CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Town Talk’s Reporting Often Detrimental to Development

    As is common knowledge, both Lamar and Daniel also work for the City of Alexandria, in addition to writing for this blog and working on their other projects. Well, I don’t. Although I work hard as an individual to support development within our community, I have no direct ties the city, nor do I have any predisposed loyalties. I do, however, feel a responsibility to point out what I feel is a destructive abuse of the journalistic process by The Town Talk that may have, in the past, cost our community development opportunities, often politicizes governmental processes, and continues to…

  • Money, Money, Money! MONEY!

    Since George W. Bush (approval rating: 28%) is in Louisiana tonight to help raise money for John Neely Kennedy’s Senate campaign, Ryan (at the Daily Kingfish) and I thought it appropriate to pose a series of questions for Mr. Kennedy. Ryan’s questions: 1. You ran for re-election to the State Treasurer post last fall saying that the “job was not yet done.” Is it done now that you’re running for Senate, a mere 6 months later? 2. In 2004, when you ran for the Senate, you were in favor of stem cell research, affirmative action, and minimum wage hikes. The…

  • Kennedy for Whatever

    Update: WOW. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. KUDOS TO THE REDUCT BOX AND THE HUFFINGTON POST. H/t to Oyster Check it out. Quoting: Introduction: A Deli Lunch with Destiny This Tuesday, when President George W. Bush and Senator David Vitter officially present John Neely Kennedy to the Louisiana GOP elite it will mark the culmination of a political transformation that was a lunchtime in the making. Following in the footsteps of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, John Neely Kennedy’s love affair with modern conservatism dates back to the middle of last year, when he was treated to a deli lunch by the…