CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Louisiana College’s Intellectual Property Policy

    H/t to the newly-relaunched Save Our LC forum for calling attention to Louisiana College’s recently published Intellectual Property Policy, which is now prominently posted near the very top of its page on Academics. (The policy is mentioned in the fifth sentence). The commenter on Save Our LC suggests that the policy is a direct reaction to the recent “leaks” of information that have beleaguered and frustrated the college’s current administration. I have no way of knowing or confirming this, and to be sure, most colleges and universities have well-defined intellectual property policies. That said, it is unusual for a college…

  • The New Zorro

    Forgive my frustration here, but, c’mon Joel Chaisson, this is absurd: I’ve highlighted the new boundaries of Louisiana State Senate District 29, which, as of today, is (essentially) coterminous with Rapides Parish. Here’s what the district looks like currently (zooming in on Rapides Parish, in pink): Under the plan adopted by Mr. Chaisson and his committee, Senate District 29 will become a plume of smoke, diluting local representation by marrying the Alexandria inner-city with rural interests in Northern Louisiana. Though on a smaller scale, it reminds me of the so-called Zorro district, which was proposed by the Louisiana Legislature and…

  • Louisiana Bar Cart

    Because the blog needs a little levity: A couple of years ago, a friend of mine, Chris, purchased a stretched golf cart on eBay, the kind of golf cart they use in college and professional football games, complete with the requisite stretcher. It seemed like a strange and random purchase. Chris isn’t a football coach; he’s an artist, a painter. But he and one of his friends had a plan: They’d convert the stretched golf cart into a wrap-around, wood-paneled bar, a party on wheels, which they’d debut at Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Not to serve or sell anything,…