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CENTRAL — On Tuesday, the Central City News obtained cop-ies of each of the four proposals made by contractors to provide City Services in the City of Cen-tral. The newspaper immediately made them available on-line. Within 24 hours, 695 residents had viewed them. The proposals provide background information on each company, explain their approaches to providing City Ser-vices, and include their bids for five years starting July 1, 2011. To view the proposals, go to www.centralcitynews.us

Proposals forCity ServicesNow On-Line

CENTRAL — The Mayor’s Com-mittee on City Services last Wednesday received bids from four companies vying for the City of Central’s proposed five-year City Services contract. The low bidder for the con-tract was the Institute for Build-ing Technology & Safety (IBTS), which bid $16.2 million. That was $2.7 million lower than the bid by CH2MHILL, which currently holds the contract. CH2MHILL was the highest of the four bidders. The bids were: IBTS - $16,187,550 CSRS - $18,000,000 Severn Trent - $18,703,569 CH2MHILL - $18,898,275 Copies of the proposals from the four companies were not made available by the City until Tuesday night of this week when the Central City News posted them on-line. Committee chairman Wayne

CH2MHILL’s BidTo Keep ContractWith Central CityRuns into Problem

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MAYOR MAC WATTS’ COMMITTEE on City Services, chaired by Wayne Leader (right), opened bids for City Services last Wednesday. IBTS had the lowest bid.

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IBTS Is $2.7 Million Lower Than CH2MHILL

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Comparing Bids of Four Competing Firms

Woody Jenkins Editor, Central City News

IBTS Pledges to Return Any Profits to City

CENTRAL — A non-profit organi-zation established by the National Governors Association has made an unusual offer to the City of Cen-tral: If the organization gets the contract to administer city govern-ment in Central, it will return any profits to the taxpayers. The organization was already the low bidder at $16.2 million. The Institute for Building Tech-nology & Safety, or IBTS, is gov-erned by a Board of Directors rep-resenting the National League of Cities, the National Association

of Counties, the Council of State Governments, and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. IBTS has administered more than $200 million in government contracts and is currently perform-ing services for 20 Louisiana cities, parishes, and other governmental entities, according to its proposal. The proposal submitted by the IBTS says, “As a show of our commitment to the community of Central, we pledge that, should our expenses, including a reasonable fee for the risks of this project, be less than the final fixed price of the contract, IBTS will give the excess amount back to the city or provide additional services as determined by the Mayor and City Council.” IBTS has selected David Rat-cliff of Baton Rouge to serve as Project Director; Larry Walters as Public Works Director; Dean Born as Permits and Inspection Man-

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Many Problems with Keeping CH2MHILL

CENTRAL — There are several major problems with keeping CH2MHILL as the contractor pro-viding city services in Central for the period beginning July 1, 2011: 1. CH2MHILL Injected Itself into Municipal Elections. One day before Central’s mu-nicipal elections on March 29, 2010, CH2MHILL placed an ad in the name of the “City of Central” in an attempt to influence the out-come of the election the following day. The ad, entitled “Setting the Record Straight on Permit Fees,” was a direct answer to an ad which had been placed a few days before by one of the candidates for Mayor. The ad was apparently an at-tempt to use the name of the “City of Central” to undermine one can-didate and aid another. The Central City News continues to seek public records showing how that ad came about and who approved it. 2. CH2MHILL Has Violated Its Contract by Failing to Com-ply with the Public Records Law. CH2MHILL has repeatedly failed to comply with Public Re-cords Requests relative to the po-

litical ad which it placed. The existing contract between the City of Central and CH2MHILL provides as follows: “Section 27. Public Records “Corporation understands that Louisiana law requires that the pub-lic shall have access, at all reason-able times, to all public records as per state statute, and agrees to allow access by the City and the public to all documents subject to disclosure under applicable law and to collect any applicable fees... Corporation’s willful failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this Section 27 may result in the immediate ter-mination of this Agreement by the City...” 3. CH2MHILL Has Ignored

the contract with CH2MHILL. 7. The Compa-ny’s Bid for the New Contract Is the Highest of the Four Bidders. C H 2 M H I L L has bid $18.9 mil-lion for the new

Lack of Transparency,High Costs IndicateIt’s Time for a ChangeIn City Services Firm

Because of lack of transpar-ency and concerns about cost, the City Council voted not to renew

five-year contract. That is the high-est of the four bids. Severn Trent has bid $18.7 million, CSRS has bid $18 million, and IBTS is the lowest bidder at $16.2 million. 8. CH2MHILL’s Bids for Ex-tra Work Are Clearly Excessive. The four companies also bid on any extra work over and above the regular contract. CH2MHILL’s bids in these categories were, well, stunning. For example, clearing and excavation work was bid by IBTS at $15,000 a mile and by CSRS at $18,700 a mile. But the bid by CH2MHILL was $543,840 a mile! If the City of Central continues with a master privatization agree-ment, it’s time for another compa-ny to get the work. But any company that takes on the responsibility of administering the entire city government should agree in its contract and be re-quired in fact to be totally trans-parent, so the people of Central can see how their tax dollars are spent.

City of Central, State of LouisianaCentral City Council

By Council Members LoBue, Messina and WashingtonResolution 2010-1

A resolution supporting the release of documents in possession of CH2MHill, Inc. related in any way to its advertisement published in The Advocate newspaper entitled “We Are Central” and containing the words “Setting the Record Straight on Fees”. WHEREAS, CH2MHill, Inc. is the current primary provider of services within the City of Central. WHEREAS, the contractual agreement presently existing be-tween the City of Central and CH2MHill. Inc. provides in part as follows: “Section 2.5 The Mayor of the City of Central is the city’s desig-nated representative, unless he transfers that authority to someone else. Section 2.6 All mass communications to residents shall be re-viewed and approved by the City’s designated representative prior to publication or in the case of oral or electronic communications prior to dissemination.” WHEREAS, CH2MHill, Inc. contractually agreed with the City of Central to comply with the Louisiana Public Records Laws. WHEREAS, CH2MHill, Inc. has failed and refused to release any of the records in its possession concerning its advertisement published in The Advocate newspaper entitled “We Are Central” and containing the words “Setting the Record Straight on Fees”, which was published the day before the March 27, 2010 election for Mayor, Council and Chief of Police for the City of Central. WHEREAS, the council for the City of Central, as elected of-ficials by the citizens of Central and the citizens of Central, whose tax dollars fund the payment for services by CH2MHill, Inc. desire transparency and forthrightness concerning all matters within the City of Central, regardless of contractual obligations which require the same. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the council for the City of Central hereby supports the release of documents in the possession of CH2MHill, Inc. related in any way to its advertise-ment published in The Advocate newspaper entitled “We Are Central” and containing the words “Setting the Record Straight on Fees”. Adopted this 13th day of July, 2010. Mark D. Miley, Central City Clerk

