CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Jindal Fined For Ethics Violation

    Last night, the Baton Rouge Advocate reported that Governor Bobby Jindal, who ran on a platform of ethics reform and “ending corruption,” agreed to pay a $2,500 fine after being found with more than $118,265 in “misreported” donations from the Louisiana Republican Party. And today, the New Orleans Times-Picayune followed up with this story (an excerpt): Sellers said Jindal’s campaign has already amended the disclosure report in question to reflect $118,265 that the Republican Party of Louisiana spent on direct mail from June 4 to 28 to promote Jindal’s candidacy. The expenses were reported on a July 2007 campaign report…

  • Attention Lafayette Hannah Montana Fans: Don’t Worry

    Authorities arrested a 16-year-old boy accused of attempting to hijack a plane. From the New York Times (h/t Ben Norris): NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities believe a teen accused of plotting to hijack a plane was suicidal, and a judge was scheduled to decide Friday whether to keep him in custody. The 16-year-old, who has not been identified by authorities, was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight Tuesday night at Nashville International Airport. He was being held at a juvenile detention facility. FBI spokesman George Bolds told The Associated Press the teen had handcuffs, rope and duct tape in his…

  • Did Ron Paul Campaign Smear Barack Obama?

    Because that’s the word. Here in Louisiana, both WeSawThat and CentralLaPolitics posted a YouTube video of a man who calls himself “Larry Sinclair.” Mr. “Sinclair,” who both sounds and appears to be reading from cue cards, alleges that he met Barack Obama somewhere in a span of five days back in November 1999 and convinced Obama to leave an upscale Chicago nightclub unattended and join him in his “limousine” for drugs and sex. Notwithstanding the obvious theatrical elements of Mr. Sinclair’s performance, I can’t believe that anyone would take this man seriously and lend credibility to (what are obviously) spurious…