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Gas Tax: $6 BillionGOP Tab Calls Out New Principal at Istrouma Republicans for Pushing Tax To House Floor BATON ROUGE — Despite a massive state sales tax in- crease last year, and flood devastation which left many citizens struggling finan- cially, the Legis- lature is once considering a large tax increase. HB632 to raise gasoline taxes by 17 cents a gallon would Reginald Douglas, new principal at Istrouma High School raise $550 million a year BATON ROUGE — After rently principal at St. from consumers, or more being closed for the past Helena College and Ca- than $6 billion over the three years, Istrouma High reer Academy, where he next 10 years thanks to an School in North Baton has significantly raised automatic increase in the Rouge is undergoing a the school’s performance tax every four years. $24 million renovation scores. Douglas graduat- A large increase in gaso- program. It will open ed from Southern in 1997 line would normally be Aug. 9, just in time for and began his teaching ca- dead-on-arrival at the the school’s 100th anni- reer at Istrouma in 1999. House Ways & Means versary. He later earned his M.A. Committee, which is heav- The new principal is in administration. Doug- ily stacked with Republi- Reginald Douglas, a vet- las is now focused on hir- cans. However, last week, Photo by Jolice Provost Jolice by Photo four Republicans bucked eran educator and cur- ing the right personnel. their party and voted for Louisiana Chamber at State Capitol the $6 billion tax. Republican Reps. of Baton Rouge, of Central, Clay How EBR Legislators Voted on Key Issues Schexnayder of Gonzales, BATON ROUGE — Dur- HB 832 a $5.5 billion in- publican Reps. Steve Cart- Only members of the and of Ken- ing the current session of crease in state gasoline tax- er, , Franklin House Ways & Means ner all voted for the tax and the Louisiana Legislature, es (Ways & Means Commit- Foil, , Vala- Committee have voted so breathed life into the bill. the House has voted on tee only so far, passed 9-7). rie Hodges, and Barry Ivey. far on the 17 cents-a-gallon Now those Republicans three controversial bills On sanctuary cities and Voting No on both bills increase in the gas tax. All are feeling the heat. The — HB 71 sanctuary cities monuments, East Baton were Democratic Reps. Bar- three members from EBR state Republican Party (passed 63-32), HB 676 Rouge legislators voted bara Carpenter, Ted James, voted for the tax: Reps. called the four out at the protections of historic mon- down party lines. Voting , C. Denise Paula Davis and Barry Ivey state central committee uments (passed 65-31) and Yes for both bills were Re- Marcelle, and Pat Smith. (both R) and Ted James (D). meeting last Saturday. Mid-City Spot Shows Potential of BR Canals BATON ROUGE — In a state However, one stretch of known for its waterways, Ward Creek clearly demon- it’s amazing how little rec- strates the potential of Ba- reational or commercial use ton Rouge’s canals to en- is made of the system of hance the beauty of the city. drainage canals that wind To see for yourself, drive through Baton Rouge. west on Capital Heights The canals such as Ward Avenue, then turn left on Creek, Hurricane Creek, Moore Street. Go to the and Jones Creek, are filled walking bridge and prepare with rainwater and not sew- to be amazed! It’s a differ- erage, which has a separate ent world back there! Ivy drainage system. lines the canal, and pure, Most of the canals are clear flows under the bridge. barren, concrete-lined eye- Do you have ideas about sores that are best hidden how Baton Rouge could

