Frequently Asked Questions
How do I obtain an occupational license for my business?
Anyone operating any type of business, including home occupations, within the Central city limits must obtain an occupational license at the City Municipal Services Center, 6703 Sullivan Rd, Central, LA. Phone: 225.262.5000. Forms are also available online.
What streets in Central belong to the City-Parish or State of LA?
The City-Parish is responsible for the maintenance of the following routes:
- Joor Road (north of Hooper Road to Hwy 64)
- Sullivan Road (Greenwell Springs Road to Wax Road)
- Comite Drive
- Dyer Road
- Central Thruway.
The State Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is responsible for the following state highways:
- Hooper Road (LA408)
- Blackwater Road (LA410)
- Liberty Road (LA409)
- Highway 64 (Greenwell Springs/Port Hudson Road)
- Joor Road (LA946 south of Hooper Road)
- Sullivan Road (LA3034: Wax Road to Hooper Road)
- Wax Road / Magnolia Bridge Road (LA3034)
- Greenwell Springs Road (LA37)
A traffic sign is missing on my street. Who do I call?
Call the city at 225.262.5000 and the sign will be scheduled for repair or replacement.
If a STOP sign is missing on a state highway or intersection with a state highway, call DOTD at 225.231.4127. If a STOP sign is missing on a City-Parish Road or Central Road, call the City-Parish at 225.389.3245 (after 4:30 p.m. or weekends, call 225.389.2070).
I have a question regarding planning and/or zoning. Who do I call?
Please call our Planning & Zoning Division at 225.262.5000 and ask to speak to Woodrow.
What's up with all those small advertising signs on the side of the road? Isn't that litter?
Yes. The small business signs on the side of the road and attached to telephone poles are illegal, and they are considered to be litter by parish and local ordinances. Any citizens has the legal right to remove these signs that are in the right-of-way and dispose of them properly. Please help Central clean by not placing signs in the rights-of-way or on telephone poles or on traffic signs.
Are the mayor or other public officials available as guest speakers to civic groups?
Yes, the mayor and other city officials are available to speak to your group. Just call City Hall at 225.262.5000.
The left-turn signal northbound on Sullivan Road at Huntley Avenue won't change to green for me. Why does it get stuck on red so often?
The left-turn signal operates according to detectors in the pavement. If you stop BEHIND the white stop line, your vehicle will be on the detector that changes the signal to green for you at the appropriate time in the cycle. If you stop past the white stop line, you will not be on the detector and the signal will stay red. Please adhere to the STOP HERE ON RED sign.
Will my ZIP code be changing due to Central becoming a city?
The United States Postal Service has advised that your ZIP code will remain the same. Continue to use your same ZIP code for now, but you can change your city to "Central, LA" as part of your address, followed by your current ZIP code.
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