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Drug Testing to ResumeAt Central High School

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Central Would Have Highest Sales Tax in Nation

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Woody Jenkins Editor, Central City News

CENTRAL — The Central Com-munity School Board voted Mon-day to spend $64,000 out of its $30 million-a-year annual bud-get to provide each of the seven school board members with a $7,800-a-year expense allow-ance. However, two board mem-bers immediately gave notice that

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CENTRAL — Championships are won on Friday nights — not on paper. Nevertheless, on paper at least, the 2011 Central Wildcat team looks like one of finest ever. The key will be whether they live up to their potential. This will be a team that is young yet talented and deep — a team seeking its 4th straight District Championship and a State Title.

Wildcat Fans Have Reason for OptimismYoung Central Team Will Have Talent, Depth

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Kip Holden Plan:Raise Central TaxFrom 9½ to 10¼%

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NEW CITY SERVICES CONTRACTOR — IBTS began providing all city services in the City of Central July 1 from 6703 Sullivan Rd. Shown at grand opening ceremonies are Dr. Shy-am Choudhary, CFO of IBTS, and David Ratcliff, program manager for Central. See Page 3.

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ISTROUMA GREATS — High school stars from 50 years ago. Four members of the Istrouma High School State Championship team of 1962 gathered during the North Baton Rouge Reunion last week. Shown are Jim Dousey, Charlie Rush, Benny Griffin, and Mike Hooper.

they would not accept the a l l o w a n c e , and a third board mem-ber said he would donate the money to the new Cen-tral Education F o u n d a t i o n for scholar-ships for Cen-tral students.Roxanne Atkinson

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CENTRAL — The Central Commu-nity School System will resume the use of hair samples to test for drug usage among students at Central High School. Students involved in extracurricular activities, such as

competitive sports, or who drive to school will be tested. The school system began using hair samples to test for drugs last year, and several students were


CENTRAL — If Mayor-President Kip Holden has his way, the sales tax rate in Cen-tral will increase from the current rate of 9.5 per-cent to 10.25 per-cent next year. That would give the City of Central the high-est sales tax rate in the U.S. Chicago pre-viously had the highest sales tax rate at 10.25, but that was reduced to 9.75 on July 1, 2010. On Tuesday, Holden said he will ask voters to approve three tax in-creases this fall: • 1/4-cent sales tax and .75-mill property tax for infrastructure • 1/4-cent sales tax and 2.15-mill property tax for public safety • 1/4-cent sales tax and .25-mill

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LPA Submits Brief in Public Records Case

CENTRAL — The Louisiana Press Association, representing 127 dai-ly and weekly newspapers across the state, has submitted a brief for consideration by the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in support of the Central City News. The newspaper filed suit against CH2MHILL in April 2010, in con-nection with public records in its possession relative to its then-ex-isting Master Privatization agree-ment with the City of Central. The Louisiana Press Association hired special counsel to prepare the brief, in the form of Lloyd Lunc-eford, who is also counsel for the Baton Rouge Advocate and who has represented the Advocate on a

large number of important public records cases. In order to provide the people of Central with the legal reasoning of the Louisiana Press Association in this case, the brief has been up-loaded to the Internet. Here are a few excerpts: Louisiana Press Association brief with Court of Appeal: “The facts presented in this case are like nothing ever seen before by a Louisiana court. The compre-hensive privatization agreement between the City of Central and CH2MHILL represents one of the broadest examples of outsourcing of municipal functions to a single provider in U.S. history. At issue is whether a single private company that provides virtually all of a mu-nicipality’s governmental services pursuant to a mass outsourcing agreement with the municipality is subject to any of the provisions of Louisiana’s Public Records Act.” “For all practical purposes, CH2M is more than an instrument

informed about the operations of their own government.” “The Louisiana Supreme Court

of Central. Under its unprecedent-ed comprehensive contract, CH2M is de facto the administration of the City of Central.” “...Central became what is known as a ‘contract city’ and the requested records relating to the March 26, 2010, We Are Central advertisement are directly related to CH2M’s performance of govern-mental functions under its contract with Central and are thus ‘public records’ under the Act.” “In the face of increasing priva-tization and the emergence of ‘con-tract cities,’ like Central, it is nec-essary for this Court to clarify the applicability of Louisiana’s Public Records Act to a private company that performs almost all of the tra-ditional governmental functions of a municipality.” “The trial court’s ruling in this case, if left undisturbed, will ef-fectively negate access to public records, accountability and trans-parency in government, and the ability of Louisiana citizens to stay

EXCHANGESTUDENT— Inés Lisser of Paris, France, is living with the Lloyd family for the next three weeks. Shown (left to right) are Gail Lloyd, Inés, Manning, Jim, and Taylor Beth Lloyd. The Lloyds are launching the new Central Education Foundation (see Page 7).

has likewise held that a private com-pany can be sub-ject to the Public Records Act... in Guste v. Nicholls College Founda-tion... the Court noted: ‘If a private corporation ac-cepts money from a public body in the discharge of the latter’s con-stitutional or legal duties, it must disclose records concerning those transactions, including the receipt and expenditure of those funds.’” The 27-page brief submitted by the LPA provides a comprehensive review of the case, which we be-lieve is solidly on the side of public disclosure. We invite you to review the brief, which ison the Internet at www.issuu.com/libertytoday/docs/ccn_court_brief

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Judge Bates to Hold Hearing July 18 on CH2MHILL Motion toForce Central City News to Pay $68,000 in Firm’s Attorney Fees CENTRAL — On April 29, 2010, the Central City News filed suit against CH2MHILL, seeking pub-lic records in its possession, as a result of its contract to administer City Services in the City of Central. Louisiana law provides that public

records cases shall be tried expedi-tiously within 10 days of filing suit. The Central City News has vig-orously pursued this suit. Yet, a tri-al on the matter has not been held. The witnesses which the newspa-per subpoenaed have never been

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required to come and testify under oath. Instead, the District Judge, Kay Bates, granted CH2MHILL’s summary motion to reject the news-paper’s request for documents. That summary judgment was appealed by the Central City News to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. Today, 15 months after the suit was filed, the case is still awaiting action in the court system. Mean-while, CH2MHILL has demanded that the newspaper pay its attorney fees in the case, which it calculates at $68,000 through late last year. The Central City News believes

the law is clear in this matter. Loui-siana is a jurisdiction where attorney fees are only provided if specifically allowed by law. In the case of pub-lic records requests, no Louisiana court has ever required the person requesting records to pay attorney fees. That would obviously chill any use of the Public Records Law. Now Judge Bates will hold a hearing on CH2MHILL’s demand for attorney fees on Monday, July 18 in her court. A ruling against the newspaper could result in a punitive judgment that would discourage ac-cess to public records.

