| City of Central City | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Baton Rouge |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°33′16″N 91°02′12″W / 30.55444°N 91.03667°W |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 225 |
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| Website: http://www.centralgov.com | |
Central City is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The newest city in Louisiana, it is the 12th largest city in the state. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Despite opposition from the parish government and even some of the community's own residents, the supporters of Central incorporation won in an April 2005 vote. Immediately, a local newspaper Central City News, established by businessman Daniel Duggan, was named the official city paper.
Former Central Middle School principal Shelton 'Mac' Watts became the temporary mayor. Formal elections were held on April 1, 2006, in which voters chose incumbent Watts with 86% of the 18,000 votes.
In November 2006, the voters of the state passed a constitutional amendment authorizing the creation of the Central Community School District, which allows the people of Central to govern their own public schools.
On January 9, 2007, Governor of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco appointed the interim members of the new Central Community School Board. They are Morris L. Anderson, Sharon Watts Browning, Willard M. Easley, Ruby W. Foil, James W. "Jim" Gardner, Wilfred M. "Marty" Guilbeau Jr. and Russell M. Starns. The board appointed Mike Faulk as the first superintendent. The new school system began operation on July 1, 2007. This new complex would, within a four year period, house all children K-12 in the City of Central. Residents are extremely divided on the issue. Central voters recently voted down the proposed bond measure that would have built the school complex.
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Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Residents are zoned to the Central Community School District.
The city's public schools are:
- Bellingrath Hills Elementary
- Tanglewood Elementary
- Central Intermediate School
- Central Middle School
- Central High School
The schools were acquired from the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools in 2007.
Private schools
Private Schools within Central's School District boundaries include:
- Central Christian Academy
- Central Private School
- St. Alphonsus Catholic School
- MTI School of Ministry
- Galilee Baptist Academy
- Blaine Brooks Bass Spookin School
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