Central
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Central

Place

Territory

GEOID
2213960
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:la/place:central
POP
30,313 (2025)
CENTER
30.5593, -91.0369
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Central

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Central itself.

Central City Council
8/8 seats recorded

Organization 3

Departments

  • Central Police Department Police

    Municipal law enforcement for the City of Central, Louisiana.

  • City Operations (IBTS Contract)

    The City of Central contracts the bulk of its municipal operations — including public works, permitting, planning and zoning, finance, and administration — to the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) under a public-private partnership. Led locally by an IBTS Program Director.

  • Office of the Mayor

    Executive office of the City of Central, Louisiana (incorporated 2005). Central operates under a Mayor-Council form of government and contracts most municipal services to the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS).