CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Louisiana Family Forum Hopes to Carve Up Congressional Districts

    To most people, the notion of having a single Congressman (or Congresswoman) represent the predominately minority, inner-city neighborhoods of both New Orleans AND Baton Rouge may seem, well, a little insulting. The two biggest population centers in the State being forced to share representation, gerrymandered along racial lines? Louisiana is required, by law, to have at least one majority-minority district, but the point isn’t to marginalize constituencies; it’s an acknowledgment that we live in a State with the second-highest per-capita number of minorities in the country. Ideally, we should attempt to draw our Congressional districts in a way that most…

  • Dude, They Found My Car

    Unbelievable. It was parked in the driveway of an abandoned house on Bayou Drive. Not a scratch or a dent. I don’t understand how they were able to move it. I have both of my keys and my valet key. Thank you to the APD and to the neighbors on Bayou Drive who knew something was out of place.

  • Jindal Scrubs Website of Campaign Promises/Platforms

    H/t to C.B. Forgotston. Remember all of those 31-point plans and the policy platforms Governor Jindal had proudly touted during his campaign? Well, apparently, after having served for a little more than a year, Jindal decided to remove practically all of his campaign promises and policies from his official campaign website. Hooray for transparency and accountability! On his official state website, Jindal focuses on only two issues: ethics and workforce development. Important, to be sure, but so are health care, education, and crime, all of which were once specifically addressed by candidate Jindal in thorough and publicly-available plans. Even if…