the Central City Council’s Di-rective Ordering the Company to Release the Records. The first resolution passed by the newly-elected Central City Council after its swearing in was Resolution 2010-1, adopted July 13, 2010. It ordered CH2MHILL to release records in its possession relative to the political ad in ques-tion. But CH2MHILL has refused to do so, even in the face of a direct order from the City Council. 4. CH2MHILL Failed to Pro-duce Its Local Manager to Testify Even After Being Subpoenaed. After the Central City News subpoenaed CH2MHILL’s manag-er in Central to testify at the Public Records hearing, the manager left the state before the trial, and the company failed to provide him for depositions. 5. CH2MHILL Fails to Pro-vide Any Accounting of How It Spends $4 Million in Taxpayer Funds. When Mike Mannino made a Public Records Request and a Freedom of Information Request of CH2MHILL for an accounting of all financial records subject to au-dit and inspection under Section 24 of the contract, the company pro-vided nothing. In fact, it provides no information to the City Council or to the public on how it spends $4 million a year in taxpayer funds. 6. The City Council Voted Not to Renew the Contract with CH2MHILL.

OPENING BIDS — The Mayor’s Committee on City Services opened bids last Wednes-day. Shown are chairman Wayne Leader, city attorney Sheri Morris, local attorney Ti Barnes, and David Barrow, executive assistant to Mayor Mac Watts.

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Leader admonished his committee members not to discuss the bid pro-posals among themselves or with the bidders. He scheduled a meet-ing of committee members to “rate” the bidders last night. The commit-tee will interview the bidders begin-

How Bids Stack Up: Dollar for Dollar

ning at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Cen-tral Fire Station. Leader said the committee will meet on May 19 to choose the win-ner. Mayor Mac Watts has said he alone has the authority to select the contractor but that he will follow the recommendations of the com-

Proposals to Provide All City Services in City of Central— For Five-Year Period Beginning July 1, 2011 —

IBTS CSRS Severn-Trent CH2MHILLYear 1 $3,027,000 $3,500,000 $3,537,908 $3,538,293Year 2 $3,129,663 $3,550,000 $3,598,007 $3,655,057Year 3 $3,234,533 $3,600,000 $3,724,002 $3,775,674Year 4 $3,342,549 $3,650,000 $3,854,343 $3,900,271Year 5 $3,453,805 $3,700,000 $3,989,245 $4,028,980Five-Year Total $16,187,550 $18,000,000 $18,703,569 $18,898,275 Charges for Any Additional Services Not Included in City Services Contract

— For Five-Year Period Beginning July 1, 2011 —Drainage per mile $20,000 a mile $29,700 a mile $2,475 a mile $98,880 a mileExcavation per mile $15,000 a mile $18,700 a mile $1,050 a mile $543,840 a mile*Additional labor $156 an hour $198 an hour $165 an hour $349 an hourEmergency labor $351 an hour $282 an hour $265 an hour $400 an hour

mittee he appointed. However, the City Council can effectively limit the Mayor’s selec-tion through the City Budget. Un-der the Lawrason Act, the Mayor cannot incur debt without the ap-proval of the City Council. As a result, the Council can limit how

much is spent for City Services, put restrictions on how that money is spent, provide how contractors are chosen, and require reporting on how the money is spent. For more information on the four bidders and their bids, go to www.centralcitynews.us.

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Central City News Honored by LPA withAnnual Freedom of Information Award

MARKSVILLE— The Louisiana Press Association Saturday night presented the coveted Freedom of Information Award for 2010 to the Central City News for its efforts to protect the public’s right to know in Louisiana. The LPA, which was meeting in its 131st annual conven-tion, is composed of virtually all of Louisiana’s daily and weekly news-papers. Keith Magill, executive editor of the Houma Courier, presented the award to Central City News editor Woody Jenkins during the LPA an-nual awards banquet in Marksville. Speaking on behalf of the judg-es, Magill said, “Sometimes it takes a crusader to right a wrong, and this year’s Freedom of Information Award winner definitely fits that bill.” “Woody Jenkins, editor of the Central City News, has waged al-most a one-man battle to open the records of city government to the public.” “The problem is that Central City, a small community north of Baton Rouge, has taken privatiza-tion to the extreme. It has, in es-sence, privatized its entire city gov-ernment. The national consulting

firm CH2MHILL, according to the newspaper, receives $4 million of the city’s entire $5 million budget to handle every facet of the city’s day-to-day operations.” “Problems came to a head last spring, when the city sponsored a campaign ad for the mayor. Jen-kins demanded public records re-lated to the ad, but CH2MHILL and the city refused. They claimed that since the consulting firm is a private company, its records are private too. And that comes despite a provision

in its contract with the city that says CH2MHILL will comply with the state’s open-meetings and public-records laws.” “The newspaper sued, but a district judge sided with the city. The Central City News appealed and is awaiting a decision. Mean-while, the court fight has imperiled the newspaper financially, and the [mayor’s] allies have started a com-peting newspaper and encouraged an on-going boycott of the Central City News.” “One of the things that impressed the judges most was Jenkins’ tenac-ity in the face of major obstacles. Often, he was the only person in the room fighting for the public’s right to know. The stories have im-plications that go beyond the battle in Central City; they offer lessons for anyone dealing with the trend toward privatization of govern-mental services. For its continuing fight for open government that is accountable to the people it serves, the Central City News is this year’s recipient of the Freedom of Infor-mation Award.”

LOUISIANA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARD — Central City News staff members Woody Jenkins, Terrie Palmer, and Shara Pollard accepted the Annual Freedom of Information Award at the Louisiana Press Association Annual Convention in Marks-ville last Saturday night. The Central City News was honored for carrying the banner for all Louisiana daily and weekly newspapers in the fight for access to public records. Not shown are Central City News staffers Candi Lee and Jolice Provost.

State NewspapersBack CCN’s BattleFor Public RecordsIn Privatized City

LT. GEN. RUSSEL HONORE (U.S. Army, retired), the hero of Hurricane Katrina, was the keynote speaker at the Louisiana Press Assocition, where he also unveiled his new book, Survival, on how your family can survive in the after-math of natural or man-made disasters.

