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BATON ROUGE— Bills to reappor-tion the Louisiana House and Sen-ate and the state’s Congressional delegation have cleared the legis-lature and are on the desk of Gov. Bobby Jindal awaiting signature. The most significant develop-ment for Central is the creation of a new State Senate district with Cen-tral at its hub. Designated as Sen-

“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.

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CENTRAL — Six firms have re-quested documents necessary to make proposals to provide all city services in the City of Cen-tral 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 withasingleprivatefirm. The agreement with CH2MHILL has been the subject of controversy and litigation because of the lack

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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. Theevent,whichbenefitsworth-while causes in Central and neigh-boring areas, included aCrawfish

Boil Friday night and cooking by scores of celebrated chefs on Sat-urday. Participants enjoyed live

NEW SENATE DISTRICT — The legislature has approved creation of a new district that includes Central. Of the 72,789 regis-tered voters in the district, 43,173 live in East Baton Rouge Par-ish, 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.

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entertainment on the St. Alphonsus stage, and two auctions — a live auction and a silent auction. Carbon Copy Band played Friday night. The highlight of the live auc-tion is often the bidding on a dog donated by local veterinarian Dr. Tony LoBue. This year, he donat-ed a rare breed, a Goldendoodle. The bidding for the dog was won by Dr. Kyle and Debbie Dean. “I didn’t think I’d be leaving Cookin’ for Kids with a new dog... We had actually been considering a Gold-

endoodle for about a year,” Debbie Dean said. Cooking in Central involves the sacrifice of scores of volunteersand donors. Some of the unsung heroes again this year were Gil and Michelle Matherne and Carlton and Brenda LaGrange, who once againdonatedthecrawfishfortheevent — 5,000 pounds! Board members for Cooking in Central are founder Louis DeJohn, Denise Giles, Wayne Leader, Ron Erickson, Suzonne Cowart, and Lucky Ross.

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CENTRAL — Construction on the new Central School Complex on Sullivan Road is proceeding rap-idly now that a steel redesign issue has been resolved and the weather is good. Building A of the new Central Intermediate School is tak-ing shape. The complex will include the intermediate school and a new Central Middle School. Central schools construction co-ordinator Ross Bogan said Wednes-day that both schools are now pro-jected for occupancy by students in August 2012. Supt. Mike Faulk had hoped they could be occupied

sooner, because of the poor condi-tion of the existing middle school and the fact that the intermediate school is in leased facilities. “It was an aggressive sched-ule,” Bogan said, “especially for this area. In Houston, they build schools a little quicker, but, all in all, this project is going very well.” Each building in the complex has been given a letter as its des-ignation. Buildings A, B, and C are the intermediate school, while buildings D, E, and F are the mid-dle school. Buildings G, H, and J are for Technology, Gym, and Caf-eteria respectively. At the intermediate school, in-terior work has begun on Building A, the steel is up on Building B,

and the steel is going up on Build-ing C. At the middle school, the foun-dation is being poured for build-ings D, E, and F. The cost of the project includes •$34 million for school con-struction •$4millionforroadsaroundthecomplex and connecting to Sulli-van and Duvall roads •$750,000to$1millionforim-provements to Sullivan Road. The Sullivan Road work is still in the design stage. It will include a roundabout and turning lanes. This part of the job will be let out for bid shortly after the design is complete.

Bogan said the public will re-ally be able to visualize the project over the next few weeks. “Brick willbegoingupaswellasroofing.It will begin to look like what we are planning. The road work will be one of the larger undertakings. It will be quite an effort. The main entrance to the com-plex will be on Sullivan Road. It will lead directly to the intermedi-ate school. That entrance will be graced on either side by large stands of his-toric live oaks, which Supt. Mike Faulk has vowed to preserve. Dur-ing construction, they are being

PROTECTING HISTORIC OAKS — Live oaks at the new Central School Complex are being preserved, thanks to a pledge by the school board and Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk. The trees are being are fenced off during construction, and all underground workisfaraway.Supt.Faulksaid,“They’dhavetofightmetotakedownthoseoaks.”

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protected by temporary fences. Bogan said underground utili-ties will follow the main entrance road and will not intrude near the live oaks. Jerry Culpepper, a retired ar-borist, is marking the trees. “Only one has to go,” Bogan said, “be-cause it is on the right of way on Sullivan.” Culpepper will be work-ing with the Live Oak Society on preservation efforts, Bogan said. There will be three entrances to the complex from Sullivan and one from Devall. A road will circle the entire complexandconnecttoballfields. The general contractor for the school construction project is a joint venture between Arkel Con-structors of Baton Rouge and Roy

Anderson of Gulfport. Bogan said the two companies have a 60-40 split with Anderson having the ma-jority. “The market conditions were very favorable when we bid the job,” Bogan said, “and we got a good price.” The primary subcontractors include Louis Mechanical for plumbing, Dykes Electric, Airtrol for heating and air conditioning, Aladdin for drywall, Postel Indus-tries for steel, and Empire for steel erection. Bogan said each of the joint venture partners — Arkel and Anderson — is using some of the respective usual subcontractors. Arkel-Anderson Joint Venture also won the $4 million contractfor road work.


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Jacksons Would Be Amazed at School Complex

CENTRAL — The Central School Complex is adding new prominence to a name that Central residents hear quite frequently: Jackson. Riding along Sullivan Road, we see BREC’s Jackson Park. Then a

little bit farther north, we see Jackson Place subdivision and Virgil Jackson Avenue. Now the new School Complex is being built on the old Jackson family homestead. But who were the Jacksons? William Pleasant Jackson came to Centralintheearly1900’sfromTexas.He and his wife had seven sons. One died at age 21, but all the rest lived to become successful men. The six sons posed together in the photoabovein1927. The most famous Jackson was Vir-gil Jackson, who became a prominent New Orleans dentist. Leon ran a service station in Baton Rouge and was a deputy U.S. mar-shal. Claude lived on Hooper Road

and worked at O. A. Cotton’s Jewelry Store. Ernest was in the insurance busi-ness in California. Pearlie was also in the insurance business in New Orleans. O.D. worked for the federal gov-ernment. Virgil was Republican National Committee from Louisiana and was influential in Republican politics inthe state when there weren’t any Re-publicans here. The GOP started hav-ingmoreinfluencewiththeelectionofPresidentEisenhowerin1952. The Jacksons used their property in Central as a summer home and week-end retreat. They donated some of the land for the community to use as Jack-son Park. Dr. Virgil Jackson’s son, Virgil Jr., built a house and pool at the site of the new School Complex. It was demol-ished to make way for the school. I took a photograph of their house and pool before it was removed. Today, the only sign left of the Jackson family is the beautiful gazebo nestled among the live oaks. It is be-lieved to have been built by Virgil Jr. Hopefully, it will be around for quite a long time as a reminder of this fam-ily who left their name on Central. Wouldn’t they be amazed at what is going on at their old homesite?