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Member, Louisiana Press Association and Chamber EBR 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 SEN. NEIL RISER of Columbia, candidate for State Treasurer this fall, spoke at the Ronald Reagan Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday. He was welcomed by Scott Wilfong of Baton Rouge, candidate for State Republican Chairman. President Must Declare War on Media Jeff Crouere Trump. The rest of the time, the National Security Adviser Gen- in Washington D.C. His case re- Columnist network was bashing the President. eral Michael Flynn. Congressional mains unsolved, but investigator Despite a host of other news sto- Democrats and even some Republi- Rod Wheeler claims that a media source has a contact who asserts BATON ROUGE -— s The media ries, CNN spent 92% of its’ air time cans are now claiming “obstruction smell blood in the Potomac River. on Trump stories with the clear ma- of justice,” discussing Watergate, that Rich provided DNC emails to jority of the reporting being down- the need for special prosecutors WikiLeaks, the organization that They sense the President they hate released the embarrassing infor- could be removed from office. right hostile. and even impeachment. In the last few days, liberal me- This type of fantasy talk is be- mation. While the media and the Never mind that he won a land- Democrats constantly allege “Rus- slide, winning electoral votes in 31 dia outlets, Washington Post and ing fueled by the leftist media, who New York Times, have released desperately want to drive President sian collusion” in the election to states. The media hate the Presi- help Donald Trump and maintain dent’s agenda and they hate that supposedly damaging information Trump from office. The same me- regarding the President. The first dia that acted like lap dogs during that “Russians” hacked the DNC he defied their wishes and expecta- email account, WikiLeaks founder tions by winning last November. story, released on Monday by the the Obama administration have Washington Post, alleged that the now turned into vicious, rabies in- Julian Assange maintains that it What has happened since his was not the Russians. In fact, the election is the equivalent of an at- President divulged classified infor- fested, attack dogs. The media are mation with the Russian Foreign not playing their historic role of source could have been Rich and tempted media coup d’état. Accord- maybe that is why he was killed. ing to the Media Research Center Minister in a White House meeting. trying to keep the President honest. This has been denied by General Instead, they are working day and This potentially juicy story has (MRC), 89% of the coverage of - been spiked by the mainstream President Trump by the network H.R. McMaster, the National Secu night to overthrow a duly elected news media so they can constant- news programs of CBS, NBC and rity Adviser, and by Russian Presi- Commander-in-chief. ly opine about Trump scandals, ABC has been negative. Accord- dent Vladimir Putin. In addition, The media succeeded in forcing impeachment, Watergate, James ing to the MRC’s Rich Noyes, “the the President can release any infor- President Richard Nixon from of- Comey, etc. Another day, another elite liberal media do not think that mation he deems necessary and is fice and they hate Donald Trump Trump scandal, but in the case of Donald Trump is worthy of being not violating any laws. In contrast, much more. While Barack Obama the “bombshell” Comey memo, president. They don’t like his poli- Hillary Clinton mishandled reams was treated like a king, Donald the media is running the story cies. They don’t like his character.” of classified materials through her Trump is treated like a criminal. even though they have not seen the Over the past week, this negative unsecure email server, but was nev- In the process, the media are over- memo and are quoting, once again, coverage has become even more er held to account. looking major stories such as Susan an anonymous source. intense and taken on a disturbing On Tuesday, the New York Times Rice’s role in unmasking members While this diversion is happen- dimension. The MRC studied how reported that fired FBI Director of the Trump campaign and the ing, the President’s accomplish- CNN reported on the firing of FBI James Comey kept detailed records criminal leaking of General Flynn’s ments are being ignored as the Director James Comey on May 12. of his meetings with President name to the media. mainstream news media are work- During the day, the network fea- Trump. 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During one LSU sea- son, my wife Amy and I took Dad Is Remembered to Lambeau Field to watch LSU and Wisconsin. After the game he was For His Loving bummed because we lost — until we got back to the hotel! When we arrived, they had live music! He Acts of Kindness went from bummed to really happy. Woody Jenkins He danced with my wife until he Editor wore her out. Then he danced with my friend’s wife Stephanie, until he CENTRAL - Sometimes the extent wore her out. Stephanie came back of a man’s life is so vast that even to the table and said ‘Chad, I’m 48 those closest to him have no idea and cannot keep up with your dad! what that man has been up to all Those little feet keep moving 100 these years. miles per hour!’ So, I gave the wait- Such is the story of James Da- ress a $100 bill to dance with him vid, owner with his wife Jeannie of until the band stopped for the night. David’s Mobil and Dairy Queen on He truly had the fastest feet on the Hooper Road in Central. Of course, planet!” Jeannie and their children Chad, In an interview, his sidekick, best Craig, and Cristi knew their hus- friend, and wife of 51 years alternat- band and father was a very gener- ed between laughing and crying as ous man. They saw evidence of that she told about the people who came every day. What they did not know by the store after James died. The was the extent of it! store was closed in remembrance But when James, known to fami- of James, but friends kept dropping ly and many friends as Pops, passed by anyway, leaving flowers, signs away April 23, 2017, they witnessed and messages of thanks taped to the an outpouring of love and sadness front door. from the Central community that If someone was hungry, James few families have ever experienced. JAMES DAVID with daughter Cristi David Nolen. Known to family and many friends David fed them. If they didn’t have And the stories, oh the stories that as Pops, James David tried his best not to smile for pictures but the photographer caught money, he put it on their tab or said, never end! him off guard in this one. Cristi said, “I had a bad flair up of lupus and had to stay in bed “Don’t worry about it!” and made a “Now I know why we never for months to be sure I would be able to dance with my daddy that night!” joke about something. Often when seemed to have any money!” Jean- in line, but most had been touched ness to people, his son Chad said in a family was desperate, he’d take nie laughed. by the extraordinary kindness and his eulogy during the funeral at Our them to the dollar store and buy During the wake at Greenoaks generosity of James David. Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in whatever they needed. “I thought Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., Some who came to the wake wept Baton Rouge. he was gone to get supplies, but he the staff was amazed when more as they told the stories of what James One of James David’s favorite was giving things away! That was than 1,500 people lined up to pay David had done for them. Some pastimes was dancing. Chad told him!” Jeannie laughed. their respects. Many other mourn- were sad because they felt they had this story about his father: “Dad ab- When the store reopened a few ers came but saw the line and could never fully repaid or thanked him. solutely loved Swamp Pop music. not stay. The staff said no politi- But most laughed as they recounted See THE DAVID’S on Page 4 cian, sports figure or celebrity had some crazy joke he had told them ever attracted half that number of or some trick he played on them, mourners. 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See DEVALL on Page 14 The David’s Led Central Out of Hard Times Everything simply shut down — In Disasters, When everything except David’s Mobil, on the corner of Hooper and Joor No One Had Food roads in Central! It actually never really closed. In many ways, David’s Mobil Or Gas, David’s Was was a model of what every business should be like in a disaster: They Open to Serve Us recognized that hurricanes and Continued from Page 3 floods hit our community, they had a days after the funeral, it was emo- plan for dealing with them, and they tionally difficult to be there, because executed their plan with precision. so many people came in crying. After Hurricane Gustav, David’s “One lady came in and was over- served more than 1,000 cars a day come with emotion as she remem- from Tuesday through Saturday. It bered all the boxes of groceries he served customers who lined up on had bought for her family,” Jeannie Hooper Road as far as one mile, all said. the way to Sullivan Road. Another lady came in. She told When other gas stations finally how years earlier she and her hus- opened days later, they rationed band were living paycheck to pay- the gas. But James David didn’t check, and she got pregnant. There believe in rationing because it has was no way they could afford a the opposite of the intended effect, baby. But James told her, “No, causing people to try to get more you’re going to have that baby, and than they need and then hoard it. He said people actually get less if it’s going to be a boy!” She went BUSINESS OF THE DECADE — James and Jeannine David were awarded the Central home, thought about it, and decid- they are not rationed because they Business of the Decade award in 2015 for their service to the community and great busi- feel no pressure to stock up. He al- ed to have the baby. It was a boy! ness practices. The award was sponsored by the Central City News. In the photo, the Today he is grown, and they are so award was presented by Central school board president Dr. David Walker. lowed each driver to pull up to the happy James told them what to do! pump by himself and pump as much “James’ biggest concern was Another woman and her husband ria-style serving area. It has always gas as he needed. “We wanted to young adults and all the adversity were on hard times. She came by been old school, a place where you give people space, make them feel they incur, especially the drugs and every morning and got coffee but can come in and get a home-cooked comfortable that there was plenty other temptations they face. He couldn’t afford breakfast. When meal. Mr. David would keep a tab of gas, and not to panic,” he said. wanted to make people laugh and James found out what was going for you if you forgot your wal- Like the gas station, the David’s be happy. He worked hard to find on, he made her eat breakfast but let or were low on cash. convenience store and restaurant people jobs,” she said. wouldn’t let her pay. This continued He was a huge fan of LSU athlet- opened beginning Tuesday morn- daily for two years until the family ics and Central High football. Be- ing after Gustav and did what could got on their feet. After James died, fore every home game, he fed the be called a “landslide” of business. the lady came in and told the ca- Central team free of charge. Just Besides gasoline, the most popular shier what he had done. his way of helping out! products were ice, beer, milk, bread, In a time when many fast food When James died, the Central fried chicken and snacks. Mr. James restaurants completely shut down football team lined the road to pay did limit the number of people in if their computer or credit card ma- their respects as the family and the the store at one time, since it was chine isn’t working, James David hearse passed by. the only place open for hundreds had a different philosophy: If the James David’s Finest Hour of thousands of people. He never credit card machine wasn’t work- Perhaps James David’s finest hour raised his prices, although it would ing, then it was free! He figured, came when disaster and hardship have been easy to do so. “Well, it’s not the customer’s fault hit the Central community during During the historic, 1,000-year the credit card machine isn’t work- Hurricane Katrine, Hurricane Gus- flood of August 2016, David’s Mobil ing. Why should he be inconve- tav, and the flood of August 2016. faced an even greater task because nienced?” After the funeral, many In Central, Gustav caused far worse more than 80 percent of the homes in people came by and said things like damage than did Katrina. Central flooded. Since most Baton “The credit card machine wasn’t Two businesses distinguished Rouge businesses were still open, working. So he gave me my poboy themselves in those days after the David’s was not the only source of free!” All in a day’s work for James hurricanes, Central Drugs and Da- See JAMES on Page 14 David! vid’s Tiger Express. Years later, the James and Jeannie David David’s Mobil includes a cafete- two businesses shared the honor of Central’s Business of the Decade for the period 2005 to 2015, “David’s Mobil opened Tuesday morning when Hurricane Gustav ComeCome KickKick itit withwith usus had barely passed, and they were a tremendous blessing to this com- munity,” Fire chief Bill Porche said. 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Courage • Optimism • Leadership • Hard Work If I can be of assistance contact me at [email protected] As your Metro Councilman, I am so proud of our graduates of Central High School and Central Private School! You will always remember your high school years, especially the sporting events, the great teachers, and friendships, some of which may last a life- time. I fondly remember my days at Redemptorist High and all that wonderful school gave to me. Treasure your friendships, your memories, and your great alma mater! Good luck for the future! Congratulations, Class of 2017

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Final Score Central Wildcats 4 • West Monroe Rebels 2 CHS Scores Four in the Fourth Inning

CENTRAL’S EXTRAORDINARY VICTORY over West Monroe for the 5A State Baseball Championship is a reminder that people are limited mostly by their dreams. State Championship Playoffs and Finals • Sulphur, LA • May 12-13 • Photos by Jolice Provost CHS 4-1 Win Over TRUCKTRUCK STUFFSTUFF USA Sam Houston Goes to Senior Ma`Khail Hilliard

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Central’s First Title Since Great Teams of 1992-1996 Wildcats Win 5-A State Championship

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Construction of New Istrouma High Photos by Woody Jenkins Woody by Photos Istrouma High undergoing $24 million renovation 1st Floor hallway: Like a whole new school Trophy case is being rebuilt with glass shelves.

The library is being completely rebuilt. It will be high tech. 2,000-square-foot Istrouma Alumni Center will accommodate alumni and community events.

Hallways being rebuilt The old staircases only need superficial improvements The stairways are one thing that won’t change.

Elevator being installed Istrouma classrooms are generally larger than those built today. New heating and air conditioning throughout school

Congratulations and best wishes for the Class of 2017! Through years of hard work you have earned this important moment in your lives! I hope that you enjoy your summer and the terrific future that lies ahead. Doug Welborn Clerk of Court East Baton Rouge Parish Thursday, May 25, 2017 13 on Track to Meet August 9 Opening

Second floor inside windows that overlook Nawaganti All new electrical and Internet wiring and duct work Hallways under construction on 2nd floor

New cafeteria under construction with glass storefront. An entirely new kitchen and dining hall. Principal Reginald Douglas

Founded: 1917 3 Schools • 1 Campus Principal Reginald Douglas Closed: 2014 • Traditional high school Supt. Warren Drake FACTSAbout Opening: Aug. 9, 2017 • Technology Institute East Baton Rouge School Board Istrouma High • Middle magnet school School $24 million renovation Istrouma Advisory Committee Congrats 2017 Graduates

On behalf of myself and all of the men and women of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office, we would like to congratulate all 2017 Graduates and wish you wonderful success in your future endeavors.

