Help Central Get Our Own Zip Code

If you read no further, print out a petition found at this link:  ZIP PETITION , get as many signatures as you can and turn the petition in by December 15th at City Hall or the Chamber of Commerce.

Now for the details.  The City of Central was incorporated in 2005 and is one of the fastest growing cities in  Louisiana.  The city limits of Central also include all or part of five different zip codes; Baton Rouge, Baker, Zachary, Pride and Greenwell Springs.  These multiple, partial, zip codes adversely affect census data, property assessments and Central’s ability to receive its fair share of tax revenues.  If the City of Central was unified under a single zip code, these problems would would literally disappear.

On November 3rd our Congress Member Bill Cassidy met with Senator David Vitter, representatives from the U.S. Post office and representatives of the City of Central to discuss Central’s request to have a single zip code designated for Central.  Out of this meeting came a request from the USPS that Central conduct a residential survey which would display and quantify the support in Central for a single zip code.  As a result, the attached petition is being circulated throughout the city.  Again, the petition can be printed by following this link:  ZIP PETITION.

Central’s city officials are also pushing to have the zip code change put in place before the next U.S. Census.  As a result, a target date of December 15th has been chosen for the collection of all signed petitons.  You are encouraged to print these out, get them signed by any and all residents of Central, pass out blank copies to co-workers, friends and relatives.  Unofficially, there is a goal of 10,000 signatures.  This represents over a third of the residents of Central and is a very aggressive target, but there is a feeling that such an overwhelming support from the citizens of Central would make the request difficult to deny.

When Central fought for its own school district many said it could not happen.  It did.  When Central organized to incorporate as a City many said it would not succeed.  It did.  The word on the street for the past three years has been that Central could never be awarded its own zip code.  It can, but only if hundreds of Central residents get signatures from thousands.  Consider printing a few of these and help Central receive its fair share ot tax revenues and economic development.

Much of the information in this article comes directly from a letterrwritten by Congressman Bill Cassidy to the U.S. Postal Service.  The entire letter can be seen or printed from this link:  CASSIDY USPS LETTER.