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DreamFest celebration. Debbie said, “DreamFest 2011 will feature live music by Old Sole, Kenny Acosta, and the Chris LeBlanc Band. We

guest groups coming in to perform such as Central Community The-ater and Legworks by Terri. We will also have a Homerun Derby and 3 Point Shootout with our own basketball players and any others who want to join in on the fun.”

HHH Synthetic Marijuana Prohibited in Central. City Councilman Wayne Messina authored and the Central City Council has approved an ordinance to prohibit the sale and distribution of synthetic marijuana in the City of Central. This substance has hit the market recently and caused consid-erable mischief. The legislature will undoubtedly prohibit it in the session, but Central’s action is designed to keep it out of Central even before the legislature considers the matter. Con-gratulations, Councilman Messina!

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Central High Honors 2010 Football TeamAnnual Football Banquet Held at FOP Hall

CENTRAL — Central High School seniors who were part of three straight District 5-5A champion-ships were honored during the team’s annual banquet Friday night, March 25 at the FOP Hall on Green-well Springs Road.

Atlanta Falcons star center Todd McClure, the keynote speaker for the event, told the athletes to focus on grades. “I’m looking for the next NFL player to come out of Central High School, but we know there will only be a few. Only eight in 10,000 high school students go on to the pros. But you can be the best lawyer, doctor, and father in the

world. The key will be hard work and commitment. Find something you will be the best at.” Coach Doug Dotson and the coaching staff presented the first-ever Lesage Award to Coach David Lesage, who is retiring from coach-ing this year. They also presented the award to McClure, as a tribute to his accomplishments and for

to win the game. That’s Central Fight!” He said, “It’s about going above and beyond what is expected — even going beyond your talent level. The young man who’s going to be presented this award tonight epitomizes all these characteristics. He’s a lineman who’s only 5’6” and weighs 146 pounds. But he’s there


his continued commitment to Central High School. Coach Dot-son also an-nounced the new Central Fight Award, which was pre-sented to Ryan Gonzales. Dot-son said, “What isCentralfight?Before I came to Central, I heard these kids will fightyou,andtheywillfightyou—with great heart! We saw it when we beat Acadiana. We saw against Brother Martin when we were down four points and blocked a chip shot fieldgoalandrantheballbackfora touchdown. We saw it against Ouachita when we were behind with long yardage and 1.6 seconds left on the clock. We saw it block-ingaBroncofieldgoalinovertime

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district championships, particularly this year when your team wasn’t supposed to do anything. It is quite a tribute to your leadership,” he said. Central High School principal Bob Wales presented the Outstand-ing Scholar Award to Trevor San-sone and provided some interesting statistics about the young man, who is also defending State Champion in the 100 meter dash. “I want to men-tiontwonumbers—4.39and4.29.Trevor has aGPAof 4.39, and herunsthe40meterdashin4.29!Inall of America, there are very few students whose grade point aver-age is higher than their time in the 40! He may not be the only student in that class, but I guarantee you it wouldn’t take long to call roll!” Coach Rob Chapman, who played on the Central High football team with Todd McClure, presented the All-State awards to J. R. Rich-ardson and Austin Watts.

Coach Justin Hutchinson, who produced a powerful video on the season for the banquet, presented the All-Metro awards to J. R. Rich-ardson and Zack Hedrick. Coach David Simoneaux told how much he has enjoyed being at Central High this year after hav-ing spent his entire life playing and coaching at Parkview. “Some peo-ple told me not to take this job, but it was a great decision, because I’ve found a family here.” Simoneaux presented the All-District awards, which are voted on by the coaches of District 5-5A. “The irony of the All-District awards is that we as Central coach-es get to nominate our players, but we cannot vote for them. The other coaches of the districts are the ones who chose our players for this high honor,” he said. Speaking of Coach David Lesage and the new Lesage Award, Central schools Athletic Director Sid Ed-wards said, “Coach Lesage does everything you can imagine for this team, including cutting the grass at Wildcat Stadium. You know, we can replace him cutting the grass, but we can never replace the love that he has for these young men.” Among many other unique quali-ties, Lesage is known for hosting a sleepover at his house for some of the players the night before each game. One player said afterwards,

“Coach Lesage builds our camara-derie, feeds us well, makes sure we get a good night’s sleep, and keeps us out of trouble. We go to the game much stronger because of him.” Falcons’ star Todd McClure, who was praised for his longevity and Christian values as a pro foot-ball player, said to be successful in the pros you have to be willing to outwork and outfight the competi-

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tion. “You have to set high goals. I wanted to be a baseball player and then I turned to football. I remem-ber during the interview process, the coach from the Carolina Pan-thers asked me my goal. I told him it was to be in the Pro Bowl. He said, ‘Well, that’s too high. Right now, your goal should be to make the team.’ But I told him that

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wasn’t high enough. Now, after 13 years, I haven’t make the Pro Bowl yet but I am still working on it.” McClure is an iron man for At-lanta. “My dad has been my greatest encourager. When I was at Central High, he told me, ‘Todd, you have ability, but you’re lazy!’ He said, ‘I wantyoutobethefirstoneatdrills— be a leader of the team. Every-body will be watching you.’ That

had a great impact on my life. One day I got a compliment from one of the centers on our team at At-lanta. He said, ‘Todd, when I got here, I didn’t know what to expect from you. You’d been playing 12 years. But it inspires me to see that you are the first one at drill every-day.’ That’s what my dad told me!” “How have I lasted? The No. 1 reason is Jesus Christ! He’s my Lord and Saviour! When I arrived at At-

lanta’sfirstsummercamp,ItoremyACL and it looked like I would never play. But a fullback came up and in-vited me to a Bible study. I went, and I rededicated my life. My wife and I conduct Bible studies in our home ev-ery week. There are so many tempta-tions in professional sports, and being close to God is the answer,” he said. “The other thing that’s kept me there is that I have outworked everyone they sent in to replace me. The day I signed up with Atlanta, someone told me, ‘Do you realize they are al-ready looking for your replacement?’

