CenLamar | Est. 2006

The Town Talk is the newspaper of record for the City of Alexandria, Louisiana, a newspaper that has been an institution in Central Louisiana for well over one hundred years, a newspaper whose significance in the local marketplace of ideas has been frequently documented, and a newspaper that was actually the subject of a probing piece of scholarly research in a book entitled The Talk of the Town. Once upon a time, The Town Talk served as a model for progressive, civic-minded newspapers. It was founded by Edgar McCormick, a man who used his soapbox to champion his community. Mr.…

NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd is obviously a bright guy, but in his most recent post analyzing the internal electoral dynamics of all fifty states, he unwittingly reveals his ignorance of the political landscape of the Great State of Louisiana. Quoting: Louisiana: Is something happening in the Bayou? A recent poll showing Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu winning by a big margin also had Obama within three points of McCain. Could this poll be right? It really depends on how many Katrina evacuees return to the state to vote. It’s the big unknown and is probably why the Obama campaign…

Honestly, I don’t get it. On one corner, you have the most senior elected official in the State of Louisiana, a woman who, in the past three years, has delivered over $40 billion to her State, a woman who has pushed through ground-breaking legislation that has, at long last, finally given us a rightful share of off-shore oil profits, and a woman who can use her positions on key committees to help provide a voice for the needs and concerns of our State. And on the other corner, you have a man who was recruited by Karl Rove to change…