CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Best Political News Headline of the Day

    Even if they miss the real story: Read their coverage here.

  • Yet Another Gannett FAIL

    Here is The Town Talk‘s complete coverage of a story that has led much of the national news today: Imagine if the story were, instead: ACORN Employee and Son of Assistant (Democratic) US Attorney Arrested for Attempting to Wiretap Senator Vitter’s New Orleans Office. Now, that’s a story! To be fair, I’m sure their story tomorrow will be much more detailed.

  • REPOST: The Pelican Institute: Louisiana’s First AstroTurf Think Tank

    This is what a real grassroots institute looks like: The Pelican Institute, a far-right Louisiana quasi-think tank, brought O’Keefe to town last Thursday to speak about investigative journalism at a luncheon in his honor.  They spoke very highly of him: “James has been a pioneer in the use of new media to drive these kinds of important stories. He will discuss the role of new media and show examples of effective investigative reporting. The Pelican Institute claims to be focused on Louisiana public policy, but regularly brings in activists and scholars from outside the state.  Almost all of their Louisiana…