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Continued from Page 9 That’s why I work so hard!’ When asked how long he wants to continue playing, McClure laughed and said, “I tell my wife every year, ‘Just two more years!’ That’s been going on forfiveyears!ButIstilldon’thavethe Superbowl ring. Realistically, I’m hoping for three more years.” Coach Simoneaux produced a hu-morous video tribute to Coach Les-age which everyone enjoyed. The group left with a sense of sad-ness over the departing seniors but optimism for the future of Central football.

CENTRAL HIGH FOOTBALL BANQUET — (1st Photo) Doug Dotson, David Lesage, Johnnie Prejean, and Sid Edwards. (2nd photo, 1st row) Zack Hetrick, Joey Jarreau, Logan Metcalf, and Jesus Acosta and (2nd row) Zack Evans, Trevor Harding, Cole LeBlanc, and Ben Curry. (3rd Photo) Doug Dotson and Wyatt Causey.

WE WILL REMEMBER — (1st photo) Thomas Mayeux, Brandon Kent, Taylor Harding, Lathan Browning, and Austin Reed. (2nd photo) Lamonte Janeau, Leroy Williams, and Courtland Hutchinson. (3rd photo) Gary Triplett and Gary Triplett, Jr.


CHS Class of ’47 Celebrates 64th Reunion

CENTRAL — We were born dur-ing the “Great Depression,” were teenagers during “the Great War” World War II, and are part of the “Greatest Generation.” Times were difficult during the 1940’s.We sent our young men off to war and lost a lot of them. Women went to work in facto-ries to support the war effort. Ev-erything was rationed, gasoline, food, clothing, and shoes. None of us had much money. This is how theClassof1947grewup. There were 40 in our class. Twenty-two are still left, 17 at-tended our 64th reunion, held at Sammy’s Grill on Friday, April 8, with spouses and other familymembers. We have gone our sepa-rate ways, living across the country and even around the world. Most of us stayed in the Central/Baton Rouge area, working and raising our families here.

This class includes veterans who fought in three wars World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Three had careers in the Air Force. E.G. Rogillio and Wallace Edwards joined the Navy and came back to graduatein1947.Wehadbankers,plant and construction workers, and workers in daycare, retail, and law enforcement. One became a rancher and rodeo producer. Two are still working, Cheley Carpen-ter on his ranch in Mississippi and Harold Sicard in the construction business. Our class also produced one of the best basketball teams ever to take the court at Central High. Several of them were present at the reunion. There was no football at CentralHighuntil1947-48. We came together to reminisce about our families, our lives, jobs, and teachers. We told stories about our principal, Mr. J.A. Smith. Mr. Smith patrolled the halls. He knew what you did in school and outside of school. Sometimes he knew what you did before you did it! We remembered air raid drills during World War II when the bell would ring and off we would go to hide in the woods until the all clear bell sounded. Looking back at this — the Germans and Japanese were so busy on other fronts they probably didn’t give a hoot about bombing Central High. Our class prophesy and will was read. Gave all of us a good laugh! Chrystell Lawson Lewis and hus-band Richard came from Hender-sonville, N.C. and Cheley Carpen-ter came from Magnolia, Miss. Clyde and Ethel Marie Buhler

Gremillion had the largest family, six daughters, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and one great great-grandchild. The rest of us did not do that well! We even read “The Central Wildcat”from1945.ApictureofMr. Sandifer’s home room class was displayed on the big screen. It was hard to believe we were ever that young. Stanley Browning and Joyce Messer Martin proudly had their class rings on a chain around their necks. My ring is proudly displayed on the right hand of my granddaughter, Emily Saleh. We went our separate ways and had our share of joys and sorrows in our lives. For a little while on April8,wewereallseniorsatourold school on the corner of Sulli-van and Hooper roads. We know that we are all better, stronger people for having passed this way. We left our mark on Cen-

Olive Campbell Special to the Central City News

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1947 THEN AND NOW —Atleft,theCentralHighClassof1946-1947.Atright,theclassmetatSammy’sGrillonFriday,April8forits64threunion.Showninthecurrentphotoare(1strow,lefttoright)KathrynShafferFoster,DorothyBuhlerBrown,andChrystellLawsonLewis,(2ndrow)James “Hoss” Carpenter, Clyde Gremillion, Harold Sicard, Olive Mullins Campbell, Janice Messer Rowland, Mildred Neyland Bennett, and Juanita White Wyatt, and (3rd row) Tom Montgomery, Maurice Bailey, Stanley Browning, Cheley Carpenter, Joyce Messer Martin, Edmund Lesage, and Wallace Edwards.

Olive Campbell and Cheley Carpenter were the salutatorian and valedictorian

tral and Central left its mark on us. We would like to be remembered as part of the “Greatest Genera-tion,” we are proud of that! Class roll: Maurice Bailey, Ednah Ines Bennet, Evelyn Louise Bennett, Carvin Harold Brown, Stanley Wilson Browning, William Dally Browning, Dorothy Lorraine Buhler, Margaret Alice Cain, Bobbye Carpenter, Che-ley Frank Carpenter, James Elder Car-penter, Ruth Chandler, Ethel Davis, Arthur Wallace Edwards, Betty Anne Efferson, Carroll Floyd Forbes, Har-old Boyd Forbes, Alma Fugler, Fay Yvonne Gore, James Clyde Gremil-lion, Nita Evelyn Hodgeson, Joseph Deryl Johnson, James Edward Jones, Audrey Crystell Lawson, Edmund E. LeSage, Janice Messer, Joyce Messer, Thomas Herbert Montgomery, John Mark Morgan, Olive Elese Mullins, Mildred Edith Neyland, Warren Penny, Eugene Gordon Rogillio, Kathryn Sue Shaffer, Harold Lloyd Sicard, Harold Benton Sides, Inez Camille Stockwell, Dorothy Juanita White, and Irene Lou-ise Williams.