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IBTS Starts Handling City ServicesNon-Profit Group Officially Came on Board July 1

CITY SERVICES CONTRACTOR IBTS — The City of Central’s new City Services contractor, non-profit organization IBTS, posed for this photograph on July 1, 2011, its first day of operations. The organization has a five-year contract to provide all City Services in Central. The City of Central is the only municipality in Louisiana that has privatized all city services.

Inspector General: Quotes Were Fabricated


BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s In-spector General, Stephen Street, said the arrest of Central schools’ information technology director David McLaughlin was based on an investigation by his office that revealed the falsification and fabri-cation of public documents. Street agreed to answer ques-tions on the condition that they be confined to the contents of the war-rant which resulted in McLaugh-lin’s arrest. Under Louisiana law, a govern-mental body that seeks to purchase goods and services must comply with the Public Bid Law. Over a certain amount, formal bids must

be obtained through a bidding process. Under that amount, the public body may obtain informal quotes from vendors in writing or by telephone. The inspector general said that his office’s investigation revealed that on several occasions McLaugh-lin gave business to MIS Technol-ogy and manufactured quotes from other vendors. Street said his investigators at-tempted to verify the quotes from the companies listed. In some cases, the vendors said they did not provide a quote at all. In other cases, the companies did not even offer the products listed. Street said the three-page war-rant also alleges that McLaughlin misled investigators and deleted emails. “At first, he said he had emails that would prove that the quotes were obtained. Then we found evidence that the emails were permanently deleted,” he said. Media reports said Sheriff’s

er to prosecute the case. Street said it is a serious crime to knowingly and intentional fab-ricate, alter, or destroy public re-cords. He said conviction of the crime carries a penalty of up to five years at hard labor. Under Louisiana law, the Cen-tral Community School System has not yet been able to comment on McLaughlin’s arrest, except to say that he has been placed on ad-ministrative leave.

deputies went to McLaughlin’s work place, which was Central Middle School, to make the arrest. Those reports said McLaughlin was arrested on a fugitive warrant. However, Street said McLaughlin was not a fugitive and that he had not been given the opportunity to turn himself in. Street emphasized that McLaughlin was innocent unless and until proven guilty. He said it would now be up to District Attor-ney Hillar Moore to decide wheth-

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BREC Park Ground-Breaking July 27 CENTRAL — The public is invited to the ground-breaking for the new Central Community Sports Park from 9 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27. The ceremonies for the new BREC facility will be held at 10501 Lovett Road.

The park is funded by the vot-ers’ passage of the Imagine Your Parks Major Capital Improvements Project. The ground-breaking is for Phase I of the park which is near the intersection of Lovett and Hooper roads in Central.


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ance for its members. The resolution as introduced would have set the expense al-lowance at $800, the maximum permitted by state law. However, new board member Jim Lloyd of-fered an amendment to reduce that amount to $650, which he said was the average paid by the other 69 parish and city school boards state-wide. The amendment was adopt-ed without opposition. The other new board member, Roxanne Atkinson, moved to delay the expense allowance from going into effect until a new school board takes office in January 2015.

Mrs. Atkinson said, “When I de-cided to run for the school board, I was aware there was no compensa-tion, and I told voters that I would not accept compensation. Since then, I have come to realize how much work is involved in serving on the school board, and I believe some compensation is justified. However, I made a commitment to the voters, and I intend to honor that commitment.” Mrs. Atkinson’s attempt to de-lay the proposal until January 2015 failed. She later voted against the resolution and filed a formal no-tice, as required by state law, that she would not accept the expense

allowance for the remaining three and one-half years of her four-year term. School board member Will Ea-sley also gave formal notice that he would not accept the expense allowance. However, he voted for the proposal, saying that it was well justified by the long hours put in by board members and that it was costly for many members to serve because of the expense involved and loss of income. Board member Jim Lloyd de-fended the idea of having an ex-pense allowance for board mem-bers, even though he will not keep

his. “We have a board with 150 years of education experience and 75 years of business experi-ence. They bring a lot of wisdom and objectivity. They have given thousands of hours of struggle and stress. This small amount is rea-sonable and customary for school board members to receive,” he said. Lloyd said he would donate his allowance for scholarships for Central students. Board member and Finance Committee chairman Dr. David Walker said he had looked at the cost of providing the expense al-lowance and concluded that the

SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY — John C. Guice, an attorney with Hammonds & Sills law firm, answered a question from the public at Monday’s Central School Board meeting. Hammonds & Sills replaced Sherri Morris as attorney for the Central Community School Board.

Continued from Page 1CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD DEBATE — Participating in the debate were (left to right) school board member Will Easley, president Dr. Jim Gardner, and citizen Mike Mannino.

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school system could afford it. “We are running a $500,000 surplus,” he said. Walker said he had asked many people in the Central community what they thought about the idea of providing an expense allow-ance. “Most thought we already get compensation,” he said, “ and every one of them said we should do this.” School board member Sharon Browning, who served as board president for two years, said, “The four of us from the original school board have served four and a half years without compensation. What started as a volunteer position has become much more. I understand volunteer. I’ve been a volunteer all my life. But this has become very demanding, sometimes three meetings a week, answering the concerns of parents, grandparents, employees, and others.”

Mrs. Browning said, “No one loves this school system more than I. I’ve taught in Central schools most of my life. I think it’s im-portant to realize that this system is run on a non-political basis. If someone calls me and says, ‘I need a job for my grandson,’ I have to tell them that’s not how our system works in Central.” “We have an Human Resources Department, and they make rec-ommendations to the principal, who ultimately makes hiring deci-sions. When you evaluate school board members, I hope you will remember how important it is to have independent, fair-minded people on this board with charac-ter and integrity. Think about what kind of job this board is really do-

ing, and I think you will agree that they should have a small expense allowance,” she said. School board member Ruby Foil, also a life-long educator and for-

mer principal at Bellingrath Hills Elementary, said. “Everyone com-pares volunteering to service on the school board. In volunteering, you pick and choose what you will do. On the school board, you’re required to deal with everyone and make decisions on controversial issues. It costs a lot of time and money. It’s not like volunteering.” Mrs. Foil said, “I have visited 90 to 95 percent of the homes in my district, and not one person said, ‘We don’t want you to be paid any-thing.’” “For those who say, ‘You knew

