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ColorColor99 a.m.a.m. Saturday,Saturday, inin JuneJune MotionMotion 2929 CentralCentral SchoolSchool ComplexComplex ® NEWSNEWS& The Leader 5K5K Thursday, June 27, 2013 • Vol. 16, No. 13 • 16 Pages • Serving Central • www.centralcitynews.us • 225-261-5055 Metro Councilman Says Central Having ‘Hard Time’ City Responds toBarrow Boé Says Boé A Tale of 3 Cities: Central is still, Statements False, Central, Watson, “I wouldn’t say struggling, but Points to Surplus, SE Baton Rouge they’re having a CENTRAL — History is being Accomplishments made as communities in the hard time from suburbs of Baton Rouge decide Woody Jenkins whether to incorporate. the public works Editor, Central City News Voters in Central approved standpoint, and CENTRAL incorporation in 2005 and a new — When Metro Coun- school system in 2008. a police and fire cilman Joel Boé gave an interview Now residents of Watson, to the Baton Rouge Advocate Mon- just across the Amite River have standpoint. day stating his filed papers with the Secretary opposition to the of State and are circulating peti- Metro Councilman Joel Boé incorporation of ” the proposed new tions. In Southeast Baton Rouge, in a statement to the Advo- residents are holding public cate opposing creation of a City of Southeast meetings to consider the pros new city in Southeast BR Baton Rouge, he and cons of incorporation. probably didn’t Metro Councilman Joel Boé think his remarks would set off a round of contro- versy in the City of Central. But Arise, Ye Paralyzed Single Moms! they certainly did. BATON ROUGE — Today Amanda Last Friday, in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Boé was quoted by the Advocate as Carroll is the epitome of a success- she told sup- Then one day her husband was late saying, “Central is still, I wouldn’t ful single mother of three. She is porters of The coming in from an out-of-town say struggling, but they’re having the host of a daily radio program Life of a Sin- trip. “When he finally got home, a hard time from the public works heard nationwide on 450 Christian gle Mom Min- I knew something was wrong. He standpoint, and a police and fire radio stations. Her show, which istries that she had a look of panic on his face and standpoint.” That comment set off airs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. week- and her hus- said, ‘I’m leaving you!’ I didn’t Central City Hall. Reportedly, it days has made her a household band had an try to talk him out of it. I should provoked a call from Central May- name for 14 million listeners. ideal life with have. I found out later the sordid or Mac Watts to Boé asking for an But not long ago, things were their three very different for Amanda Carroll. Amanda Carroll small children See MINISTRY on Page 4 See BOÉ on Page 16 New Restaurant to Offer High-End Steaks, Seafood Stablier Bringing Fine Dining to Central Little Village Owner Color in Motion Set to Open Stab’s 5K Run to Close At Magnolia Square Roads Saturday CENTRAL — Wayne Stablier, owner of the Little Village Res- CENTRAL — The Central Com- taurant in Baton Rouge, has com- munity School System will hold pleted construction and the hiring Color in Motion 5K race Satur- of staff for his first restaurant in day at 9 a.m. It’s a fundraising Central — Stab’s, which will of- event to help raise money to fer high-end dining, specializing in build a bike and walking trail. steaks and seafood. Stablier said Parts of Sullivan, Gurney, and Wednesday the staff is in training, Joor roads will be closed. Satur- and he expects to open by late July day morning. or August. It’s not too late to register to Stab’s is located in the Village at participate in the 5K run. The Magnolia Square on Lovett Road, cost is $50. The Village is the first official Tra- For more information on the ditional Neighborhood Develop- Provost Jolice by Photo event, go to www.ColorInMo- ment (TND) in the parish. Devel- tion5K.com. For road closings, oper Steele Pollard said Stab’s is a STAB’S STEAKS AND SEAFOOD — Executive chef Justin McVey and general manager go to Page 14 of this edition. See NEW on Page 8 Melanie Way are training the staff for the opening of Stab’s at Village at Magnolia Square. 