Births • Engagements • Weddings • DeathsAnniversaries • Reunions

AMEDEE, BARBERErica Anedee abd Andrew Barber will marryMay28atForrestGrovePlan-tation in Denham Springs.

Milestones JOHNSON, TEASETTCourtney Johnson and Derek Teasett will exchange vows May 21 at Occa-sions Unlimited in Baker.

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Erica Amedee and Andrew BarberTo Exchange Vows at Forrest Grove

Andrew Barber and Erica Amedee

DENHAM SPRINGS — Erica Eliza-beth Amedee of Pride and Andrew Niel Barber of Central will marry in a 2 p.m. ceremony Saturday,

Courtney Johnson, Derek TeasettTo Marry at Occasions Unlimited

Courtney Johnson and Derek Teasett

BAKER — Courtney Angelique Johnson and Derek Fitzgerald Teasett, Sr., both of Baton Rouge, will wed in a 5 p.m. ceremony Sat-urday, May 21, 2011, at Occasions Unlimited in Baker. The bride-elect is the daughter of Michelle Riker Johnson of Cen-tral and Andre Johnson of Baton Rouge. Courtney attended Central High School and is a stay at home mom. Her fiancé is the son of Dem-etra Teasett of Zachary and Derek Jackson of Smyrna, Ga. Derek is a 2007 graduate ofZachary High School and is em-ployed by the State of Louisiana.

May 28, 2011, at Forrest GrovePlantation in Denham Springs. The bride-elect is the daughter of Roger and Vickie Amedee of Pride. She is the granddaughter of Jimmie Dale Swain of Central and the late Richardine Swain and the late Richard and Ethel Amedee. Ericaisa2007graduateofRe-demptorist High School and is in the nursing program at Our Lady of the Lake College. Her fiancé is the son of NielBarber of Baton Rouge and Guy and Angie Christen of Central. He is the grandson of Harry Barber, Jr. of Baton Rouge and the late Shirley Barber and Bert and Carol Wroten of Central. Andrew is a 2007 graduate ofCentral High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Loui-siana at Monroe with a bachelor’s degree in construction manage-ment. He works as assistant proj-ect manager at MCC Group in New Orleans.

Fontenot, RosenthalExchanged Vows atThe Carriage House

Mr. and Mrs. Colbi Rosenthal

GONZALES — Ms. Heather Ni-cole Fontenot and Mr. Colbi Lee Rosenthal were married on Satur-day,March 12, 2011, in a 7 p.m.ceremony at The Carriage House. Rev. Richard May officiated thedouble wedding ring covenant marriage ceremony. The bride is the daughter of the late Patrick and Patricia Fontenot and sister of Corey Fontenot, all of Watson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Short and Mrs. Mary Fontenot and the late Mr. Wilson Fontenot, all of Lafay-ette. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ricki Rosenthal of Walker and the brother of Ms. Jennifer Rosen-thal of Coconut Creek, Fla. He is the grandson of Mr. Ivy Hodges and the late Mrs. JoAnn Hodges and Mrs. Bobbye McGehee and

the late Mr. Vurlon McGehee, all of Walker, and the late Mr. Lemly Rosenthal of Mandeville. The bride was escorted by her grandfather and given in marriage by her parents with their bless-ings. She was attended by her ma-tron of honor, Mrs. Christy King of Denham Springs; her maid of honor, Ms. Kristi Cochran of Ba-ton Rouge, and bridesmaids, Ms. Lindsey Cullen of Baton Rouge and the groom’s sister Ms. Jennifer Rosenthal of Coconut Creek, Fla. Theflowergirlwas thecousinofthe groom, Miss Charlie May of Denham Springs. The groom was attended by his best man, Mr. Bryan Tannehill of Zachary; groomsmen, Mr. Jerry Ross of Clarksville, Tenn., Mr. Craig Weems, and Mr. Tracey Girlinghouse, both of Walker. Ush-ers were Mr. Ted Weems of Walker and brother of the bride, Mr. Corey Fontenot of Watson. The ring bearer was the son of the bride, Mr. Hunter Aucoin of Walker. A reception took place at The Carriage House of Louisiana. The bride is a graduate of Live Oak High School and attends Journey Church of Central. She isemployedasabranchofficead-ministrator by Edward D. Jones of Central. The groom is a graduate of Walker High School and attends Journey Church of Central. He is employed as a service supervisor by Tommy’s Lock and Alarms of Hammond. Following a trip to Cancun, Mexico, the couple resides in Walker.

Ava Claire Bihm Matthew Bihm and Tammy Labure Bihm of Gonzales are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Claire. AvawasbornJan.18,2011,at1:49a.m.atWoman’sHospi-tal. She weighed seven pounds, fourounces,andwas19.5inch-es long. Proud grandparents are Don-ald and Jeanette Labure of Cen-tral and Frances and the late Eugene Bihm of Rayne. God-parents are Stacy Labure and Drew Roy.