Other Award Winners Magill also cited the other nomi-nees and award winners: • 2nd Place Award — “The Lake Charles American Press (along with local TV station KPLC-TV) sued after a judge closed a bond hearing for a man accused of kill-ing an 18-month-old child. Among reasons the judge cited was that she did not want pretrial publicity to prejudice a jury, which would cost the parish money if it had to move the trial. The American Press ar-gued that wasn’t sufficient reason to deny the public access. In a case that could yield more openness in similar court proceedings, the state Supreme Court agreed.” • 3rd Place Award — “The Advocate of Baton Rouge, whose stories and editorials led to school officials releasing documents they previously withheld. The man-agement study showed where the strengths and weaknesses of the lo-cal school system lie, and it names names.” • “The Monroe News-Star wrote stories on public officials who sought to skirt the public-records law by conducting city business routinely on using their personal email accounts, which they main-tained were private.” • “The Bogalusa Daily News used public records laws to obtain a letter that helped determine why the sheriff had dropped an ambu-lance service from the area’s 911 rotation.” • “The Shreveport Times fought successfully for public records that helped it write stories showing Shreveport and Bossier City’s legal expenses.” • “The Guardian-Journal of Homer continues to work with at-torneys to seek State Police crimi-nal records in a murder case that has been adjudicated.” • “The Daily Iberian filed a com-plaint with the DA’s office that forced city officials to release re-cords on what turned out to be a botched murder investigation by local police. Its stories exposed the problems that led to the officers firing and prompted police to disci-pline the dispatcher involved.”

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MORE THAN A GREAT CAKE — Mrs. Cindy Richard made this wonderful German chocolate cake and brought it to the Cen-tral City News office to help celebrate the newspaper’s receiving the Louisiana Press Association’s annual Freedom of Information Award. News’ editor Woody Jenkins said, “Miss Cindy shows up out of nowhere with a beautiful German chocolate cake and a card of encouragement for our staff. It’s amaz-ing how much that strengthens us!”

Many Warriors in Central City’s BattleFor Public Records and Right to KnowPublic’s Right toKnow Must Not BeSacrificed on AltarOf Privatization

MARKSVILLE— At the Louisiana Press Association annual awards ceremonies Saturday night, the Central City News accepted the LPA’s Freedom of Information Award for 2010. This is probably the highest award given by the newspaper editors and publishers of our state to another newspaper. The judges said that I had waged “a one-man battle to open the re-cords of city government to the public.” But the truth is, there have been many warriors in the fight for public records and open govern-ment in our new City of Central. In fact, a majority of the Central City Council and all seven of our school board members strongly support transparency in govern-ment, as does our Superintendent of Schools. Councilman Tony LoBue has taken a leadership role in this fight. Central resident Mike Mannino has made public records requests, repeatedly defended the public’s right to know what government is doing, and taken untold criticism for demanding access to public records. Central businesses have stood up to threats of boycott and con-tinued to advertise with the Central City News. Our splendid staff — led by


Some people say Central is divided, but the reality is, “the vast majority of people are united in favor of the position this newspaper has taken — which is openness in government. It is not about some particular politician who happens to be in public office at the moment. Politi-cians come and go. It is about fundamental principles of a democratic society. Without access to public records, there is no democratic rule but only a sham.”— Central City News editor Woody Jenkins

Candi Lee, Terrie Palmer, Shara Pollard, and Jolice Provost — have been unwavering in their support of open government. Volunteers have labored over thousands of pages of public docu-ments. Our attorneys — Alex St. Amant, Margaret Savoye, and Catherine Wheeler — have done a superb job in the legal battle. The Louisiana Press Associa-tion has filed an amicus brief with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in support of the Central City News. Hundreds of citizens have con-tacted their elected officials and this newspaper to offer their sup-port and encouragement. And the vast majority of our cit-izens — probably over 70 percent —have stood firmly in favor of ac-cess to public records and transpar-ency in government. Each issue of the Central City News is distributed to 200 loca-tions around Central, and 11,000 copies are voluntarily picked up by the people. We believe readership and true

united in favor of the position this newspaper has taken — which is openness in government. The right to examine Public Records is not some special right belonging to the news media. On the contrary, it is the right of ev-ery citizen to be able to question government officials and find out what they are doing with the pub-lic’s money and with the power we have entrusted to them. It is not about some particular politician who happens to be in public office at the moment. Poli-ticians come and go. It is about fundamental principles of a demo-cratic society. Without access to public records and access to meet-ings of public bodies, there is no democratic rule, but only a sham. At the Central City News, we proudly defend the public’s right to know. We do this with the knowl-edge that it will make our newspa-per the subject of attack, because there is always some politician or bureaucrat who wants to conduct the public’s business in secret. We are grateful to the over-whelming majority of the people of Central who continue to stand up strongly in favor of a free press, open government, and the public’s right to know. Keeping government account-able to the people is a never-ending fight, but it is a fight to which there is no alternative.

support for the newspaper have never been higher. Some people say Central is di-vided, but the reality is, the vast majority of people here are in fact

PAM MITCHELL (right) was honored with the President’s Award by Sandy Cun-ningham at the Louisiana Press Associa-tion annual convention in Marksville.

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National Firms Vie for Contract with City of Central

CENTRAL — Four experienced national firms have submitted pro-posals to provide City Services in the City of Central. The four are: • Institute for Building Technol-ogy & Safety (IBTS) • Severn Trent Services • Central Municipal Services Group, formed by CSRS • CH2MHILL, the current con-tractor

IBTS. For more information on the low bidder, IBTS, read story on Page 1. Here is information on the other three bidders, based on their pro-posals: Severn Trent Services has 35 year’s experience in contract ser-vices operations. It began provid-ing municipal services to the City of Weston, Florida, in 1978 and has long experience with privatiza-tion. Formed as a governmental enti-ty in the United Kingdom, Severn


Trent was itself privatized and now operates as a for-profit entity. It continues to provide water quality services for 3.7 million households in the UK. Its combined companies employ 9,000 workers, serving 20 million consumers worldwide. It is a $2.8 billion company. The company has an extensive resume. For example, it provides municipal services in Celebration, Florida, an innovative planned community, and water ser-vices in Plaquemines Parish. The Transition Manager for Severn Trent would be Ken Cassel, who would help select the Program Director, Public Works Director, and other key personnel. Central Municipal Services Group is a creation of CSRS, a privately-held, Louisiana-based professional services firm with nearly 100 employees. It is well known in the Baton Rouge area and has many governmental clients throughout the state. For example, it manages the City-Parish’s Green Light Program. Other clients in-clude the Zachary school system, Amite River Basin Commission, Ascension Parish, and others. CSRS promises in its proposal transparency and a seamless tran-

sition. It has put together a consor-tium of firms to work on the project, including CSRS, General Infor-matics, SEMS, Inc., and others. The proposed Program Director would be Peter Newkirk, P.E., for-mer City-Parish director of Public Works. Director of Operations and P&Z administrator would be An-thony R. Matheny, and director of Public Works would be David R. Cobb, CBO. CH2MHILL is the Colorado-based $6 billion employee-owned international firm that has admin-istered City Services in Central for the past three years. CH2MHILL proposed two alternatives, one of which would provide more trans-parency in its operations. CH2MHILL would continue with Roy Hutchinson as Program Manager and David Cody as Pub-lic Works Director. It said it would build on its three years of hands-on experience. The proposal said that the firm “when selected, will enter into good faith negotiations.” The company said that it has a 98 percent completion rate on service call requests, completed 4,000 in-spections in 2010, and issued more than 5,000 permits over three years. For links to the proposals, go to www.centralcitynews.us.