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93,478 People Watched State Championship Game Newspaper to Broadcast Games Live people at the time even knew what Facebook Live was. Wide Acceptance Over the past nine months, the Central City News and its sis- Of Newspaper’s ter newspaper, the Capital City News, have broadcast more than Facebook Live 40 events on Facebook Live. The audience continues to grow. An or- Leads to Plans dinary event normally draws 3,000 to 5,000 viewers but some events draw far more. To Cover Football The largest audience so far was the CENTRAL — New technology of- fered by Facebook allows some- Central City News’ coverage of the thing previously impossible with- State Championship baseball game out spending tens of millions of between Central and West Monroe. dollars. Facebook Live, which was It drew 93,478 viewers live and on launched for the general public on replays. Central City News editor Jan. 28, 2016 allows anyone with a Woody Jenkins said these numbers smart phone to broadcast from his would far exceed numbers on many cellphone live worldwide. national cable channels. Previously, a television broad- Editor Woody Jenkins covering the funeral of Deputy Brad Garafola, the newspaper’s The largest audience for Capital caster would have had to spend first Facebook Live video, which drew 4,300 viewers. City News was a live video tour of tens of millions of dollars to set up munity Press, LLC — Central City uty Brad Garafola. Istrouma High School showing the a worldwide broadcast system, in- News and Capital City News — be- That broadcast garnered 4,300 school under construction. In the volving cameras, studios, uplinks, gan regularly broadcasting live on viewers, and the staff at the news- first two days, it was viewed 23,000 satellites, and much more. Facebook. One of the first broad- papers was shocked, because there times, was shared 371 times, and By July 2016, the two newspa- casts was of the funeral procession had been no promotion of the live had 395 comments. pers published at that time by Com- of East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s dep- broadcast and because very few The extraordinary interest in Cen- tral sports has led the Central City News to make a commitment to broadcast all Central High School games this season live on Facebook. James “Pop” David Remembered To watch the games live, go to Continued from Page 4 David said the Collette family of topher; brother-in-laws and their Central City News on Facebook at help but it’s proximity to the flood- RAC Oil made sure David’s Mobil wives Pete and Liz Ragusa, Phil game time, which is 7 p.m. on Fri- ing, which extended for miles in received three truckloads of fuel a and Peachy Ragusa, Ben and Patti day nights, during the season. every direction, made the job even day. The Collettes live on Shoe Creek Ragusa; and sister-in-law and her Most Facebook Live coverage by bigger than in Katrina and Gustav. Drive in Central, and they weren’t husband Angie and Leroy Cates. Central City News and Capital City Customers praised David’s for about to abandon the community. He is preceded in death by his fa- News is announced on those Face- staying open and serving the pub- “It was all so unbelievable!” Da- ther Newton Paul David. book pages a few minutes before lic so well, treating customers more vid said. Indeed it was! Today, James and Jeannie’s son the coverage begins. like they were his family or best With the help of James David and Craig David has taken over running Now with the launch of Com- friend. One person said, “They did his team and Claud Derbes and his the store and the family’s commit- munity Press’ new newspaper, the in a disaster what every business crew, Central survived those hard ment to Central is unwavering. The Istrouma Journal, a new Facebook should do but very few did.” times of Katrina and Gustav and David family intends on developing page will go online entitled Istrou- The secret to the David’s’ success came back stronger than ever. Now The James N. David Plaza some- was planning. James David said he ma Journal. It will cover news of David’s continues its work every- where in Central in honor of Pops. interest in North Baton Rouge live. focused on four things: day, helping people recover from • “We stocked up before the hur- the flood. ricane hit.” Friend Lori Brocato LeBlanc • “We told our vendors in advance said this about James David: “Mr. that we were going to be open. James lived life to the fullest. This So they knew we would be there man worked very hard but he also waiting for them to resupply us.” • “We told our employees that had just as much fun.” we were going to be open. Then we The truth is, he danced through actually went and picked them up life and even his family never truly and brought them to work, so they knew how fast his feet were mov- didn’t have to worry about trans- ing! portation.” James David stood only 5’5” • “Our generator was ready to go!” but seemed shorter. One of his em- He arranged in advance to pro- ployees described him best: vide fuel to the Central Fire Depart- “A 10-foot man in a 5-foot body.” ment, EMS, the Sheriff, FEMA, James Newton David is survived Central Public Works Department, by his wife Jeannie; son Chad, his and Zoar Baptist Church’s special wife Amy, and their children Alec, response team. He kept the center Grace, Grant, Miles, and Lucy and lanes open exclusively for them. Lauren Whittington; son Craig, The major flaw in the plan was his wife Dara, and their children traffic control, but that was solved Brelynn, Breanna and Brandt; and the Tuesday of the storm. daughter Cristi David Nolen, her Mr. David said he was very grate- husband Shane, and their children ful to his suppliers, employees, and Austin and Alli. He is also survived customers. He had special thanks by his mother, Mildred Jarreau for volunteers who helped through Smith; his sister Jeanette Felps, her difficult circumstances. husband Al, and their son Chris-