Central Class of 197140th Class Reunion

Saturday, May 14 • 7 to 11 p.m.Forrest Grove Plantation8743 Stephenson Drive

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. Obituaries ,

Janey Hutzler Afeman Janey Louise Hutzler Afeman, born inVillePlatteonNov.22,1916,diedinWinterGarden,Fla.Saturday,March19,2011. A long-time Baton Rouge resident, she was preceded in death by her hus-band Jake Afeman and daughter Frances

Duhon. Visitation was at Greenoaks Funeral Home Thursday, March 24 and continued on Friday until religious services. Burial was in Greenoaks Memo-rial Park. Janey is survived by her daughter, Beverly

Jane Poirrier; grandchildren, T.J. Pate, Tammy Bone, DeWayne Duhon, Laura Gleason, and Dale Duhon; great-grand-children, Brockwell Bone, Taylor and Annelie Pate, Rachel Pate Gianelloni, and Andrew and Cassie Duhon, and great great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were DeWayne Duhon, Dale Duhon, Brock-well Bone, Taylor Pate, James Gianel-loni, and Andrew Duhon. Honorary pall-bearers will be Caleb and Ryan Bone.

Sallie Engels Nijoka It is with great sadness we share the loss of our mother who passed away at homeonSaturday,April9,2011,at12:05a.m. surrounded by her loving family and

Janey Afeman

Clauis H. Brown

Sallie Nijokakeeper at Consolidated Chemicals in Ba-ton Rouge where she met the love of her life, Leo A. Nijoka of Chicago, Ill. They marriedin1945. In1964, theymadeafinalmovetothecommunityofCentralwhere they raised their 15 children. Sallie was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic

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40th Anniversary of Central High Flag Corps

agirlsflag corps to themarchingband at Central High. He chose 16 girls who were not musicians

already in the band. The group was simply called The Flag Corps. Mr. Tate also added a boys color

guard to the marching band that year. Both these additions were a wonderful complement to the band onthefieldathalf-timeaswellinparades. This current school year marks the 40th year for Central to have agirlsflagcorps,nowcalledTheSilks. Today they are still an im-portant part of the marching band, adding color and excitement to the band’s performances. The Silks are also an important part of the spirit team of the school, encour-aging and urging on Central High competitors,whateverfieldofplaythey are on. In the spring of each year,theyrepresentCentralinflagcorps competitions. — Elva Jo CrawfordPHOTOS: Celebrating 40 Years of Cen-tral Flag Corps — (1st photo) 1970-71Flag Corps alumnus Cappy Jackson and current faculty sponsor Brittany Coston. (2nd photo, 1st row, left to right) Newly-selected members for 2011-12 Andi Bour-goyne, Amber Harriman, and Claire Con-away, (2nd row) Chelsey Bennett, Nancy Hall, Morgan Watts, Shelby Floyd, Eva Ferriell, and Krystal Ingalls, and (3rd row) faculty sponsor Brittany Coston, Han-nah Brown, Victoria Drago, Kelsey Kelly, Vicky Lawson, Katelyn Taylor, Morgan Davis, and Cappy Jackson,1970-71 teamalumnus. (3rd photo) The 1970-71 FlagCorps at the State Capitol.

isfinallyatpeace,re-united with her be-loved husband, Leo. Sallie was born in Plaquemine on Oct. 8,1922. Shegradu-ated from Baker High School and Ba-ton Rouge Business College. She worked as a secretary and book-

el Ann Nijoka; great-grandson, Braden Babin; parents, Myrtis Marionneaux and Joseph Arthur Engels; four brothers, Rev. Eugene Ray Engels, Theon Charles Engels, Frederick Gerard Engels, Joseph Arthur Engels, Jr. and John Bertram En-gels; and one sister, Mrs. Dalton (Anna) Babin. Our mother’s life was devoted to her family and she will remain forever in our hearts. Rest in peace, Mom! We love you!

Clauis H. Brown Clauis H. Brown, a retiree of the City of Baton Rouge, passed away at 11:35 p.m.Wednesday,March9, 2011, at theage of 76. He was a native of Sum-mit, Miss. and a resident of Central. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nancy Brown; two daughters, Vickie and husband Walter Jenkins and Bonnie Brown, all of Central; a son, Randy Brown of Magnolia, Texas; three grandchildren, Michael Jenkins of Central, Timmy Jenkins and wife Tracey of Covington, and Lauren Brown of Baton Rouge; a great-granddaughter, Mckenzie Jenkins of Covington; a sister, Mary Virginia Brown Causey of Baton Rouge, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was proceeded in death by his par-ents, Julius Sr. and Verner Brown and two brothers, Rich-ard C. Brown and Julius N. Brown, Jr. He was a member of the Baptist faith, an avid hunter and fisherman, lovedworking his farm in Mt. Hermon, and es-pecially enjoyed his grandchildren. He was known as Paw-Paw Brown to the Starkey Academy students during the mid-1990’sto2003andenjoyedattend-ing their events and volunteering his time to help with the athletic department. His memorial services was held at Co-mite Baptist Church on Saturday, March 19,2011,andofficiatedbytheRev.DalePhillips. Special thanks for the care given by thestaffattheButterflyWingofHospiceof Baton Rouge.

Birth: Walker Lee Watts Adam and Jennifer (Dufour) Watts along with big sisters, Emma and Lily, are proud to announce the birth of Walker Lee. Walker was born Sept. 29,2010, at 6:40 p.m. at Lane Regional Medical Cen-ter. He weighed six pounds, 12.5 ounces, and was 19.5incheslong. Proud grandparents are Gerald and Nancy Watts and John and Bar-bara Dufour. Great-grandmother is Lucille Burkett and nanny is Pamela Fenn, both of Central.

