CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • The Gambit: Chris Hazel’s Prostitution Legislation

    Pineville Republican Representative Chris Hazel wants to know what sexual intercourse means. Okay, that’s not an entirely accurate statement. Put more precisely, the freshman Representative is introducing a bill that would clarify the meaning of sexual intercourse between a john and a prostitute. Apparently, Hazel believes the term “sexual intercourse,” which is what is currently on the books, is not broad enough. Jeremy Alford at The Gambit reports: There are still lingering questions – even in Louisiana -as to how current laws are being applied to prostitution violations. In fact, Rep. Lowell C. Hazel, a freshman Republican from Pineville, wants…

  • Duckweed: April 8, 2008

    A bit of dodgy duckweed for today… Jim Brown got me thinking last week with his reference to LSU Head Coach Les Miles’ 3.75 Million Dollar salary. So this week’s slime of the moment is a simple comparison of how much higher athletic official pay is over professor pay at our state universities. Here’s Head Coach pay, full professor average pay, and average instructor pay in general (professor, associate, assistant, and instructor averaged together). Only 3 universities had numbers available on both, so here goes: LSU Head Coach: Les Miles Current Pay: $3,751,000 Full Professor Pay: $99,300 Average Instructor Pay:…

  • In Case You Missed It… Vitter Runs Away From Questions And Into Stop Sign

    Update: This thing is viral. It was picked up by Keith Olberman on tonight’s Countdown, and it’s now being featured on the front page of CNN.com. 2millionth weblog does this more justice than I can. As WeSawThat notes, the reporter is none other than Tyana Williams, formerly of KALB-Alexandria.