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She Won’t Graduate Wildcats Win State Title, for Awhile! Wesley Loses His Hair

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STATE CHAMPS DEMAND DANIEL WESLEYS HAIR ­— Central hero Daniel Metro Councilman Wesley, who risked his life to try to save a murder victim, was presented the first ever Daniel Wesley Brotherhood Award by Central High School at graduation ceremonies Tuesday, but two weeks ago Wesley lost his hair, thanks to a promise he made to the state champion Central baseball team in the regionals. It went something like this: “If the Trae Welch Wildcats win the regionals, you can shave my head!” Well, they won and he lost!

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Stations of the Cross’ Beautiful Route Photos by Jolice Provost Jolice by Photos

CHRISTIANS REMEMBER — Baton Rouge area Christians participated in the Stations of the Cross and remembered Jesus’ suffering in downtown Baton Rouge.

Sen. Bodi White Congratulations to the Class of 2017 You have a great future ahead! Don’t Be Afraid to Grow and Change. I did! After all, I wasn’t always the “mature statesman” you see in the photo at right. No, I was young once — a long time ago — and had a lot of growing and changing to do, as the photos from the Central Wildcat yearbook of 1974 reveal! Sen. Bodi White (R-Central) Central’s Bodi White Named All-State Thursday, May 25, 2017 23 Central’s State 5A Baseball Champions Central High Ended 28-Game Win Streak By West Monroe BATON ROUGE -— Central High School defeated West Monroe 4-2 to the LHSAA State 5A Baseball Championship in Sulphur last Sat- urday. It was a sweet victory of the Wildcats who finished third in Dis- trict 4-A and had a 25-11 record. West Monroe was ranked No. 1 in the nation and had a 28-game win- ning streak, but none of that mat- tered. Central dominated the game with strong pitching and a 4-run 4th inning. Central relief pitcher Con- nor Heyl was the game’s MVP. Central’s girls softball scored Photo by Jolice Provost Jolice by Photo a similar feat, winning the State Championship over Ouachita, also STATE CHAMPIONS — Central High School’s 5A State Championship baseball team, coached by Mike Forbes. a nationally-ranked team.

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In Central High’s spring game last Thursday, Destin Franklin (2) threw a pass. Quarterback Sam Kennerson (14) prepares to hand off to Joseph Self (3).

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2017 Baton Rouge Homeschool Graduates Photos by Eric Frank Photography Frank Eric by Photos Joshua Anderson Austin Arnold Maggie Babcock John George Bartel Nathaniel Bass Mlynn Bateman Grant Benson Galen Bergerson

Grady Bergeron Kameryn Byrd Will Campbell Brady Cannon Aliana Carpenter Chloe Castello Joshua Clark Rachel Corie

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James Lee Mya Levet Jake Maier Molly Martin John Matherne Bree McCarley Isaac McMohon Hamilton Mills

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