Central CommunitySchool Board

Meeting of July 11, 2011Photos by Woody Jenkins

I hope you realize how important it is to have“independent, fair-minded people on this board with character and integrity. Think about what kind of job this board is really doing, and I think you will agree they should have a small expense allowance.”— School board member Sharon Browning

Retired Central High teacher and ex-board president

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LINING UP ON ISSUE — Jon Simmons (left) spoke against the proposal. Linda Summers (center) favored it. Dr. Keith Holmes (right) said he thought there are greater needs in the budget.

a member of the chambers of com-merce throughout the district. He is also an active, long-time member of Blackwater Methodist Church. White and his wife, Robin Wun-stel White, will celebrate their 29th anniversary this fall. They are the parents of three children — Kim-berly, Kristen, and Mackie — and grandparents to Sydney Elizabeth. Their son-in-law is Ivan McKnight. White holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from Southeastern Louisiana University and did post-graduate studies at Loyola University. He served as an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s detective for six years, and worked as a supervisor at ExxonMobil for 17 years. He currently works as a commercial and property real es-tate agent with Rogillio Real Estate Company in Baton Rouge and owns a small private security company. White has been named the City of Central’s “Man of the Year” and has received numerous awards for his public service. He has been rec-ognized for his assistance in provid-ing student scholarships for South-eastern Louisiana University.


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BATON ROUGE — In a news con-ference in Memorial Hall at the State Capitol, State Rep. Mack “Bodi” White (R-Central) last week announced he will seek election for State Senate District 6 in the Oct. 22 primary election. State Senate District 6 includes parts of East Baton Rouge, Livings-ton, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa parishes. It is currently represented by Sen. Julie Quinn of Jefferson Parish. Under reapportionment, the district has a completely different configuration. White said the new district is a bridge from Baton Rouge to the Florida Parishes. ”This is a sprawl-ing district, almost 100 miles long. It is an area of tremendous growth. The I-10 and I-12 corridors have added five new representative dis-tricts and 1-1/2 new Senate seats as a result of the census. It’s also where we expect the growth to be over the next 10 years.” White said he has been traveling the district and found a lot of com-monality among the people. “This is a conservative district, made up of working people. They believe in family values, and they don’t want any tax increases. When you look at Ponchatoula, Central, and many other areas of the district, people have shared values,” he said. Surrounded by family members and supporters, White cited his ex-perience as an effective legislator who has led efforts to lower taxes, create jobs, invest in infrastructure, strengthen laws against criminals, and improve education during his tenure in the Louisiana House. In an interview afterwards, he said he is proud of having authored legis-lation to bring new businesses to Louisiana and said he wants to con-tinue to do that. At the news conference, he said, “I will continue to work hard to get the job done for the people I represent,” White said. “I look forward to putting my experience in state government to work in the State Senate, and continuing to ac-complish positive, forward-moving changes for my district and for the state as a whole.” White has been a fiscal conser-vative and never voted for a tax in-

crease during his eight years in the House. White said, “In fact, over the last six years, the State Legis-lature has reduced more than $1 billion in state and personal taxes, including a reduction in the Stelly Tax.” White said he secured $400 mil-lion in funding for infrastructure projects in the Baton Rouge area, including the widening of I-12 and I-10 and repairing local bridges. In a release, he said, “Those projects are considered crucial factors in improving economic development opportunities in the area that will in turn create local jobs in the future.” White also was instrumental in passing legislation that allowed the Livingston Parish governing dis-tricts to enter into a tax-incentive-financing agreement with Bass Pro Shops, creating hundreds of jobs and bringing thousands of tourist dollars into the local community. “Investing in our infrastructure, creating an environment for more jobs, and improving education for our children are important ways the state can support our local econo-my. I will continue to seek ways

to improve conditions for people, so they can have the resources to have good, high-paying jobs in their home areas,” White said. White holds important commit-tee assignments in the State House, including Appropriations, Judicia-ry, Criminal Justice, and Homeland Security, which he presides over as chairman. White also serves on the state’s Juvenile Justice Commission and the Louisiana Emergency Re-sponse Network. White was among those legisla-tors who pushed for ethics reform in this current administration by au-thoring a bill to protect government whistleblowers who reported illegal or unfair activities in their office. He also supported and lobbied for legislators to disclose information on their financial dealings, for the Ethics Administration’s Executive Director to be a full-time appointee, and for mandatory governmental ethics training for legislative offi-cials. White is an active member of the Central community. He’s involved in local civic, community and youth recreation organizations, and he is

REP. BODI WHITE ANNOUNCES FOR SENATE — Rep. Bodi White (R-Central) announced his candidacy for a new State Senate district in the Oct. 22 primary election. White is shown with wife Robin (left) and his sister, Debbie Dougherty (right).

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Faulk: Central Serious About Drug Testssports and activities will be tested first, while those who participate in other sports such as baseball and softball will be tested later. The program will be adminis-tered by Central schools athletic director Sid Edwards and school nurse Sharon Ball. Faulk said the hair tests are far more reliable than urine testing. Hair tests are accurate for as much as 90 days, while urine testing is unreliable after a couple of days, he said. Anyone who tests positive will be tested thereafter every time drug tests are conducted, Faulk said. “One of the benefits of this pro-gram is that it will give our students another way to say no, when they are offered drugs,” Faulk said. Students who test positive for drugs in their system will be subject to a series of progressively more se-rious consequences, including sus-pension from extracurricular activi-ties or driving, counseling, parental conferences, and retesting.

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Lloyds to Launch Central Education Foundation CENTRAL — Local businessman Jim Lloyd and his wife Gail are launching a new foundation to promote education and the arts in Central. The couple will donate personal funds to help get the foun-dation started. It will be called the Central Edu-cation Foundation. Jim Lloyd, who serves as an elected member of the Central Community School Board, said,

“The Foundation will focus on lo-cal arts talent, including art, drama, music, voice, dance, architecture, and design in Central schools from K-12.” “Potential uses for the funds would be scholarships, lessons, field trips, talent shows, instru-ments, equipment, props, contin-ued education, arts awareness, and much more,” he said. Lloyd said the citizens of Cen-

tral will be asked to participate in the foundation. “There will be campaigns and events for patrons of the arts and businesses in the community to funnel an unknown potential amount of funds that would go di-rectly to children in the schools.” In addition to donating start-up funds for the foundation, Lloyd said he will donate his $650-a-month expense allowance that

he will receive as a school board member. Gail Lloyd is an artist and has a special interest in art education. The couple has four children: Harrison, Connor, Taylor Beth, and Manning. They are currently hosting an exchange student from Paris, France, named Inés Lisser. Jim Lloyd is the owner of Cor-nerstone Commercial Flooring in Baton Rouge.

Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk at school board meeting Monday night

tested positive for hard drugs. However, Supt. Mike Faulk and the Central school board suspended testing of hair samples, in order to refine procedures, rework parental permission slips, and select a ven-dor to conduct the tests. Faulk said Tuesday a commit-tee composed of students, teachers, administrators, coaches, and nurses have met to iron out the details. Faulk said a national firm, Psychemedics Corp., has been se-lected to conduct the tests. The school system is negotiating with the company on the terms of the contract, he said. The drug testing policy will apply to all students in grades 6 to 12 who engage in extracurricular activities, drive to school, or whose parents voluntarily agree to participate. Extracurricular activities include all teams, performing bands, per-forming choir, cheerleaders, dance teams, and flag corps. Students who participate in fall

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Births • Engagements • Weddings • DeathsAnniversaries • Reunions

NAUTA, HARRISMelissa Nauta and Jeffrey Harris will exchange wedding vows Aug. 5 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

Milestones McKEY, TATEDerek McKey and Kristen Tate will marry in a ceremony on Aug. 26 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

High SchoolReunions

CENTRAL — Local high school re-unions coming up include:

Saturday, July 23Istrouma High Class of 1966

7 to 11 p.m. The Istrouma High School Class of 1966 will hold their 45th reunion at Kristenwood, 14025 Greenwell Springs Road. Cost is $80/couple, $40/single and $90 and $45 at the door. For information, call Don Scharwath at 275-7702 or [email protected].

Saturday, July 23Central High Class of 1981

The Central High School Class of 1981 will hold their 30th reunion at Embassy Suites in Baton Rouge. It is not to late to register. The classes of 1980 and 1982 are also invited. For information, email [email protected].

Saturday, Sept. 17Pride High Class Reunion

7 to 10:30 p.m. The Pride High School Reunion Committee is looking for school fac-ulty, graduates, and attendees for this year’s reunion. The reunion will be at Forest Grove Reception Center, 8743 Stephenson Dr. in Denham Springs. Absolutely no reservations accepted after July 1. Make payment to Ve-ronica Gregory, memo/note PHS Re-union, and send to P.O. Box 25, Pride, LA 70770.

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Melissa Nauta and Jeffrey HarrisTo Wed Aug. 5 at St. Alphonsus

Jeffrey Harris and Melissa Nauta

GREENWELL SPRINGS — Melissa Nauta of Central and Jeffrey Har-ris of Denham Springs will marry at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. The bride-elect is the daughter of Tony and Beth Nauta of Cen-tral. Melissa is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy and Louisiana State University. She is a clinical research project manager at Pen-nington Biomedical Research Cen-ter. Her fiancé is the son of Todd and Renee Harris of Gonzales and Carolyn “Willie” and Harold Har-ris of Denham Springs. Jeffrey is a graduate of Denham Springs High School. He is employed by Wil-liams Olefins.

Derek McKey and Kristen Tate

GREENWELL SPRINGS — Kristen Rose Tate of Central and Derek Scott McKey of Zachary will be joined together in matrimony at a 7 p.m. ceremony on Aug. 26, 2011, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. The bride-elect is the daughter of Jim and Kathy Tate of Central. She is the granddaughter of Jim and Pauline Tate of Baker, and the late Howard and Rose Broussard of Pride. Kristen is a 2006 graduate of Redemptorist High School and Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in general studies. She is employed in Baton Rouge as a leasing consultant. Her fiancé is the son of Todd and Karen McKey of Zachary. He is the grandson of Larry and Joyce Bellard of Zachary and Jack and Faye McKey of Gloster, Miss. Derek is a 2006 graduate of

Zachary High School and attended Baton Rouge Community College. He is employed by Hydro Consul-tants, Inc. as a hydrographic sur-veyor.

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MARYVILLE, TENN. — Wendy Nicole Myers and Alexander Beam Kovacic, both of Lexington Park, Md., wed in a 2:30 p.m. ceremo-

ny May 29, 2011, at Piney Level Baptist Church in Maryville, Tenn. Rev. George Macht officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mike and Wanda Myers of Maryville, Tenn., formerly of Central. She is the granddaughter of Elmer and Marge Myers of Ft. Wayne, Ind. and Don and Carolyn Whittington of Madisonville, Tenn., all former-ly of Central. Wendy is a 2004 graduate of Central High School and graduat-ed from the University of Tennes-see with a degree in aerospace en-gineering. She is employed as an aerospace engineer with NAVAIR in Lexington Park. Md. The groom is the son of Eric and Marie Kovacic of Kensington, Md. Alex is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in aerospace engineering. He is employed as an aerospace engineer with NAVAIR in Lexington Park, Md. The bride was attended by her maid of honor, Stephanie Lynn Myers and the groom was attended by his best man, Matthew Kovac-ic.

Derek McKey, Kristen Tate toMarry Aug. 26 at St. Alphonsus

. Obituaries ,

Addis Mae Aymond Addis Mae Mayeaux Aymond, age 71, of Baton Rouge, passed away Thurs-day, May 26, 2011, at Baton Rouge General Hospital. She was a native of Plaucheville and a long-time resi-dent of Central. She is pre-ceded in death by her parents, Bennette and Amanda Raba-lias Mayeaux and brothers, Gerard Mayeaux and Hardy Mayeaux. She is sur-vived by her lov-ing and devoted Aymondhusband of 53 years, Everett Aymond of Baton Rouge; her two beloved sons, Scottie James Aymond and Darren Paul Aymond, both of Central; three grand-children, Reneé Aymond Dupreé and son-in-law Glen Dupreé, Jonathan Ay-mond, and Joshua Aymond; two great-

grandchildren, Taylor Dupreé and Alaina Dupreé, all of Houma; a sister, Lorraine Mayeaux Bordelon of Plaucheville, and numerous in-laws, nieces, and nephews. A funeral mass of Christian burial was held on Saturday, May 28 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Bunkie. Rev. Basil Burns officiated. Burial followed in the Pythian Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direc-tion of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie. Addis was a kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all that had the pleasure and privilege of knowing her. She never met a stranger. Lord, thank you for sharing her with us.


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Kari Brady and Michael Forbes, Jr.