Church. SheandLeoweretwoofthefirstpa-rishioners who were totally committed to the Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-ment. She was a former secretary to the Parish Council, a Eucharistic minister, a member of the Homebound Ministry, the Catholic Daughters of America Court #1915,andtheLadiesAltarSociety. She devoted her life to being a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all who came in contact with her. She loved to feed whoever came through the door and will be remem-bered for her homemade yeast rolls, cof-fee rings and cabbage rolls. Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of sampling them always looked forward to more. They were made with true love; which no one could duplicate, although many have tried. Visitation was Tuesday, April 12 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church offici-ated by Fr. Thomas P. Duhe, Fr. Michael Moroney, Deacon Phil BeJeaux, Deacon Robert Kusch, and Bro. Clement Furno. Entombment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory Mausoleum next to her husband and son. She is survived by six daugh-ters and sons-in-law, Mary Ann and Dar-rell Kennedy of Dallas, Texas, Monica and Steven Winkler of Baton Rouge, Priscilla and Barry Arceneaux of Den-ham Springs, Debbie and Tom Feltman of Central, Sally Ann and Gary Henson of Greenwell Springs, Sandy and Ed-dieMartinofSpringfield;ninesonsanddaughters-in law, Lee Al and Marilyn Shepard Nijoka of Baton Rouge, Don-ald and Sandy Pike Nijoka of Denham Springs, Glenn and Becky Tullos Nijoka, Rod and Susan Landry Nijoka, Barry and FrancesRuffinoNijoka,GarryandDeb-bie Herpin Nijoka, Chris and Kim Lively Nijoka, all of Central, Art and Tina Buller Nijoka of Greenwell Springs, and Dale and Elizabeth Lucero Nijoka of Hous-ton; two sisters, Mrs. Wendell (Julia) Watts of Baker, Mrs. William (Mae) Hall of Galveston; and two brothers Thomas Marionneaux Engels of Zachary and James Henry Engels of Baker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Leo A. Nijoka; son, Paul Duane Nijoka; granddaughter, Jew-


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Easter Egg Hunts Highlight April Activities CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central:

April 14 and 15Masquerade Jewelry Sale

Lane Regional Medical Center’s Auxiliary will host the popular Mas-querade$5JewelryandAccessoriesSale. The sale will be held in the West Wing Conference Room on the firstfloor.Timesare7a.m.to5p.m.onThursdayand7a.m.to3p.m.onFriday. Cash, check, and credit cards will be accepted. All proceeds go toward future Auxiliary projects and educational scholarships.

Thursday, April 14Women’s Self-Defense Seminar

7 p.m. The City of Baker will present a Women’s Self-Defense Seminar at the Total Performance Fitness Center. Registration is free and open to the public.

Saturday, April 16Easter Eggstravaganza

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Victory Harvest Church, 3953North Flannery, 3rd annual Easter Eggstravaganza Community Out-reach on church grounds. Join us for exciting games, candy, prizes, 2,000 eggs, Easter bunny, food, and fun.

Sunday, April 17Easter Egg Hunt

1 to 3 p.m. St. Alphonsus Kids in Ministry will hold their annual Easter Egg

Hunt at the Family Center. Bring your camera to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. There will be a bouncy house, slide, hamster ball rides, video games and more by Games 2 U, Eas-ter Egg Hunt by age, crafts, and food available for purchase. Come join the fun! RSVP to the Faith Forma-tionofficeat261-4644.

Sunday, April 17Easter Egg Hunt

2 to 4 p.m. Blackwater United Methodist Church, 10000 Blackwater Road, will have an Easter Egg Hunt in the gym. There will be face painting, spin art, crafts, refreshments, games, and lots of fun for the entire family. Every-one is invited! For information, call Linda Hagan at 261-4646.

Wednesday, April 20Republican Women of Central

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Secretary of State J. Thomas “Tom” Schedler will be the special guest speaker at the Membership Meeting and Luncheon of the Repub-lican Women of Central. The lun-cheon will be held at Sammy’s Grill, 14800WaxRd. For informationorreservations, email [email protected] or visit www.lfrw.org/republicanwomenof-central.

Friday, April 22Simulcast from Birmingham

6 p.m. to midnight A simulcast from The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Ala. will be shown in the main sanctuary at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church. Cost is $5 to $7 per person, coverscost of book). For information, con-tact Kim Fralick at 324-6634.

Saturday, April 23The Great Egg Hunt

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Journey Church will hold “The

Great Egg Hunt” at Lovett Road Park. There will be 150,000 eggs, food, snowcones,cottoncandy,inflatables,face painting, petting zoo, rockwall, and more! Everyone is invited!

Sunday, April 24Zoar Easter Services • 7 a.m.

Everyone is invited to attend Eas-ter Sunrise Services at Wildcat Sta-dium, Hooper and Sullivan. There will be special music, choir and con-gregational singing, and a special Easter message. In case of inclement weather, the service will be held at ZoarBaptistChurch, 11848HooperRoad. An additional Easter service is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the church.

Thursday, April 28Babysitter Training

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

EAGLE SCOUTS HONORED — Eagle Scouts from Troop 322 were honored by the Knights ofColumbusCouncil2807attheK.C.HallonOakCluster.Honoredwere(lefttoright)Rob-ert Ryder, son of Sonya and Randy Ryder; Garrett Miles, son of Lisa and Scott Miles; Brennan McQusiton, son of Lenel and Ron McQuiston; Logan Schlatre, son of Cindi and Mike Schla-tre, and Joseph LeSage, son of Melissa and Donnie LeSage. Not pictured were Seth Brown, son of Diane and David Brown and Charles Garner, son of Karen and Neal Garner.

Lane Regional Medical Center will hold a Safe Sitter® babysitter training class. Safe Sitter® is a high-quality program that gives young adolescents the skills to be safe, nurturing babysitters. The program is offered to girls and boys ages 11 to 13. Participants learn the funda-mentals of quality child care, how to handle crises, how to nurture and guide a young child, and how to keep children safe and sound while their parents are away. Class size is lim-ited and registration is required. Cost is$20.Forinformationortoregister,call 654-5263.

Saturday, April 30Central’s Got Talent Auditions

7:30 a.m. to 12 noon Can you sing or dance? Or maybe you’re magical? If you can do this or more, come out and audition for the 2nd Annual Central’s Got Talent. Auditions will be held at St. Alphon-susChurch.Feeis$10forindividualauditionsand$20forgroupsofthreeor more. Anyone in the 5th grade or up can audition. Visit www.st-alphonsus.net for contest rules.

April 30, May 14 and 28Central Area Horse Show • 10 a.m. The Central Area Horse Show, sponsored by the Deep South Stock Horse Show Association, will be held at the Shady Park Arena on Green-well Springs Road. Judged and timed events in four age groups. Beginners welcome. For info, www.dsshsa.org.

Sunday, May 1Senior Athletic Convocation

7 p.m. Central High School will have a Senior Athletic Convocation at Im-manuelBaptistChurch,10870LovettRoad.