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CENTRAL — When the bids for Central’s City Services contract were opened last week, the current contractor, CH2MHILL, had the most expensive proposal — $2.7 million higher than the low bidder, IBTS, for the five-year contract. The other two bidders, CSRS and Severn Trent, also had bids lower than CH2MHILL. But the bid documents do not disclose another fact: CH2MHILL actually has an $800,000 advantage over the other bidders. The reason is, the City of Cen-tral paid CH2MHILL $800,000 for “start-up” costs in 2008. Under the privatization agree-ment with CH2MHILL, these start-up costs were not itemized or ac-counted for. How the money was spent has not been documented for the city. Last week, the Mayor’s Commit-tee on City Services received a Re-quest for Proposals for a new master privatization agreement for a five-year period beginning July 1, 2011. Unlike the previous contract between the City of Central and CH2MHILL, the new contract would provide no money for “start-up” costs.

The bids received for the first year of the contract were: • IBTS — $3,027,000 • CSRS — $3,500,000 • Severn Trent — $3,537,908 • CH2MHILL — $3,538,293 While CH2MHILL still has the advantage of the $800,000 it was


ager; Kenneth Eglinsdoerter as Planning & Zoning Administrator; Daniel Leone, P.E., as Engineering and Stormwater Services Manager, and Helen Lemoine as assistant city clerk. IBTS has assembled a team which includes three other firms: Professional Engineering Consul-tants (PEC), GCR & Associates, and Verma Systems. The IBTS proposal says, “IBTS has sufficient certified and ex-perienced personnel and equip-ment to complete the transition and perform all services required by the City of Central. Chapter C provides the overall staffing ap-

proach for Central’s City Services. We have existing infrastructure, support staff and technology sup-port services in Louisiana, and are ready to hit the ground running. We have the experience to ensure that there is a smooth and seamless transition without any interruption of services.” We have assembled a management team and organi-zational structure that contains a highly qualified, experienced, and professionally certified staff of over 20 full time equivalent profes-sionals with experience supporting municipal services and have strong knowledge of the City and its op-erations.” Like the other bidders, IBTS

paid, the other bidders are having to fund any “start-up” costs them-selves. Despite these disadvantages, the other three bidders still outbid the incumbent firm. If it loses the City Services con-tract, CH2MHILL will get to keep

the equipment it used to provide City Services — even equipment purchased with “start-up” funds — unless the City buys it back. A new City Contractor will have to supply all necessary equipment at its own expense.

IBTS Would Save City Over $500,000 a Year

CENTRAL — The current mas-ter privatization agreement for City Services between the City of Central and CH2MHILL provides details on how the transition will work if a new company is selected for the job. Section 14 of the contract pro-vides that, upon termination of the agreement, both the City and CH2MHILL will work toward a “smooth and harmonious transi-tion from the Corporation to the City, or to any other person or en-tity City may designate... with the same quality services otherwise afforded.” The contract also provides for the situation in which the City may not be ready to assume re-sponsibility for providing City

Services upon termination (June 30, 2011). In that case, the agree-ment provides that CH2MHILL shall continue to provide the ser-vices provided in the contract for 90 days or until the City is capable, in its sole discretion, of assuming the responsibilities under the con-tract, whichever occurs sooner.

In this situation, the City is obligated to pay CH2MHILL its “actual costs,” which are defined as its direct and indirect costs of providing the services plus a mu-tually agreed upon fee. The City also has the right to as-sume any of CH2MHILL’s leases or agreements, if it desires to do so.

How Transition to New Company Would Work

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WEATHERLY, PHILLIPSFaith Weatherly and Alan Phillips, Jr. will exchange vows May 28 at Black-water Methodist Church.

Milestones HARRIS, HUSSERKallie Harris and Christopher Husser will wed June 4 at Broadmoor Meth-odist Church in Baton Rouge.

Tisdale, WhittingtonTo Marry May 21

Carie Tisdale and Brett Whittington

BATON ROUGE — Carie Ann Tis-dale and Brett Wyndell Whitting-ton will marry Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Fraternal Order of Po-

lice Wedding and Reception Hall in Baton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daugh-ter of Butch and Sandy Tisdale of Walker. She is the granddaughter of Felice Tisdale of Baker, Bill and Pearl Crowell of Central, and Milton and Bonnie Davis of Baton Rouge. Carie is a graduate of Starkey Academy and Medical Training College. Her fiancé is the son of Gary and Vicki Whittington of Central. He is the grandson of Claire Landry of Opelousas and A.J. and Nadine Landry of Ringgold. Brett is a graduate of Redempto-rist High School. He is employed with SGS Petroleum Services.

Faith Weatherly, Alan Phillips, Jr.To Exchange Vows at Blackwater

Alan Phillips, Jr. and Faith Weatherly

CENTRAL — Faith Ashley Weath-erly and Alan Wayne Phillips, Jr., both of Central, will wed in a 5:30 p.m. ceremony Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Blackwater Methodist Church.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Barry and Pam Weatherly of Central. She is the granddaugh-ter of Ray and Juanita Verucchi of Madison, Miss., Steve and Sue Stallings of Natchez, Miss., the late Bo Weatherly of Vidalia, and Bobby and Donis Graves of Cal-houn. Faith is a 2009 graduate of Bethany Christian School and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s de-gree in graphic design at Louisiana State University. Her fiancé is the son of Alan Sr. and Debby Phillips of Central. He is the grandson of Bill and Judy Tegel of Central, Annette Phillips of River Ridge, and the late Joel Phillips Sr. Alan is a 2005 graduate of Beth-any Christian School and a 2010 graduate of Louisiana State Uni-versity with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He is employed with Raising Canes as an operations manager.