GREENWELL SPRINGS — Kari Elaine Brady and Michael Forbes, Jr., both of Central, were wed in a 5:30 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of the late Tony Brady, Vince and Karen Ma, and Ross Whitworth. She is the granddaughter of Roger and Jeanette Launey, Vera Brady and the late James Brady, Sr., George and Barbara Dabbs, and Barba-ra Whitworth and the late Larry Whitworth. She is the great-grand-daughter of Addie Sanchez and the late B.J. Sanchez. Kari is a 2002 graduate of Cen-tral High School and a 2008 grad-uate of Southeastern Louisiana University. She is employed at the Baton Rouge General Medical Central. The groom is the son of the late Michael Forbes, Sr. and Wally and Kelly Roberts. He is the grandson of Gerald and Ethel Forbes, Nolan and Martha Leblanc, the late Al Martin, and the late Johnny and

Gail Robin. He is the great-grand-son of Inez Olinde. Mike is a 2000 graduate of Cen-tral High School and a 2008 gradu-ate of the University of New Or-leans. He is the new head baseball coach at Central High School and a teacher. The couple will make their home in Central.

Local Couple Celebrate 50th Anniversary CENTRAL — Jim and Faye Bratch-er of Central celebrated 50 years of marriage at a garden reception at their home hosted by their children and grandchildren. In attendance were Dena and Brian Drago and their children, Cody and Fallan of Kemah, Texas; Jeff and Dede Bratcher and daugh-ter, Sabella of Austin, Texas; and Alicia and Brandon Simon and their children, Breanna and Bryce of Central. Among other friends and guests were their maid of hon-or, Barbara Baham Moore; brides-maid, Annie Alexander Strange; and groomsman, George Bratcher. They were married on June 30, 1961, at North Acadian Church of God in Baton Rouge. Faye Bratch-er is the former Hilda Faye Alex-ander.Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bratcher

Delaney Marie Nixon Bradley and Amber Nixon are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Delaney Marie. Delaney was born March 1, 2011, at Fayette Piedmont Hospital in Douglas-ville, Ga. She weighed seven pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Proud grandparents are Ricky and Pam Nixon of Douglasville, Ga. for-merly of Central and Kermit and Sharon Shaw from Helfin, Ala. Great-grand-parents are Hubert and Gloria Nixon of Central, Jonathan and Peggy Parker of Baton Rouge, the late Joseph and Elsie Lowery of South Bend, Ind., and the late Eagle and Runell Shaw of Thompkins-ville, Ky.

Ash William Carpenter Jeff and Shelley (Teer) Carpenter of Central are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ash William. Ash was born at 9:28 a.m. Feb. 23, 2011, at Woman’s Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, 13.7 ounces, and was 20.75 inches long. Proud grandparents are Cheryl and Richard Payment of Baton Rouge, William and Kimberly Teer of Ball, and Janice Carpenter and Sonny Tom-linson, both of Central. Great-grand-mother is Annie Higginbotham of Ba-ton Rouge.

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Jack William Gregory Jonathan and Lana Gregory of Walker are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jack William Jack was born March 9, 2011, at Slidell Memorial Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Proud grandparents are Keith and Veronica Gregory of Pride and Lana Porter of Huntsville, Ala.

Austyn Blaire Lipinski Jonathan and Amanda (Pierre) Lipinski of Coconut Creek, Fla. are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Austyn Blaire. Austyn was born May 2, 2011, at 11:09 a.m. at West Boca Medical in Boca Raton, Fla. She weighed five pounds, 13 ounces, and was 18.5 inches long. Proud grandparents are David and Kay Pierre of Central and Louis and Pam Lipinski of Central. Big cousins Anna and Kara Verrett are excited to welcome Austyn into the family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! — Mary Jo Messer (left) celebrated her 95th birthday in June at her home in Central. She is the mother of JoAnn Messer of Dallas, Edith Messer Thompson and Randy and Judy Messer of Central. Edna Dykes Martin (right) celebrated her 90th birthday with a party in Central. Approximately 75 people attended the party hosted by her two sons and their wives, Jimmy and Karen Dykes and Mike and Sherri Dykes.

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL KITTENS REUNION — The Central High School dance team held a reunion at Sammy’s Grill. Mayor Mac Watts was guest speaker. Pictured are members from the 1970’s. They are Jackie West, Debbie White Dougherty, Sharon Gomez, Sheryle Teed, Karen Smith, Sue McCormick Bonacorso, Susan Kolb, Linda Cress, Carla Strickland Tarver, Faye Nettles, Sue Aubin Williams, Mayor Mac Watts, Mary Vance Morain, Jana Belle, Kimon Vendt Woosley, and Sandra Noto.


Watermelon Fest Sunday at Jackson Park

ST. ALPHONSUS MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS — The St. Alphonsus Middle School Cheerleaders attended UCA Camp at Southeastern University June 6-8. They competed in the home dance category placing 2nd in the large Junior High division. They also received 2nd place for their performance in the extreme routine competition. 8th graders Anna Ashford and Kalyn LeBlanc were selected as All-American Cheerlead-ers. 2011-2012 cheerleaders are 8th grade, Anna Ashford, Kaitlyn Fife, Tristan Stewart, Kalyn LeBlanc, Cameron Clement, Toni Guerin, Amy Newsom, Anna Austin, and La-rissa Powers, 7th grade, Katie Dunn, Melyse Cobb, Grace Charleville, Hayden Isreal, Christine Dileo, and Shelby LeBlanc, and 6th grade, Lily Corba, Skylar Culmone, Kam-ryn Fouts, Adeline Holyfield, Lanny Stanly, Hannah Miletello, Danielle McNamara, Alex Keller, Brooklyn Harrell, Sydney Stiles, Madison Carmena, and Claire McNeely.

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Thursday, July 14Scale Down Information Sessions

7 p.m. Say goodbye to those unwanted pounds! Get started today with Scale Down, an HMR program for weight management at Lane Regional Medi-cal Center. Call 658-4463 to sched-ule your free, no-obligation informa-tion session. Registration is required and space is limited.

July 15 and 16MissionsTripBenefitGarageSale

A Missions Trip Benefit Garage Sale will be held at 10426 Sagefield Drive in the Morgan Place Subdivi-sion. The sale is to help raise funds to send a group of 12 people to Mozam-bique and Swaziland Africa Sept. 15 through 24. Cost of the trip per per-

son is $3,500. Monetary donations are welcome and tax deductible with your name and address. Items in-clude electronics, authentic and cos-tume jewelry, decor, kitchen appli-ances, lots of arts crafts and jewelry making supplies, furniture, antiques, Christmas decor, marble topped cof-fee table from the 1800’s, and much more.

