CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • He “Kept Yelling In My Face”

    He “Kept Yelling In My Face”

    From the Alexandria Daily Town Talk, “Klan Security Forces Turn Away Altercation,” August 20, 1979 (bold mine): The North Louisiana group and Klan Security moved the shouting match to the front of the building, where Alexandria Police arrested (David) Duke supporter Greg Aymond, 23, of Alexandria for disturbing the peace. Capt. Glenn Beard said he arrested Aymond when he “kept yelling in my face.” Klansmen bailed Aymond out of jail immediately after the rally. Duke finished up his speech and left the stage. Later, a still shaken Duke apologized for the disruption. “This has never happened before,” he said. This…

  • Evolving As A Leader: An Extended Interview With Zack Kopplin (Part Three)

    Originally published on NOLA Defender. (Special thanks to them). Make no mistake: Zack Kopplin, a 17-year-old high school senior from Baton Rouge Magnet who is leading the efforts to repeal the so-called Louisiana Science Education Act, is not your stereotypical science geek. Last November, when he spoke before the LA Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)’s Textbook Advisory Council about the need to maintain science textbooks that teach actual science, Kopplin wore an orange hoodie and a pair of blue jeans, while he addressed a group of serious-looking adults in serious-looking suits. However, it would have been a mistake to…

  • 41 Nobel Laureates Call For Repeal of the Louisiana “Science Education” Act: Behind the Curtain (Part Two)

    This, my friends, is big news. It is extremely rare, almost unheard of, for 41 Nobel Prize Laureates to endorse the repeal of a law in Louisiana. Kudos, again, to Zack. Quoting from Zack Kopplin: Dear Members of the Louisiana Legislature, As Nobel Laureates in various scientific fields, we urge you to repeal the misnamed and misguided Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA) of 2008. This law creates a pathway for creationism and other forms of non-scientific instruction to be taught in public school science classrooms. The warning flags many of us raised about this law have now been proven justified.…