City of Central

Central’s Tree Lighting will be held on December 1st at 6:00PM. Meet us at the corner of Hooper and Sullivan in front of Wholesale Pools and next to Hancock Whitney Bank to enjoy listening to CHS Jazz Band 🎶 and watch the display of animated lights put together by Glimpses of Light. 🎄 📸Don’t forget your cameras! Donate to the Mary Bird Perkins Center by scanning the QR code and take your pictures around the restored tractor that will be decorated with lights! Let's gather together with our community for a fun evening!

On December 1, 2023, at the City of Central Christmas tree lighting, there is going to be a restored international Harvester tractor done by JP Pruitt and Ivan Robertson, two local residents. The tractor will be decorated and lit up for Christmas! This will be a fun family photo opportunity for the holidays. There will be a QR code available for donations to help the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Your donations are welcomed and appreciated. #seasonofgiving #photoop #internationalharvester #merrychristmas #WeAreCentral 🎄🎅🏼✝️

🎄Central's Shop Small Christmas Campaign has its official participating businesses listed below. 🌟This holiday season any time you go to one of the below businesses from November 18th-December 23rd and spend money you will receive a punch card and it will be punched for the amount you spent. Drop your cards off at the Chamber Office for a chance to win up to $1,500. Drawing will be held the first week of January. 🎁Let's get out and support our local Central businesses.

🥞🏃🎄THIS WEEKEND!!!🎄🏃🥞 🌟🌟🌟🌟Run your way over and register! The Chamber of Commerce is only a week away from hosting the 11th Annual Running of the Elves 5k and 1-mile fun run. Don't forget about the FREE pancake cookoff after! Also, the biggest team wins a prize so ask your friends to join too.🌟🌟🌟🌟 *LAST day to register online is Thursday, November 16th. Race day registration will be $40 Link to register: https://runsignup.com/Race/LA/Central/ElfRun5K

Early voting is open until November 11th!

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday, November 5th night!

NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY! First responders dedicate their lives to save lives. They are the people who run toward a crisis while the rest of the world flees. They are firefighters, police, emergency medical technicians (EMT) paramedics, dispatchers, military, and nurses. In an emergency, they're the first on the scene. These dedicated professionals answer the call when a crisis arises, often putting their own lives on the line. They are an integral part of our communities, and their sacrifices go beyond the hours they work. First responders have all our support here in the City of Central. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!

To everyone who came out to Fall Fest yesterday, THANK YOU! We hope you had an amazing time, and we look forward to continuing these types of events for our community. We would like your feedback on things you enjoyed and things you would change. We also want to see your pictures! You can email all of this to Jenn.Kimble@central-la.gov.

Chris Denicola, a Scout with Troop 322 and a senior at Central High School, designed and built a flag retirement box for our community. You may now place your old, tattered and worn American flags inside the box that is placed outside city hall at 13421 Hooper Rd. Suite 8. Thank you to Mayor Wade Evans, CCSS Superintendent Jason Fountain, Councilman Josh Roy, and Veteran Perry Whitney for their attendance to this special ceremony.

The Central Community School System was recognized as a Models of Excellence recipient by the Louisiana Department of Education. You can read the press release from the LDOE by clicking the following link: https://www.louisianabelieves.com/newsroom/news-releases/release/2023/10/12/louisiana-department-of-education-names-central-community-school-system-models-of-excellence-recipient?fbclid=IwAR0qExJY4gn7zbuQC4-vkvTKAYdgsAEwnQb9d_hblBYTbfqglqJfUmI_Ca8 It's a great day to be a Wildcat!

Tons of fun for the whole family!