CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Questions About Chris Hazel’s (R-Pineville) HB 303 and Herbert Dixon’s (D-Alexandria) HB344

    Freshman Representative Chris Hazel recently filed HB303, which allows certain former employees of District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys to retain their retirement benefits if they become reemployed at a salary less than provided under existing state law. In other words, if you go back to work and make less than you’re supposed to, you can still cash in on retirement. It’s strange to me that a Republican who was heavily financed by the LCRM– to the tune of over $70,000 in indirect expenditures— would lead off with a bill that expands access to a government retirement system… but that’s…

  • Duckweed for 26.3.08

    from theInd Mudbug Madness in the Legislature If crawfish farmers and crustacean aficionados are looking for a banner-bearer, they need look no further than rookie Rep. Fred H. Mills Jr., a Democrat from Parks. The spunky Cajun is sponsoring what promises to be two of the most controversial mudbug-related bills during the upcoming regular session that opens March 31. For an appetizer, Mills is serving up House Bill 501, which would transfer the management and regulation of wild-caught crawfish from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The latter already oversees pond operations…

  • E-mail Smear Campaign Against Obama Continues and Related Observations

    IF THE REPUBLICAN PLAY BOOK against Senator Barack Obama isn’t already obvious, consider the fact that just today the McCain campaign suspended a political staffer who disseminated a racist and misleading video smear against Obama, a video that, incidentally, was created by a conservative talk radio producer. (And yes, there is a difference between the Republican play book and the McCain play book; it’s a bad cop/good cop relationship). Folks, in this election, there are people who will speak to you as if you’re an American adult, and there are those who will rely on the nasty trope of racism…