Sunday, July 17WatermelonFestival•5to8p.m.

First Baptist Church of Central will have a Watermelon Festival at Jackson Park. Everyone is invit-ed. There will be free watermelon, blowups, games, and prizes. Please bring a canned food for the Central Food Bank. For information, call the church office at 261-3722.

July 17 through 22Performing Arts Day Camp

All About Kids Productions is holding a Performing Arts Day Camp at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church. For information or to register, visit lamplightartists.com.

July 18 through 22Vacation Bible School

6 to 9 p.m. Grace United Pentecostal Church, 13845 Hooper Rd., invites all children to Vacation Bible School — Shake It Up Café. Shake It Up! is for kids 4 to 12. For information, visit www.graceupc.com or call 615-8000.

Tuesday, July 19Town Hall Meetings

7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Central has been chosen for LED’s 2011 Louisiana’s Development Ready Communities program by the state. This program is one of LED’s strat-egies to strengthen Economic com-petitiveness of municipalities. Resi-dents and business owners are being asked to complete a survey online at www.centralgov.com or picking up hard copies at City Hall, the Cham-ber office, or local library on Joor Rd. Deadline for completing the survey is July 19. The Town Hall Meetings will be held at Central Middle School caf-eteria. For information, visit www.LouisianaCommunityNetwork.com.

Wednesday, July 20First Anniversary CelebrationRepublican Women of Central

6 p.m. You are cordially invited to a Sum-mer Soiree celebrating the 1st An-niversary of the Republican Women of Central. The event will be held at Elegant Memories, 4328 French-town Road. Reception begins at 6 p.m. and program at 7 p.m. Featured guest speakers are Ruth Ulrich, vice chairman for the Southern Region of the Republican National Committee and June Williams, president of the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women. Cost is $20 and includes meeting, meal, and door prize ticket.

Wednesday, July 27Central Area Student Prayer Rally

7:30 a.m. The 13th annual Central Area

Student Prayer Rally will be held at the Central High Gym, 10200 East Brookside Dr. Breakfast will be served. Guest speaker will be NFL player Ken Ellis. During his 10 years in the NFL, Ken played for the Pack-ers, Dolphins, Browns, Lions, and Rams. He was a three time All-Pro player, played in two Pro Bowls and the Super Bowl with the Rams. Tick-ets are $10 for adults and free for students. Tickets are available at the Chamber office.

Friday, July 29BloodDrive•2:30p.m.

United Blood Services will hold a blood drive at Lane Regional Medi-cal Center. The blood drive is open to the public and registration is not required. Sign up online at www.bloodhero.com, sponsor code La-neRegional.

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BATON ROUGE — Tanglewood El-ementary teacher Cyndi Farris and architect Phil Rutter were the cen-ter of attention Saturday night at the Shaw Center in Baton Rouge, where the couple exchanged wed-ding vows. The popular Central sci-ence teacher met the groom when he was assigned to help supervise planning for the new Central School Complex. He is a member of the ar-chitectural firm of PBK of Texas. The wedding was attended by the couple’s children and grandchil-dren, along with Central schools Supt. and Mrs. Mike Faulk and all seven members of the Central Com-munity School Board. A large number of Central teach-ers and school administrators who have worked with the new Mrs. Rutter also attended. Many commented on the happi-ness of the occasion, the outstand-ing entertainment, and the excellent food. The couple departed the next morning for a honeymoon in the Bahamas. For photos of the event, go to http://centralcitynews.smug-mug .com

WEDDING BELLS — Central teacher Cyndi Farris and architect Phil Rutter were married last Saturday night at the Shaw Center.

FAMILY MEMBERS — Members of the Farris and Rutter families merged for photo (left), while flower girls posed at right.

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In an unguarded moment, Cen-tral head coach Doug Dotson ad-mits that in a lifetime of coaching, this is the kind of team you hope to coach. Officially, the coach says, “It’s about building a program, and the program sustains itself.” But it’s hard not to reveal that the talent is there for a championship. The key, Dotson said, is about hu-mility, staying focused, and playing for the team and as a team — per-forming like a champion in every aspect of life. The district battle will be differ-ent this year, because traditional ri-val Catholic High moved to another district. District 4-5A will consist of Central, Denham Springs, Live Oak, Scotlandville, Walker, and Zachary, while District 5-5A will consist of Catholic, Dutchtown, East Ascension, McKinley, St. Amant, and Woodlawn. Here’s what to expect over the coming weeks, as Central High football begins another memorable season: • There are three weeks left in summer football workouts. The fi-nal week will include Powercat test-ing, one of Central football’s most important events. • On July 22-23, Ochsner Clinic will provide free echocardiograms for the players, to identify any play-er who may have heart problems. [Athletic director Sid Edwards of-fers a tip of the hat to Ochsner’s for

this potentially life-saving service to the athletes.] • Boot Camp will be held Aug. 1-3 at King’s Arrow Ranch near Brookhaven, Miss. More than 100 varsity players are expected, plus coaches, trainers, and physicians, as well as a handful of parents who will provide food and hydration. • Coach Dotson says Boot Camp is one of the most important events of the year. Without cell phones or

technology around to interfere, the players get to know and rely on one another. “This is about building our men into a team,” he said. • After Boot Camp, football prac-tice gets underway. • School begins on Wednesday, Aug. 10, and the first scrimmage will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 at Wildcat Stadium when Cen-tral hosts Thibodaux, a team with a proud tradition and a new coach.

• The Jamboree this year will be held at Zachary on Friday, Aug. 26. Central will face a challenge in 3-A East Feliciana. This is a new school (formerly Jackson and Clinton), which had an outstanding season last year. They were undefeated in the regular season and lost in the playoffs to John Curtis. They have lots of returning veterans and an outstanding QB.

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what the pay was when you ran for the job,’ true, but when we hire a teacher and he signs a contract, do we say they can’t get a raise, be-cause, ‘You have a contract!’ No, we provide a raise if it is warranted. When we were appointed to this po-sition by the governor, no one had any thought of getting paid, but it has evolved into a different thing.” During the public hearing on the proposal, opposition was expressed by Jon Simmons, Gerry Edgens, Dr. Keith Holmes, Wayne Leader, Mike Mannino, Tiffany Whitehead, Rodney Bonvillain, and Stanford Palumbo. Dave Freneaux ques-tioned whether there had been ad-equate notice given. Speaking in favor were Linda Summers and R. J. Saucier. Public Opposition. Simmons said the Central Community School System was modeled after inde-pendent school districts in Texas, where most school board members serve without pay. He asked why the proposal had not been referred to a committee. Dr. Holmes, who is the only mem-ber of the board’s Finance Commit-tee who not a member of the school board, questioned the wisdom of the expenditure. He said that, while there is surplus, the school system is acquiring an unfunded liability for future retirees’ health benefits. He said if the board were to receive an expense allowance, it should be no higher than Baker or Zach-ary school board members, who are paid $500 a month, he said.