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Zoar Baptist Car & Bike Show Coming May 7 The Central Community School System will offer computer classes to parents and any community members who live within the Central Commu-nity. The class will include discus-sion and activities using the Internet with the focus on fun, free programs found on the web used for photo and video editing. This will be a hands-on class with the use of digital cam-eras and Flip video cameras. The six classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For information or reg-ister, call the Central Intermediate Schoolofficeat261-1390.

Wednesday, May 4Prenatal Class • 6 p.m.

Lane Regional Medical Center will offer a free prenatal class in the Staff Development Classroom. “The Pregnancy Workshop” is an overview of what to expect for the soon-to-be mom. Partners are welcome to attend. Child care is not provided. Registra-tion is required. For information or to register, call 654-5263.

May 5, 6, and 7Cajun Arts and Crafts Festival

South Live Oak Elementary in Watson will host its annual Cajun

Arts and Crafts Festival. This year there will be various crafts from ven-dors around the state, new and excit-ing children’s rides and games, a fan-tastic auction featuring items from merchants around the area, yummy concessions, and a bar-b-que chicken lunch on Saturday. Times are: rides and concessions 5 to 9 p.m.Thurs-day, May 5; rides and concessions 12:30 to 10 p.m., craft booths 12:30 to5p.m.,andgames12:30to7p.m.Friday, May 6; and rides and conces-sions10a.m.to9p.m.,craftbooths9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and games 10a.m.to7p.m.Saturday,May7.

Saturday, May 7Car and Bike Show

9 a.m. to 12 noon ZoarBaptistChurch,11848Hoop-er Road, will hold its annual Car and Bike Show. Free admission, free food, and door prizes. Open to all classes. Trophies and awards for all classes and categories. To register a vehiclecallthechurchofficeat261-3434.

May 13 through 15Festival of Two Rivers

St. Alphonsus will hold its’ annual Festival of Two Rivers. There will be food, games, and rides for everyone!

ateDistrict6,itwillbefilledintheregular statewide elections Oct. 22 andNov. 19. The district,whichis currently represented by Sen. Ju-lie Quinn of Jefferson Parish, has been moved from the New Orleans area to the Baton Rouge area as a result of population shifts. The new district begins in south-east Baton Rouge, travels north along the Amite River, picks up most of Central and Baywood, and then heads east across St. Helena Parish and then south through Tan-

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Livingston 1,151 Precincts in the district have a record of voting strongly for con-servative Republican candidates. Sen. Dale Erdey, who currently represents Livingston Parish and most of Central, will only have two precincts in Central under the new plan. Rep. Bodi White said he is con-sidering running for the new Sen-ate District 6 seat, as are a number of others. Most of White’s current House District 64 is in Livingston Parish, but none of that area is in

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The Quarter, Burlington Lakes, and Gates of Burlington

MENCHIE’S FROZEN YOGURT had its grand opening in Central Square. Debbie Jones is manager, and Travis Hood (center) is owner. Shown with staff.

GATES AT BURLINGTON on Old Wax Road is a new residential development for adults 55 years and older. Three new homes are already built.

GRAND OPENING — Developer Jeff Couvillion (center photo) celebrated the grand opening of three developments — The Quarter at Central Square, Burlington Lakes, and the Gates of Burlington. Former LSU baseball coach Skip Bertman cut the ribbon on behalf of the Central Chamber of Commerce. For more information, go to www.acadiana-group.

JEFF COUVILLION (left photo) has built a number of commercial centers and residen-tial developments in Central. At right, Jeff’s parents and Judge Eugene McGehee.

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CENTRAL — Three new residential developments and one commercial development underway in the City ofCentralwereofficiallyunveiledto the public on Saturday, March 26. All of the projects were created by Central developer Jeff Couvil-lion. The ribbon-cutting presen-tations included legendary coach Skip Bertman, free refreshments, door prizes, and tethered hot air

balloon rides. The three residential developments are: • The Gates at Burlington, anexclusive, gated community for res-idents 55 years and better, located off Old Wax Road. • BurlingtonLakes,atraditionalsingle family residential subdivision located off Hooper Road between Sullivan and Greenwell Springs Roads; and

• The Vieux Carre at CentralSquare, a newly-approved, gated townhome development located at the intersection of Sullivan and Wax Roads. The commercial development is • Central Square, which in-cludes new locations in Central for CVS and Raising Cane’s, as well as new investments in the community from Dow Louisiana Federal Credit

Union and Geaux Clean Car Wash. The mixed use project also includes retail shops and restaurants, a pro-fessional office park, and 30,000square feet of street retail known as The Quarters. Retailers currently located in The Quarters include Central Buf-fett, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Ex-tra Innings Sports Bar & Grill, and Golden Nail and Spa.


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the new Senate district. White’s new House District 64 is very similar to his old dis-trict. It includes the northern part of Central plus Chaneyville, Pride, and the Watson area in LivingstonParish.Ithas12,971registered voters in Livingston Parish,and11,574inEastBatonRouge. White lives off Black-water Road in Central. Rep. Clif Richardson’s House District 65 has changed little with reapportionment. It in-cludes the southern part of Cen-tral and parts of southeast Baton Rouge. The district is losing a precinct west of the Comite Riv-er and picking up the Episcopal precinct in South Baton Rouge. The district has 20,542 white votersand3,754blackvoters.Ithas9,839registeredDemocrats,9,742 Republicans, and 5,706other parties and independents. The legislature passed a Con-gressional reapportionment plan that carves the Florida Parishes into four different Congressio-nal districts. The Felicianas, St. Helena, northern Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes will be a tiny part of the 5th District, based in North Louisiana. St. Tammany and southern Tangipa-hoa will continue to be in the 1st District. The 6th District will in-clude parts of East Baton Rouge but travel through the River Par-ishes to Thibodaux. The 2nd District is designed to be major-ity black. It includes most of New Orleans and the inner city of Baton Rouge. In interviews with the Ham-mond Daily Star, two Tangipa-hoa political figures had dif-ferent perspectives on whether Tangipahoa Parish has a chance to elect the state senator from the new Senate District 6. Hammond Mayor Mayson Foster said, “A Tangipahoa sen-ator could be elected, but he or she would certainly have to take EastBatonRougesignificantly,”But Foster said he doesn’t see that happening. “I was really a little surprised that they changed that,” he said. Tangipahoa political consul-tant Nick Gagliano disagreed with Foster’s assessment. He said Tangipahoa could elect a senator because the interests of South Baton Rouge and Central differ, and voters in those areas could split their votes. “I think it’sanequalplayingfield,”Ga-gliano told the Star. If Bodi White were to run for the State Senate, his House seat would be left with no incumbent, which is sure to attract a number of candidates. Qualifying for the state House and Senate, as well as statewide offices fromGovernor to Insur-ance Commissioner will be Sept. 6 to8,butpoliticalactivitycanbe expected to begin much soon-er than that.

