CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • A Local Illustration of Haphazard Planning

    It’s difficult for me to believe that, more than twelve years ago, my father and my mother built our last true family home in a neighborhood that is still considered new and is still expanding and being built out. Last year, my mother sold our family home and moved to the back of the neighborhood, which, considering the pace of expansion, will likely be considered the middle of the neighborhood within the next decade. Before I launch into this missive, please understand that I am not attempting to criticize or cast blame on any one individual developer or planner and…

  • Congratulations to Dale

    Kudos to my friend, colleague, and CenLamar frequent contributor, Dale LeBoeuf– not only for graduating from college last week, but also for the torrent of media coverage he somehow personally received. Last Thursday, an interview with Dale aired on the 6 o’clock and 10 o’clock news, and this morning, we learned that Dale is now the official face of LSUA. Although I’m a fan of LSUA’s recent decision to name “The Generals” as their mascot, the LSUA LeBoeufs has a ring to it. Unfortunately, KALB hasn’t uploaded the video of Dale’s interview, but it goes something like this (not entirely…

  • “We Hate to Say ‘We Told You So’…”

    But they told us so. Earlier this year, only a few months after Governor Jindal took office, Louisianans debated the necessity of renewing the so-called Stelly Tax Plan, which had been a contentious issue for years. The Times-Picayune explains the plan: The Stelly Plan is nearly a household word, which is quite a distinction for a complex tax code. It is named after its author, former Lake Charles Rep. Vic Stelly, who was a Republican when he passed the legislation in 2002 but later became an independent. The Stelly bills were adopted during Republican Gov. Mike Foster’s administration, and a…