Mannino said he appreciated the work of the school board but asked whether the controversy was worth the gain. Ms. Whitehead said she had no problem with board compensa-tion but that it should be for future boards. “You should not vote for your own raise,” she said. Bonvillain said he was against the City Council getting paid also. He urged that the proposal be referred to a committee. Public Support. Speaking in support of the $650-a-month ex-pense allowance, Linda Summers

said she had been a teacher for many years, and the pay was very little, only $3,200 a year when she started. “On our school board, we have people serving who are losing pay from their jobs, and they can’t afford it. Why is the school board less important than the City Coun-cil? The City Council is paid.” “When you ask school board members to wait until 2015, you must remember, they’ve already served four and a half years without compensation. No one said they would never be paid. It’s really time to show our appreciation for

all they have done for us. We didn’t get here without a good school board,” she said. R. J. Saucier said, “As soon as I think something is self-evident, the person next to me disputes it! What have the men and women of the school board accomplished? They’ve worked long, hard hours and achieved a lot. Here are some of what they’re accomplished: • Established a high quality teaching staff • Developed student quality equal to any in the state • Approved a $50 million up-grade in school facilities that was desperately needed. “Now what they are asking for is token compensation. Supporting this request is simply an affirma-tion that we appreciate their work,” Saucier said. “This board deserves the compensation that is proposed.” After the public hearing, the board members debated the propos-al. It was approved 6-1. The vote was as follows: FOR — Sharon Browning, Wil-lard Easley, Ruby Foil, Dr. Jim Gardner, Jim Lloyd, and Dr. David Walker. AGAINST — Roxanne Atkinson The following board members filed in the minutes of the school board meeting a notice that they will not accept the expense allowance: Roxanne Atkinson and Will Eas-ley. The following member stated that he would accept the expense al-lowance but donate it to the Central Education Foundation: Jim Lloyd

SCHOOL BOARD FINANCES — School board Finance Chairman Dr. David Walker (left) and Cary Drake (right) of Wright & Percy, which has been charged by the board to make rec-ommendations on the best health insurance plan for Central school employees.

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• The regular season opens on Sept. 2 against Istrouma at Wildcat Stadium. They have a new coach and some good athletes. • The second game of the season is also one of the most important. Central will travel to Lafayette to play St. Thomas More on Sept. 9. “I want us to win this game,” Dot-son said. “This is our travel game, and I want us to make a show of it. St. Thomas More is a tremendous school, and they will try to intimi-date us with a roaring crowd, loud music, and smoke. I want us to prove, as Central has done before, that we travel well and can compete with the very best. I really want this game. St. Thomas More was 13-0 last year before losing in the play-offs to eventual State Champion Acadiana. Head coach Jim Hight-ower is one of my mentors. He has over 350 victories and is a legend in Louisiana football. If we can defeat St. Thomas More, we are in the run-ning.” • The third game of the year will be Sept. 16 at home against Wood-lawn, which is touted as “loaded.” • The fourth game will be Sept. 23 against Catholic. ’Nuff said. • The fifth game will be Sept. 30 against St. Amant, the renewal of a long-time rivalry. • District play begins Oct. 7 at home against Zachary.Highlights - Offense Central will be a different team offensively this year. It will be wide open with quick strike capability. It could be a return to the days of Will and Wes Briscoe. Lots of firepower

working. Plus these kids are young. Most of them will be here for two to three years. Quarterback duties will probably be shared by Brett Courville and Jake Myer. They’re both young but ready. Watch out. Slotbacks. Well, there’s Gary Triplett. Get used to that name. He is one of the fastest young men in the state. A real speedster and a special young man. Then there’s Devon Gales. He’s about to catch Triplett. We’re talking about two slotbacks with real speed. Backfield. Good depth. There’s Zach Evans. You have to say ‘Qual-ity.’ Lamonte Janeau. Let’s say it again: ‘Quality.’ Then there’s John Davis, TB/TE/HB. A strong young man, versatile. He can block. He can run. He can catch out of the backfield. He may not be the No. 1

running back, but he can be every-thing else. Outside Receivers. Trevor Hard-ing. Hunter Cazes. He was hurt last year but worked hard and is coming back. Lots of talent. Sophomores. Chaz King. Jer-emy Anderson. 6’1” 200 pounds. He’s catching well. May be able to do it. Freshmen. Justin Vessel.Highlights - Defense We have one of the largest defen-sive lines in school history. Lots of potential. Zack Hedrick. He’s 6’3” 235. DE/TE. Joey Jarreau. 6’1” 235. DL. Tim Colomb, DT, 6’1” 265. He’s known as “Raw Dog,” and he’s playing only his 2nd year of football. He made a lot of strides in the weight room this summer. Matt Edwards, DE, 6’1” 205. A

good young man. Lots of potential. He had a good offseason. A play-maker. Developing. Secondary. Logan Metcalf is back at FS, three-year veteran. All heart. Sean Parker. Some good experience. Corner Jesus Acosta. For safety, look to Paul Broussard, Hunter Johns (Josh’s brother), and Larry Bradford. Linebackers. Antonio Ragusa had a great sophomore year, and he’s back. Darrius Wallace, Dalton Holdman, and Thomas Eddlemon are vying. Special teams. Matthew Thibo-deaux did a fine job for the Wild-cats, and his brother Jonathan ap-pears to have lots to offer too.Coaches The offensive coordinator is Da-vid Simoneaux. Outstanding addi-tion to the Wildcats staff last year. He also works with RB’s. Other of-fensive coaches include Rob Chap-man, QB’s; J’Mikel Dykes, WR’s; and Justin Hutchinson, OL. The defensive coordinator is Coach Dotson who also works with the secondary. Others are Frank Fresina, LB’s, Steve Johnson, DL/DE; Brad Cook, secondary, and a new addition, Kevin Pihl, DT’s. Don’t be surprised by this team. They are Wildcats, but they will have a new look this year. Expect excitement. Here it comes!

Central High ScheduleAll Games Friday at 7 p.m.

