Central leaders continue push to separate from BREC

CENTRAL - The city of Central made a move in creating its own parks and recreation department separate from BREC after a bill passed the Committee on Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs ten to five Wednesday and heads to the state House of Representatives.Splitting up BREC isn’t a new concept. In 2021, then State Sen. Bodi White tried creating an independent parks system for St. George, Zachary, and Central.Now, State Rep. Lauren Ventrella, R-Greenwell Springs, and Mayor of Cen