Chris Husser and Kallie Harris

Kallie Harris, Christopher Husser toWed at Broadmoor Methodist in BR

BATON ROUGE — Kallie Lynn Har-ris of French Settlement and Chris-topher William Husser of Central

will marry in a 6 p.m. ceremony Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Broad-moor United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daugh-ter of Bobby and Shelley Harris of French Settlement. Kallie is a graduate of French Settlement High School and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She is a hospital medicine registered nurse at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Her fiancé is the son of Ron-nie and Debbie Husser of Central. Chris is a graduate of Bishop Sul-livan High School and Southeast-ern Louisiana State University. He is a U.S. southeast region account manager for J.V. Industrial Com-panies LLC. An engagement party was held Jan. 15 in their honor at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Denham Springs. It was hosted by Kent and Karen Parker of French Settlement, uncle and aunt of the bride-elect.

Emily Jayne Manuel Joel and Barbara Manuel of Central are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Jayne. She was welcomed home by her big brother, Elliott. Emily was born March 3, 2011, at Woman’s Hospital. She weighed five pounds, 15 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Proud grandparents are Kath-leen Jandle Natariano of Watson, Sherry and the late Dale Bennett of Waxahachie, Texas, and Allen and Georgie Manuel of Eunice.

Maggie Rabalais, Matthew RabornTo Marry June 3 at St. Alphonusus

Matthew Raborn and Maggie Rabalais

CENTRAL — Maggie Jane Rab-alais and Matthew Corey Raborn, both of Central, will marry in a 7 p.m. ceremony Friday, June 3, 2011, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

The bride-elect is the daugh-ter of Darrell and Linda Rabalais of Greenwell Springs. She is the granddaughter of Dorothy Mitch-ell and the late Henry Mitchell of Kilgore, Texas and the late Hubert and Telsie Rabalais of Plaucheville. Maggie is a graduate of Central Private and LSU School of Den-tistry for dental hygiene. Her fiancé is the son of Bob and Charlene Raborn of Central. He is the grandson of Robert Raborn, Sr. of Central, Sherill Raborn of Greenwell Springs, and the late Charlie and Debbie Thibodeaux of Central. Matthew is a graduate of Central Private and LSU. He is working on a biological engineer-ing degree at LSU.


Connor Hinson and Lauren Wommack

CENTRAL — Lauren Wommack of Central and Connor Hinson of Denham Springs will marry on

Saturday, May 28, 2011. The bride-elect is the daughter of Larry and Babette Wommack of Central. She is the granddaugh-ter of Marilyn and Gene Robinson of Granbury, Texas and Josephine Wommack of Hurst, Texas. Lauren is a graduate of Central Private School and Southeastern Louisiana University with a bache-lor’s in early childhood education. She teaches 2nd grade at Seventh Ward Elementary in Denham Springs. Her fiancé is the son of Don and Becky Hinson of Denham Springs. He is the grandson of Howell and Annette McManus, the late Clara McManus, and Edgar and Billie Fae Hinson, all of Natchez, Miss. Connor is a graduate of Denham Springs High School and will grad-uate from Louisiana State Univer-sity with a bachelor’s in mechani-cal engineering. He is employed with Coastal Machinery, LLC, in Baton Rouge.

Tabitha Phillips, Thomas HatfieldTo Marry May 14 at Greenwood

Thomas Hatfield and Tabitha Phillips

ST. FRANCISVILLE — Tabitha Dan-ielle Phillips and Thomas Michael Hatfield, both of Pride, will marry in a 6 p.m. ceremony Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Greenwood Plan-tation in St. Francisville. The bride-elect is the daughter of Tony and Tammie Phillips of Pride. She is the granddaughter of Danny and Remona Rambin and Richard and Gayle Phillips, all of Mansfield. Tabitha is a graduate of Northeast High School and is enrolled at Our Lady of the Lake College. Her fiancé is the son of Tommy Hatfield of Morgan City and Sue Ayer Hatfield of Zachary. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hatfield and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ardon Ayer, Sr. Thomas is a graduate of Zachary High School and is employed as an electrician for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and Hillterrain Farms.

Wommack, HinsonTo Exchange Vows

Lindsey Hill, Neal Cotton to WedJune 4 at First Presbyterian Church

BATON ROUGE — Lindsey Warner Hill and Neal Andrew Cotton, both of Baton Rouge, will marry in a 2 p.m. ceremony Saturday, June 4,

Lindsey Hill and Neal Cotton

2011, at First Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge. The bride-elect is the daughter of Weldon and Carol Hill of Baton Rouge. She is the granddaughter of the late Weldon and Viola Hill of Baton Rouge and the late Travis and Ruth Hartzo of Vivian. Lindsey is a graduate of the Dunham School and LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She is employed as a registered nurse at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Her fiancé is the son of Richard and Sherrie Cotton of Central. He is the grandson of the late William and Christine Cotton of Andalusia, Ala. and the late Howard and Ann Dan-ley of Florala, Ala. Neal is a gradu-ate of Parkview Baptist School and Louisiana State University. He is a chemical engineer at Alon USA.

The couple will make their home in Greenwell Springs.

Preston Joseph Marbury Brian and Mandi (Faulk) Mar-bury of Central are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Preston Joseph. Preston was born Jan. 27, 2011, at 3:48 p.m. He weighed six pounds, 15.5 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Mi-chael and Peggy Faulk and Rusty and Debbie Marbury, all of Central. Great-grandparents

are Evelyn Faulk of Crowley, Mildred Hardcastle of New Iberia, Louis Marbury of McComb, Miss., and Joe and Brenda Silvio of Central

Lauren Patterson, Scott AlbertsonTo Exchange Wedding Vows June 4

Scott Albertson and Lauren Patterson BATON ROUGE — Lauren Chaleigh Patterson of Zachary and Scott Douglas Albertson of Baton Rouge will marry in a 1 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Baton Rouge Temple. The bride-elect is the daughter

of Paul and Jennifer Patterson of Zachary. She is the granddaugh-ter of the late William E. Herrin of Houston, Texas, the late Antoine C. and Karlus Frugé of Central, and Samuel and Elane Patterson of Cen-tral. She is the great-granddaughter of the late Slyvester Herrin of Co-lumbia, Miss., and Charlotte Her-rin of Walker and the late Bud and Lois Moreland of Anaconda, Mont. She is a graduate of Northeast High School and attends Baton Rouge Community College where she is majoring in early childhood devel-opment. Her fiancé is the son of Doug and Karen Albertson of Baton Rouge. He is the grandson of Robert and Lucy Newsom of Baton Rouge and Lee and Sadie Albertson of Clinton, N.C. He is a graduate of Tara High School. He attends the University of Phoenix and is majoring in crim-inal justice.