Sept. 2 ISTROUMA HSept. 9 St. Thomas More ASept. 16 WOODLAWN HSept. 23 Catholic High ASept. 30 ST. AMANT HOct. 7 ZACHARY* HOct. 14 WALKER* HOct. 21 Denham Springs* AOct. 28 Scotlandville* ANov. 4 Live Oak* AHome games in bold; district games have asterick.

At left, Zach Evans, Central running back

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EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s not often that a Central High School student has the last word on the principal. But valedictorian Tyler Wales did Monday night, and his dad, Central High principal Bob Wales, was lov-ing every bit of it.

CENTRAL — Nearly 4,000 people packed Bethany World Prayer Cen-ter Monday night for Central High School graduation ceremonies. A total of 262 seniors received diplomas. Valedictorian Tyler Wales and salutatorian Jonathan Hooper addressed the assembly, as did Supt. Mike Faulk. To see a Giant Photo Album of the event, go to www.centralcitynews.us.

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Tyler Wales 2011 Valedictorian, Central High School

Mayor Names IBTS City Services Contractor

CENTRAL — The Institute for Building Technology & Safety (IBTS) has won the City of Cen-tral’s City Services contract, the Mayor’s Committee on City Ser-vices decided at a meeting last Tuesday night. Mayor Mac Watts confirmed their decision and pre-sented it to the Central City Coun-cil last Thursday. Now IBTS and the City of Cen-tral are working on details of the contract and the transition, which is supposed to occur July 1. CH2MHILL, the $6 billion in-ternational corporation based in

Denver, Colorado, which has pro-vided City Services since 2008, was expected to receive the con-tract. Central is the only city in

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ENJOYING Festival of Two Rivers at St. Alphonsus were Dianne, Anne, and Keith Talbot.

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Thank you all for being here. For those of you who don’t al-ready know, Mr. Wales — or Baldy — is my father, so I could start weeping at any moment! Architect Harold Taylor once said that “The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can be-come.” The best... What is our best? I ask you, what is your best? Is it 100 percent? 90 percent? 110 percent? 2 percent? I admit, sometimes my best was just enough to get by. We’ve all done it. We’re satisfied with giving our best, even if we could

WE DID IT — Amy Coward, Kay Rawls, and Caleb Leger celebrate at Central graduation.

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property tax for economic develop-ment Prior to the creation of the Cen-tral Community School System, the sales tax rate throughout East Baton Rouge Parish was 9 percent. However, when Central created its own school district and took over public schools in Central from East Baton Rouge in July 2007, it inher-ited public school buildings that were in a deteriorated state. Some had already been condemned or contained cancer-causing asbestos. As a result, Central voters went to the polls in 2009 and approved a one-half cent increase in sales taxes. As a result, sales taxes are currently at 9.5 percent in Central, but only 9 percent in the rest of East Baton Rouge Parish. Holden’s plan would add 3/4 cent to these taxes, increasing the overall sales tax rate in most of the parish to 9.75 percent and in Central to 10.25 percent. What the effect of such a high tax rate would be on economic activ-ity in Central is unknown, but some think it could be catastrophic, espe-cially in tough economic times. Central Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Washington said a 10.25 percent sales tax in Central would be un-thinkable. “The consequences would be far-reaching in Central,” he said. Metro Councilman Scott Wil-son (R-Central) is a member of the 12-member Metropolitan Council that would have to approve Hold-

Highest Sales Tax Rate in U.S.Would City of Central Have a Future?

Continued from Page 1OPPOSES HOLDEN TAX PROPOSAL — Metro Council-man Scott Wilson (R-Central) told the Central City News on Tuesday that he will oppose Mayor-President Kip Hold-en’s proposed $748 million tax increase. Holden’s proposal would raise both sales and property taxes. In Central, sales taxes are al-ready at 9.5 percent. Holden’s plan would raise sales taxes by 3/4-cent, which would put them at 10.25 percent in the City of Central, the highest in the U.S.

en’s proposal before it could be placed on the ballot for voters to face in November. “I’m totally against it,” Wilson said, “just like I have been before.” Holden proposed two previous par-ishwide tax increases — the first in 2008 and again in 2009. Both went down to defeat overwhelmingly. Here in Central, voters defeated Holden’s 2009 tax increase with 93 percent of the people voting against. The official vote total from Cen-

tral was as follows: Nov. 14, 2009 City of Central Yes 603 7% No 8,014 93% East Baton Rouge Parish Yes 25,766 36% No 45,851 64% Central provided approximately 40 percent of the margin of victory for opponents of the tax. Unlike the previous proposals, this new one does not include the

$225 million Alive! project. But Wilson said it makes no dif-ference. “This is a terrible time to propose additional taxes,” he said. “I’m opposed to it and so are sev-eral other members of the Metro Council. I’m not sure whether the Mayor-President can get enough votes on the Council to get this on the ballot, but I won’t be for it.” For the City of Central and the Central Community School Sys-tem, the danger posed by Holden’s proposal seems serious. Sometime in the future, voters in the City of Central may want to consider a bond and tax election to build roads and highways. Like-wise, there could come a day when voters in the Central Community School System may want to consid-er a bond and tax election to build a new high school. But if the sales tax rate in Cen-tral were already 10.25 percent, any further increase in sales tax would have no chance of passing. Of course, there is very little chance that Holden’s tax plan could pass in Central. However, the tax increase would be imposed on Cen-tral if it passed parishwide. The question is whether the elim-ination of the Alive! project would lessen opposition to the tax enough to allow it to pass over Central’s op-position. The Metro Council plans to con-sider Holden’s plan on Aug. 10 and then vote on whether to put it on the November ballot.

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Mike Forbes: New CHS Baseball Coach CENTRAL — Central schools Ath-letic Director Sid Edwards has announced that Mike Forbes will return to Central High School as head baseball coach. Forbes is a graduate of Central High and served as assistant base-ball coach here in 2008-2009. He left to become head baseball coach at Silliman Institute, where he com-piled a 24-19 record in two years. Coach Forbes played at Central High as an outfielder from 1997 to 2000 and was the District MVP, Baton Rouge baseball player of the year, 1st team All-State, and a par-ticipant in the All Star game in 2000. His college career included Bossier Parish Community College (1st Team All-Conference), Del-gado Community College (Con-ference MVP, All-Region Team, Honorable Mention All-American, and NJCAA All-Star team). The All-Star team represent-ed the USA in a five-game series against China.

MIKE FORBES has been name head baseball coach for Central High. He is shown here as assistant coach for Central in 2008.

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