIS would be expanded isting high school site for 400 9th to grades 3-5 at the new School graders. This would be 30,000 ad- Complex, Tanglewood would be- ditional square feet at a cost of $5 come a school for grades 1-2, and million and would not be ready un- Bellingrath Hills would be preK-K til the 2015-2016 school year.