CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Alternative Energy Presents Opportunities, Challenges for Louisiana’s Farmers

    Last week, Lamar and I headed down to Marksville for this year’s annual meeting of the Louisiana Council of Farmers’ Cooperatives. The early weather was crisp as we watched the scenic transition from the charming old low-density urban core of Alexandria’s Lower 3rd Street to the gentle rural parkway that is Louisiana Highway 1 in Rapides and Avoyelles Parishes. Historic Downtown Marksville also offers a handful of classic community amenities, so before leaving town we ate at a local lunchroom bar, Rudy’s. The meeting’s agenda was what really drew us down to the agricultural seminar: a group of five local…

  • Visit Alexandria’s Urban Forestry Website

    Just a plug for a friend of the blog and a colleague, Darren Green, and the City of Alexandria’s well-done website on urban forestry, www.alexurbanforestry.com. The site offers information on the maintenance of public and private trees, the urban forest management plan, local urban forestry ordinances, and a list of recommended trees. The department describes itself as follows: What is Urban Forestry? …involves the planting and care of trees and shrubs in an urban setting. This includes trees and shrubs in: people’s yards public parks school campuses undeveloped natural areas commercial developments along streets, alleys, and drainage ways To exist…

  • LA-1: Gilda Reed Campaign In High Gear

    Gilda Reed’s campaign appears to be gaining momentum and garnering a lot of enthusiasm. Yesterday, the website DailyKos threw a fundraiser for Reed. For some reason, there were formatting problems with posting this earlier. To read our coverage of Reed’s campaign, click here.