CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Embarrassing: The Town Talk Shut Out of Louisiana Press Association Awards

    Not a single award. Not a first place, second place, third place, or even an honorable mention. I have to wonder if the folks at The Town Talk even entered the competition, because, from the looks of it, awards were given to numerous publications, including Alexandria’s own LBC Live (which I presume is about the Louisiana Baptist Conference?). Quoting (bold mine): The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), The Courier (Houma), Jennings Daily News, The Daily News (Bogalusa), the Tri-Parish Times & BusinessNews (Houma), The Plaquemines Gazette (Belle Chasse), and The Bunkie Record earned Newspaper of the Year honors in their respective divisions…

  • Snap! Science Strikes Back!

    H/t to My Helical Tryst, a blog by Tioga native and current molecular biology phD candidate Jason Bell. I know of at least one Brown University biology major who needs a quick refresher in the discourse of science.

  • Jock Scott, 1947-2009

    I have been able to confirm this through multiple sources. As of this publication, I have not yet seen this story mentioned anywhere else in the media. Update: KALB also reported on former Rep. Scott’s passing during the 10 o’clock news. Update II: So has The Town Talk. Today, Alexandria lost one of her true native sons and champions, John Wyeth “Jock” Scott II, a dynamic three-term State Representative, President of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, two-time candidate for United States Congress, attorney, accomplished author, and professor of history at LSUA. He passed away this afternoon at his family home in…