CenLamar | Est. 2006

According to blogger and sports commentator Scott McKay of Baton Rouge, U.S. Sen. David Vitter is like the disgraced minister and nationally-famous televanglist Jimmy Swaggart, a man whose fortune and reputation were decimated after being caught multiple times with prostitutes. Swaggart’s reputation never recovered, and though he continues to serve in the ministry at a small church near an enormous compound he had once dreamed of being the home of a global empire, today, those buildings now house hotels, bars, restaurants, and office space. McKay is an incendiary conservative blogger, but he likely intended the comparison between Swaggart and Vitter…

Last week, I spoke with State Representative and gubernatorial frontrunner John Bel Edwards on a variety of issues. I asked Rep. Edwards how he would deal with the eleven members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (more commonly known by the acronym BESE), including the six who were recently elected on a pro-Common Core platform. If elected governor, Edwards would be able to appoint three additional members. Quoting in full: I believe in our democratic system and duly-elected BESE officials are going to take their seats, and I am going to work with them, just like I am…

Earlier today, David Vitter’s campaign kicked off the runoff election for Louisiana governor with a television commercial many are already comparing to Lee Atwater and George H.W. Bush’s infamous “Willie Horton” ad. Vitter’s ad, which has not yet been uploaded onto his campaign website or YouTube account, can be viewed via Politico. During his victory speech last Saturday, Edwards, to his credit, anticipated and warned the public that Vitter’s runoff campaign strategy would rely heavily on appeals to bigotry. Sen. Vitter wasted no time proving him right. The 30-second spot begins with a menacing, black and white photograph of President Obama, which is…