Festival of Two Rivers This Weekend CENTRAL — Events coming up in and around Central:

May 13 through 15Festival of Two Rivers

St. Alphonsus will hold its annual Festival of Two Rivers. Food, games, rides, and entertainment for every-one! Friday, May 13, 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, May 14, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, May 15, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 14Pickett Children Benefit • 11 a.m.

A Benefit Raffle and Pastalaya will be held at Winn Dixie for the Pickett children, who recently lost both of their parents in a plane crash. Pasta-laya plates are $6 and raffle tickets are $5. Raffle drawing is at 1 p.m.

Saturday, May 14Pastalaya Fundraiser for

Greg Quiett • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A pastalaya fundraiser will be held at Blackie’s, 10010 Sullivan Road, for Greg Quiett and his wife, EBRP Deputy Lt. Crystal Quiett. Greg was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lym-phoma and now is suffering from congestive heart failure. All pro-ceeds will go to help with medical expenses. Dinners are $6.

Monday, May 16Congestive Heart Failure

Education Program • 10 a.m. Lane Regional Medical Center will hold a free education and sup-port program for congestive heart failure patients and their caregivers. Learn more about what you can do to manage the challenges of living with congestive heart failure. Topics will be Medication Management and Summertime Grillin’ and Chillin’. Registration is required and seating is limited. Free lunch will be provided. Call 654-5263 to register.

Thursday, May 19Career and Technical Education

Committee Meeting • 6 p.m.

A CTE (Career and Technical Ed-ucation) Committee meeting will be held at Central High School. This meeting is open to anyone who is in-terested. This meeting is designed to let employers and those in the work-force help CHS students become more job ready and workforce ready.

Saturday, May 21CHS Silks Garage Sale/Raffle

6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central High School Silks will hold a garage sale and raffle in the Central High north parking lot. Do-nations are welcome. Come and help raise money for Color Guard Camp.

Saturday, May 21Central Biddy Cheer Camp

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Central Biddy Cheer Camp will be held in the Central High Gym. Cost is $35 and includes T-shirt. Check in will be at 8:30 a.m. The girls will learn cheers, play games, work on stunts, and be taught a dance. A par-ent review will begin at 1 p.m. Reg-istration deadline is May 15. For in-formation, call Beth at 955-2862.

Saturday, May 21Central Bloomers Plant Sale

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Central Bloomers Garden Club’s annual plant sale will be held in the Woodland View Estates subdi-vision at 16524 Quiet Oaks Ave. Pro-ceeds to benefit community projects.

Saturday, May 21PrimeTimers Spaghetti Dinner

5:30 p.m. The PrimeTimers, a 60 plus group at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, are sponsoring a Spaghetti Dinner with former LSU coach Paul Dietzel. The dinner will be held in the St. Francis Room. Cost is $7 per person. Coach Dietzel will have his latest book, “Call Me Coach,” available for sale and will personally autograph your copy. RSVP the parish office at 261-4650. Deadline is Friday, May 13.

Sunday, May 22Sermon Series

Zoar Baptist Church, 11848 Hoop-er, will begin a sermon series on the Ten Commandments. Church servic-es are 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. For infor-

mation, call the church office at 261-3434 or email [email protected].

Monday, May 23Selective Hearing Lunch & Learn

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May is Better Hearing Month. To celebrate, Selective Hearing is host-ing a free lunch and learn at Lane Regional Medical Center. Space is limited and reservations are required. For information or to pre-register, call 1-877-358-6130 or 663-6130.

Wednesday, May 25Skin Cancer Screening • 1 p.m.

A free skin cancer screening spon-sored by Lane Regional Medical Center and Advanced Dermatology will be held at the office of Dr. Laurie Harrington, 20474 Old Scenic Hwy. The public is invited for this free screening. Registration is required and space is limited. For information or to register, call 654-5263.

June 6 through 9Youth Basketball Camp

Central High School Youth Bas-ketball Camp for ages 7 to 14 will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and an Elite Basketball Camp for ages 12 to 14 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. For infor-mation or to register, call coach Ron Lewis at 262-2780, 1 to 5 p.m.

Central HighClass Reunions CENTRAL — Central High School reunions coming up include:

Saturday, May 14Central High Class of 1971

7 to 11 p.m. The Central High School Class of 1971 will hold their 40th Class Re-union at Forrest Grove Plantation, 8743 Stephenson Drive in Denham Springs. For classmate and guest registration, contact Rosalie Kelly Milner at 262-2588 or [email protected].


7 to 11 p.m. The Central High School Class of 1976 will hold their 35th Class Re-union at Courtland’s Catering, 10565 Florida Blvd. There will be a gourmet buffet, 70’s theme and memorabilia, cash bar, and oldies and new music. Dressy casual attire. Cost is $25 per person and payable at the door. RSVP by Saturday, May 7 by visiting www.centralwildcats.myevent.com. For information, contact Denice Guillory Thomas at [email protected].


6 p.m. The Central High School Class of 1966 will hold their class reunion at Sammy’s Grill, 14800 Wax Road.

Free Lunch & educationaL Seminar

May is Better Hearing Month

Join us at Lane Regional Medical Center onMonday, May 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch an a

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Attendees will be given a $500 discount certificate on hearing aids and also beable to register for a chance to win a Free 32” LCD/DVD COMBO TV!

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Free Lunch & educationaL Seminar

FESTIVAL OF THE TWO RIVERS — Come out to Festival of the Two Rivers this weekend at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

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CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNALISM CLUB toured WAFB-TV Chan-nel 9, viewed taping of the noon news, and participated in the closing of the segment. Seventh grade English Language Arts teachers Jackie Jenkins and Phillip Donagriche began the club this year in an effort to stimulate interest and improve writing skills and reading fluency. They hope to begin a daily newscast of school activities.

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Central’s Annual Day of Prayer

PASTORS AND CITIZENS prayed over Central Mayor Mac Watts.

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. Obituaries , Charles W. Karney, Jr.

