central Central, but other portions were zoned to other schools, including Glen Oaks Middle School and Northeast Middle School. Most of Central was zoned to Central High School. Private schools Private schools within Central's School District boundaries include: Central Christian Academy Central Private School St. Alphonsus Catholic School of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, in Greenwell Springs - Established in 1963, its initial enrollment was 131. It now is a full K-8 school though initially it had grades 1–4. MTI School of Ministry Galilee Baptist Academy Public libraries East Baton Rouge Parish Library operates the Central Branch Library. Central's first library opened in the W.R. Edwards Store in 1940. The store needed room for expansion, so the library closed in 1944. It restarted activities in a permanent building in November of the following year. The library moved to a leased building on April 10, 1972. The library purchased that building in 1982. The current library, with of space, opened in June 2002. The Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library is in nearby Monticello. Media "CentralSpeaks" and "Central City News" are two of the locally produced weekly newspaper(s) in Central. The Advocate is the official journal of the city. Notable persons Barry Ivey, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Will Hayden (in Greenwell Springs), reality TV personality and convicted felon now serving life in prison plus 40 years for sex crimes Tony Spell, pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central; during the COVID-19 pandemic, defied efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus and continued to hold church services for hundreds of the faithful; charged with six counts of violating the Governor's Executive Order barring large gatherings; charged with aggravated assault for allegedly attempting to run over a protestor with a bus Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr., member of the Louisiana State Senate References External links City of Central official website Central Fire Protection District #4 Cities in Louisiana Cities in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Cities in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area Populated places established in 2005