CENTRAL MIDDLE STUDENTS participated in the Region XI Social Studies Fair. The event was held at Broadmoor Middle School, and studentsfromsurroundingparishesparticipated.Centralwasrepresentedby(lefttoright)8thgradersMicahVenableandCarolCrochetand7thgraderMadisonHadden.SpecialrecognitiongoestoCarolCrochetwhowon3rdPlaceinLouisiana’sDivisionIIEconomicscategorywith her project entitled “What Effect Does the Film Industry Have on the Economy of Louisiana?”

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CENTRAL PRIVATE SCHOOL 2011 PROM — Central Private School held their 2011 Junior and Senior Prom at Boudreaux’s on Saturday, March 26. Prom court pictured are (1st row, left to right) Jill King, Victoria Brian, Jada Pocorello, Mary Cunningham, Sarah Fryoux, Amy Galiano, and Lauren Blanchard, and (2nd row) Austin Pierce, Luke Fryoux, Seth Stevens, Jacob Carter, Queen Jessie Creel, King Jonathan Moak, Cody Overstreet, Chuck Conrad, and Trevor Shepherd.

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PRIDE — Snoballs! You’re invited to come by and get an awesome tasty treat at Polar Paradise located on Denham Road.Therearea100plusfla-vors to choose from including sugar free snowballs in a vari-etyofflavors. The younger children can choose from a picture menu to make it fun! For those choco-late lovers, Polar Paradise of-fers a specialty snoball called the “Chocolate Champion” with cream. Try something different in the popular tiger’s blood, creole cream cheese, or king cake, to name a few. Polar Paradise is open dai-ly 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., weather permitting and is dedicated to pleasing their customers. Free samples are available to help customers decide which snob-all to indulge in. Stop by and cool off in the summer heat with a “smooth lots of juice” snoball. Polar Paradise is owned and operat-ed by Dylan Anders, a Central Wildcat, who says, “Thank you to our loyal customers!”

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of transparency in the contract. Central pays CH2MHILL al-most$4millionayearbutreceivesno breakdown on how the money is spent, nor are the funds subject to audit. Louisiana’s 1st Circuit Court of Appeal is now consider-ing a suit by the Central City News seeking to insure that records in the hands of CH2MHILL are pub-

lic records if they pertain to the ad-ministration of city government. Central Mayor Mac Watts has proceeded with drafting of a con-tract and has sent out Requests for Proposals without seeking approv-al by the City Council, and that has drawn objections from some City Council members. City Councilman Tony LoBue has requested an opinion from City

Attorney Sheri Morris on what role the City Council gets to play in drafting a privatization contract and in the selection of the City Contractor. Although the Mayor has issued a Request for Proposals, the City Council has not voted on: •Whether Central should haveMaster Privatization Agreement after June 30, 2011.

•Whatservicesshouldbepriva-tized or whether there should be an agreement with a single contractor or several different contractors to provide targeted city services. •What the terms of such con-tract should be. •Thelengthofthecontract. The Request for Proposals is-sued by Watts provides a very specific contract,whichwould bebindingon thecity forfiveyears,two years beyond the term of the current Mayor and City Council. Watts has appointed a nine-member committee to review Re-quests for Proposals. He says he will follow their recommendation. Some Councilmen have said they want to be involved in the selection process and should not have to face a take-it-or-leave choice on what firm to select. Under the state’sLawrason Act, the Council appar-ently has the power to approve or disapprove theMayor’s final pro-posed contract. The six companies that have filed documents enabling them tomake Requests for Proposals under Watts’ plan are: •CH2MHILL — A Denver-based$6billion internationalfirmthat has the current privatization contact. •CSRS, Inc., which would be doing business as Central Munici-pal Services Group. CSRS is a well-knownengineeringfirm that,among other things, administers the City-Parish Green Light Program. •Severn Trent Services — Based in Fort Washington, Pa., this company has offices in 90 citiesaround the world. It began in the United Kingdom as a state-owned water authority. When privatiza-tion began in the UK, it went private and began to expand worldwide. It is best known for administering water treatment facilities. •Task Force, LLC is a Baton Rouge-based company founded in 2005thatadministers9,000proper-ties under the Road Home Program. •The Shaw Group — A For-tune 500 company based in Ba-tonRougewith27,000employeesaround the world. •IBTS, Institute for Building Technology and Safety — A non-profit organization affiliated withthe National Governors Associa-tion. It works to improve building regulatory and administrative ser-vices for states and localities. Several other firms have at-tended meetings with the city, re-quested information, or expressed interest in providing services other than administering the entire city government. These include: •Neel-Schaffer,Inc. •Wharton-Smith,Inc.Construc-tion Group •BurkKleinpeter,Inc. •PEC •Planning&DesignGroup •ChemSpraySouth,Inc. CH2MHILL was the only bidder when the city first privatized cityservices in the newly-incorporated City of Central three years ago. Under the current agreement, CH2MHILL operates the Central MunicipalServicesofficeandsup-plies virtually all personnel for the city. The company appoints the director of public works, head of the city permit office, and plan-ning and zoning director without approval or disapproval of the City Council. The company receives a check from the city every month but is not required to itemize its ex-penditures on behalf of the city.

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