Charlie, a loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend, passed away Tues-day, May 3, 2011, at the age of 45. He was born in Baton Rouge on Dec. 17, 1965, and was a resi-dent of Central. He was a journeyman carpenter and a val-ued employee at Fon-tenot Construction Company. Charlie enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an avid LSU and Cen- Charles Karney

until the Mass of Christian Burial, con-ducted by the Rev. Michael Moroney. Interment followed at Greenoaks Memo-rial Park. Those left to cherish his memory in-clude his wife, Virginia Leigh Karney; son, Jeauhn William Karney; mother, Florieta Karney; brother, Bobby Ma-jor, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his fa-ther, Charles William Karney Sr.; his birthmother, Ada Zachary Karney, and his brother, Edgar Major III. Pallbearers were Scotty Campbell, Casey Folmar, Bobby Major, Kirk Ma-jor, Chuck Pendarvis, David Sylvest, Floyd Tate, and Darren Vail. Honorary pallbearers were Stephen Arbour and Richard Fletcher. We were so blessed to have Charlie in our lives. Lord, thank you for sharing him with us.

tral Wildcat fan. Charlie’s greatest joy in life was spending time with his family and friends. Visitation was held at Rabenhorst Fu-neral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., Friday, May 6 and resumed Saturday, May 7 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church


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BATON ROUGE — Led by Trevor Sansone, the Central Flash, the Cen-tral High School track team turned in a strong performance at the State 5A Track & Field Championship at LSU on Saturday, winning 8th Place overall statewide. While not yet a track and field pow-erhouse, Central made its presence felt, winning 2nd Place in the 4x100 relay with a time of 42.06. East As-cension won with a blazing 41.21. Sansone, the defending state champion in the 100 meters, finished 3rd in that race, which was won by D’Andre Jacobs of East Ascension. Sansone beat Jacobs for the title last year. Jacobs ran the 100 in 10.3, a near state record, and Sansone was 3rd at 10.56. Sansone has accepted a scholarship to run track at LSU. Central’s Akil Bennett had a good day, winning 2nd Place in the long jump at 23-5-3/4 and 7th Place in the triple jump with 45-5-3/4. The results were a tribute to Cen-tral head track coach Brad Cook and other members of the Wildcat coaching staff.

HHH Central High at Regionals. Cen-tral High finished in 4th Place in the regional championships. State 5A 100-meter champion Trevor San-sone of Central finished second in the 100 behind D’Andre Jacobs of East Ascension. Central made another strong showing in the 4x100 meters, win-

Central Shines at State 5A ChampionshipsWildcat Sprinters,Akil Bennett DriveResurgent Central

ning 2nd Place and qualifying for the State Championship with a time of 42.52. The Central team con-sisted of Lamonte Janeau, Gary Triplett, Trevor Sansone, and Leroy Williams. Sansone and Triplett failed to qualify for the state finals in the

200. Triplett was 5th in the region-al at 22.83, while Sansome was 6th with 22.95. The Wildcats’ best performance in the regionals was by Akil Ben-nett, who won the long jump with 22-11-3/4. Bennett also earned 3rd Place in the triple jump, with leaps

totaling 45-04-1/2. Bennett was 5th in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.67, but did not qualify for the state meet in that event. Central’s Craig Jones narrowly missed qualifying for state in the long jump. He was 4th with a leap of 21-10-1/2. The Wildcats’ Thomas Wood-ward high jumped 5-11, which would have been good enough to qualify for state but he ended up in 5th Place, because he had more misses at that height than the 3rd and 4th Place finishers. Blake Welborn of Central threw the discus 141-03 and finished 6th in the regional. For photos from the track meets, go to www.centralcitynews.us.

CENTRAL’S 4x100 RELAY won 2nd Place in the 5A State Championship. Shown are Trevor Sansone, Gary Triplett, Lamonte Janeau, and Leroy Williams with a time of 42.17.

THE CENTRAL FLASH, Trevor Sansone, was 3rd in the 100-meter dash.

AKIL BENNETT was 2nd in long jump.

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Dear Graduates: You will accomplish a major mile-stone in your journey through life with your high school graduation. You will now turn your attention to the further pursuit of the goals and dreams you have set for yourself. Much knowledge has been gained, skills developed and friendships established. As you move forward please do not forget the community in

A Message from Supt. Mike Faulk

Supt. Mike Faulk

Central CommunitySchool System

which you were raised and the people who made an impact on your life. We wish you success in your future undertakings and thank you for allowing us to share in this special moment.

Michael W. Faulk, Superintendent Central Community School System

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Central’s First Student WillGraduate with Class of 2011

CENTRAL — The new Central Community School Board took over the public schools in Central on July 1, 2007. The first day of class for the new school system was Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. On that morning, the first student to arrive at Central High School was a perky new 9th grader from Texas named Rachel Walden. Supt. Mike Faulk and then- See RACHEL on Page 24

principal Ronnie Devall were at the front door waiting to greet the first student. A photo of the three of them appeared on the front page of the Aug. 16, 2007, issue of the Central City News. Nearly four years later, that young lady will walk across the stage at Bethany World Prayer Center as a new graduate of Cen-tral High School. Graduation is planned for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23, 2011. Now Rachel Walden is ready to take on life — and she’s grate-ful for the experience she’s had at Central High School. “It’s been amazing!” she said. “I’ve had great teachers, wonder-ful friends, and great counselors. There have been a lot of people who have supported me along the way. Some of my friends dropped out of school, but I made all four years, and I am very grateful for all the people at Central High who have been so good to me!” Before starting at Central High, Rachel homeschooled for a year

Rachel Walden and Scott Worsham

Congratulations, Class of 2011!Central Graduates from Central High, Central Private, Redemptorist, Catholic High, St. Joseph’s, Parkview, Bethany, and Home Schoolers

Note: Valedictorian and class rankings have not yet been determined at CHS.


Elizabeth Averette

Tyler Bennett

Austin Baroni

Michael Basham Brianna Bauer Michael Bellot Akil Bennett Kelby Blalock

Justin Anselmo Bayleigh Arnold

Brooke Bourg

Stephanie Bullen

Dylan BoudreauxAustin BoudreauxMichael Bordelon

Derek BloughEdwin Blanco

Jasper BrumleyCameron Brown

Melissa BraunerKyla BowersKristen Bourgeois

Kayla Carmichael Wyatt CauseyKelli Caraccioli Zachary Cashio

Blake Cambre

Donald Case

Whitney Calamia

Blaire Caruso

Alexandra Burns

Katie Carter

Troy Burleson

Christopher Carroll

Jaci Ashford Chelsea Augustine

Central High School’s Class of 2011

Meagan Alexander Dylan Anders

Mary Broussard

Joseph Broussard

Jennifer Cottano Caleb CovingtonSara Clark Grant Clinkingbeard Mykeyia Collins Rebecca ConradAllie Chatagnier Chinasa Chike

Mr. Senior Garrett Miles and Miss Senior Jaci Ashford Best All Around Kelli Caraccioli, Austin Baroni, and Addie Dean Most Likely to Succeed Caleb Covington and Sarah Hays


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Ginger DouglasSamuel DoucetJared Dobbs

Taryn DixonZachary Devall

Sarah ElliottZachary Edgens

Morgan DuchampTyler DryVictoria Drago

Ashley EstaveKailen EschPaige EricksonJustin EntremontTaylor Durr

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Kristen Frank John FridgeAshlynn Ferguson Kasie Fernandez Jordan Fletcher Mackenzie ForemanJaymi Fabre Ali Michelle Favron