2 CITY NEWS Thursday, June 27, 2013 COMMUNITY PRESS, LLC CAPITAL CITY NEWS CENTRAL CITY NEWS Vol. 22 • No. 13 & The Leader Vol. 16 • No. 13, No. 347 910 North Foster Drive Post Office Box 1 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 The Phone (225) 261-5055 • FAX 261-5022 • Entire contents © 2013 Email stories and photos to [email protected] or [email protected] Crusade Published every other Thursday from January to August and every Thursday from September to December by Community Press, LLC The Leader was founded April 30, 1998, and the Central City News was founde 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. Community Press also publishes the Central Community Directory and other publicatons. Editor & Publisher Woody Jenkins Business Manager Candi Lee Graphic Artist Terrie Palmer Business Specialist Jolice Provost Member, National Newspaper Association & Louisiana Press Association Deadline for news and advertising: 5 p.m. Mondays $40 a year by subscription in advance • $50 a year outside East Baton Rouge Country Living in the City Can’t Baton Rouge Have Its Very Own Newspaper? are delivered on-line. Virtually With Population all of our readers are in East Ba- ton Rouge Parish, especially South “Go forth, young King John Georges to Of 450,000, EBR Baton Rouge and Central. Do we compete with the Advo- recapture New Orleans and establish cate? Of course we do, because we your dominion throughout all the land.” Shouldn’t Have to compete for people’s attention and your dominion throughout all the land.” readership. Right now, we’re get- Share with NOLA ting good reviews from our read- ers. People seem to truly enjoy media only skims the surface. Every community of any size at Woody Jenkins our product. We’ve been increas- The daily newspaper in Baton all deserves its own newspaper. Editor ing our reach by adding more and Rouge should be covering all the A State Capital city with all the better locations for distribution local governments, investigating things Baton Rouge has going for BATON ROUGE — On Monday, the — now more than 400 locations all the political shenanigans, and it certainly needs new publisher of the Advocate, where you can pick us up. putting the spotlight on the church- and deserves a John Georges, spoke at length Compare this with the 44,000 es, the schools, and the people. newspaper devot- about his plans for the Advocate copies of the Advocate distributed Instead, the Advocate is running ed to IT. at the Baton Rouge Press Club and in East Baton Rouge Parish, and off to New Orleans, Slidell, Lafay- When you take thereby invited public comment. you see that we are beginning to ette, Houma, and all the rest in a on the ownership Basically, he seems to be on a make a difference and build a real 20-parish area. There is absolutely of a newspaper, path to make the Advocate a re- audience. Moreover, our presence no way under the sun that they can you take on a lot gional newspaper with two edi- in the market helps define what do justice to the people in those ar- of responsibili- tions, one for Baton Rouge and one news is and how the issues will be eas. And they certainly cannot ful- ties. If you are the Woody Jenkins for New Orleans. framed. fill their obligations to the people only daily news- Frankly, the direction he is tak- So why should we object to the of this parish. paper in a community, you have to ing is very good for us. We are a Advocate’s becoming a regional The entire Advocate could be — first and foremost — cover that locally-owned community news- newspaper? Because it’s bad for filled with news about this parish, community. After that, cover what paper serving the people of East our community! East Baton Rouge because there’s that much going you possibly can about the state Baton Rouge. Everything we do Parish has nearly 450,000 peo- on. They have the resources to do and nation. But don’t dilute your is about this community, not New ple. This is the State Capital, the just that, but they are not. resources and the little space you Orleans or elsewhere. wealthiest parish, the population I believe John Georges is a good have in every issue to cover com- If the big daily in our community center, the political center, and the man and means well, but this is munities in far distant places, such goes off on a tangent, it creates an media center of Louisiana. very different from a wholesale as New Orleans. Most people here opportunity for us. A lot of people Doesn’t a market that size de- food distribution company. This is aren’t really that interested in New read our newspaper.