CENTRAL CITY
NEWS General Excellence Louisiana Press Association National Newspaper Assn.
& The Leader
®
City of Central 6th Anniversary
Special Edition
Central City News April 28, 2011 To advertise, call 225-261-5055
Jacob Lesage of Central High
Central City News • Thursday, April 14, 2011 • Vol. 14, No. 7 • 20 Pages • Circulation 11,000 + on-line worldwide • centralcitynews.us
Six Firms Eye City Pact Accountability to Taxpayers Remains Major Issue
Council Wants Bigger Role in Selection of a City Contractor
Woody Jenkins
Editor, Central City News
See SIX FIRMS on Page 20
Photo by Woody Jenkins
CENTRAL — Six firms have requested documents necessary to make proposals to provide all city services in the City of Central when the current contract with CH2MHILL expires June 30. The City of Central is the only municipality in the nation that has privatized all city services and has a Master Privatization Agreement with a single private firm. The agreement with CH2MHILL has been the subject of controversy and litigation because of the lack
DreamFest
Central Central Private Private April April 21-23 21-23
“I CAN’T BELIEVE WE WON!” — Debbie Dean was surprised and elated when her husband, Dr. Kyle Dean, won the bidding for a rare dog during the live auction at Cookin’ in Central Saturday afternoon at St. Alphonsus. Debbie said, “I didn’t think I’d be leaving Cookin’ for Kids with a new dog, but we are very excited. We had actually been considering a Goldendoodle for about a year. We have named her Dixie, and the kids absolutely love her!” Dixie was donated by local veterinarian Dr. Tony LoBue.
Thousands Attend Cookin’ in Central CENTRAL — Several thousand Central residents and friends of Central attended the Sixth Annual Cooking in Central last weekend at
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Boil Friday night and cooking by The event, which benefits worth- scores of celebrated chefs on Satwhile causes in Central and neigh- urday. Participants enjoyed live boring areas, included a Crawfish See ANNUAL on Page 2
Central City Three NewsLegislative Goes Digital Voters to Decide Seats New Senate District, Two House Seats Include Central
Senate District Winds from SBR Through Central To Ponchatoula Woody Jenkins
Editor, Central City News
BATON ROUGE— Bills to reapportion the Louisiana House and Senate and the state’s Congressional delegation have cleared the legislature and are on the desk of Gov. Bobby Jindal awaiting signature. The most significant development for Central is the creation of a new State Senate district with Central at its hub. Designated as SenSee REAPPORTION on Page 16
NEW SENATE DISTRICT — The legislature has approved creation of a new district that includes Central. Of the 72,789 registered voters in the district, 43,173 live in East Baton Rouge Parish, including about 20,000 in Central. A total of 25,711 reside in Tangipahoa Parish, 2,844 in St. Helena, and 1,151 in Livingston. The winding district is 76 percent white and votes conservative.