Friendliest Mason Crawford, Hailee Melancon, and William JeffersonMost Intelligent Brooke Bourg and Tyler Wales Most Athletic Meghan Saia and Trevor Sansone


Central Graduation Monday, May 23 at 6:30

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Donovan Guercio

Kegan Hayes

Baileigh GuercioAustin GuehoDaylon Gros

Jonathan GrienerStephanie Graphia

Kyndal HarrellTaylor Hardin

Loren GullettTifani GuilloryDillon Guerin

Kimberly HendersonJacob HectorEvan HebertSarah HaysJames Hammond

Chelsea Hall

Lashonda Henderson Stephanie HillCalleigh HillCassie Herron D’Lauren HonoreDaniel HolmesLea HollierLaci Hodges

Victoria HudsonJonathan Hooper Jared Hoover Lucas Hopkins Michal Huber Ashley Hurst

Taylor JerniganTaylor JenkinsWilliam JeffersonJacob Janet

Courtlan HutchinsonLaine Hurst

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Most Attractive Matthew Thibodeaux and Alex Burns Most Courteous Kyle Temple and Taylor Prudhome Most Dependable Josh Walker and Megan Smith


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Now & Forever: We Are Central Wildcats!

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Caleb Leger Chandler LeivaLauren Lawrence Keely Leblanc

Hailee Melancon

Best Figure/Physique Ginger Douglas and Taylor JenkinsBest Personality Grant Clinkingbeard and Jenna Pourciau Quiestest Amanda Whitehead and Michael Basham


Class of 2011 Known for High Standards

Sara MooreCooper MooreTaeler Miller Gregg MorrisAntorlyn MorrisZachary MorganAaron MorganGarrett Miles

Te’Alicia Morton Devin MurryKevin MurphyHayden Mouton Mandi ParentTaylor PadgettBlake O’NealChet Myer

Amber PeraultChaddley PearsonMallory Payton Brock PoydrasCatherine PourciauBrandon PhillipsNathan PetitMichael Patten

Taylor Prudhome Kay RawlsRaven RamseyGarrett Ramsay James RichardsonJohn RhodesDouglas ReedAustin Reed

Robert RyderConnor RyanCaroline Runnels

Aaron SmithJessica SlusherTrevor SansoneMeghan Saia

Magan Rumfola

Megan Smith Raven SnedecorShelby SmithPhillis Smith

Allen Roach Jametria RogersCody Rogers Wade Rotolo

Wittiest Ashley Estave and Wade RotoloMost Talented Cassandra Soniat and Mark Klein Most School Spirit Hunter Dufour and Taylor Padgett


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Taylor StilesKaitlyn Stelly

Brittany StarkeyCassandra Soniat

Christopher ThompsonMatthew ThibodeauxRachel Terrell Baylie TrahanAntonio TownsendAndrew ToneyZachary TillmanKyle Temple

Tiffany Trahan Elaisa TubanaTiffani TrimmTess Tranchina Jessica VentressLoreal VeazeyLaquin TurnerBrandon Turner

Darian Vidrine Rachel WaldenTaylor VoisinThien Vo Colynn WaltersJohua WalkerTyler WalesKayla Waldrop

Raigan Watkins Tyler WattsMelinda WattsAustin Watts Angela WhiteJoshua WetheyBlake WelbornNicholas Waxley

Andrea WolfDylan WilsonLeroy WilliamsAmanda Whitehead

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Campus Flirt Connor Ryand and Brittany Starkey Most Talkative Derek Blough and D’Lauren Honore


Central Private Known for Solid Academics

CLASS OFFICERS — (left to right) reporter Mary Cunningham, treasurer Jacqui Hunter,president Amy Galiano, vice president Jon Moak, and secretary Jessie CreelMr. and Miss CPS — Cody Overstreet and Sarah Fryoux

Justin Starnes Colton WilkinsonLydia VinceSy TateBrandon Sullivan

Jonathan Moak Trevor ShepherdChase PerkinsCody OverstreetTrevor Munn

Daniel HollowayAmy Galiano Joseph Harris Jacquelyn Hunter Ethan MiceliTroy LoweZachary LeblancDave Jackson

Chuck ConradDavid Arnold Orrin Byland Jessica Creel Sarah FryouxTaylor FletcherCasey FetterolfMary Cunningham

Boys and Girls State delegates Orrin Byland, CodyOverstreet, Jacqui Hunter, and Sarah Fryoux


CPS: Where Champions Are Commonplace

Most School Spirit —Daniel Holoway and Sarah Fryoux

Most Intelligent — Orrin Bylandand Jacqui Hunter

Most Laid Back/Quietest —Lydia Vince and Ethan Miceli

Friendliest — Cody Overstreetand Mary Cunningham

Campus Flirts — Jessie Creel and Trevor Shepherd

Most Athletic — Troy Lowe and Amy Galiano

Central Private SchoolClass of 2011

Valedictorian Amy Galiano Salutatorian Jacquelyn Hunter

GraduationFriday, May 13 • 7 p.m. • Zoar Baptist Church

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Catholic High: A Proud Central Tradition

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St. Joseph’s Academy’s Central Class of ’11

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Redemptorist High Wolves from Central

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and a half. “We had just moved from Texas, and there were a lot of things I didn’t know about Louisi-ana. I had some catching up to do, especially on things like Louisiana history. Mrs. Vicki Magneson ho-meschooled me, and she did a won-derful job. She really helped me get ready for high school.” Rachel had some favorite teach-

ers at Central High. “My teachers were excellent, and I hate to leave anyone out, but some of the ones that were extra, extra special were de Leon, Baudry, Blanchard, Al-ford, Dykes, and Soniat. A lot of us loved to hang out at Mrs. Soniat’s room! My counselors such as Mr. Scott Worsham made a big differ-ence for me.” Being new to the Central com-munity in 2007, the photo in the

Central City News made quite an impact, she said. “My teachers all seemed to know me and take a special interest, and many students were very friendly. It definitely helped me make some friends. And Mr. Worsham said, ‘You are our first student — you have to graduate!’” Rachel loves science and really appreciated her science teachers. She fondly remembers her senior trip to New York City. “It was awe-

some. We went to Broadway and shopped!” This summer, Rachel and her family will move back to Corpus Christi, Texas, and she will start college. “Then I want to travel and love my job!” she said. “I want to thank all my teach-ers and my wonderful friends in the Class of 2011. I wish them all well and hope they are all successful. Please remember me!”


Rachel Walden, Central’s 1st Student, to Graduate from CHS May 23

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