CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • What Campaign Finance Reform Could Look Like

    Today, The Shreveport Times reported that Louisiana campaign finance reports receive practically no oversight whatsoever from the (apparently) understaffed Louisiana Ethics Board. This is alarming. From the article (bold mine): Political analyst Elliott Stonecipher said those and other shortcomings, such as a small annual budget and the agency’s vulnerability to political pressure, are evidence the state is not committed to ethics enforcement. The Ethics Board’s 2007-08 budget is $1.97 million, up nearly 30 percent from the previous fiscal year. The Times’ review of the agency’s funding over the past four years reveals it had increased moderately, even falling nearly 12…

  • Clarifying Red Flex and the Cabrini Proposals

    Recently, a couple of local bloggers have called attention to two proposals currently being considered by the City of Alexandria. Normally, I don’t like to intervene in these discussions, but I think it is important to clarify some misconceptions about these two proposals: First, regarding Red Flex:

  • Elect Don Cazayoux Speaker of the House

    Today, Governor-elect Bobby Jindal announced he was endorsing Republican Jim Tucker to become the next Speaker of the House… which is funny. Only three days ago, Jindal’s spokeswoman, Melissa Sellers, told the Times-Picayune: Republican Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal released a written statement Friday through spokeswoman Melissa Sellers reiterating his pledge to stay out of the legislative leadership races. “The governor-elect is continuing to let the members of the House choose their own leader and has been clear that he does not think that process can completely run its course until after the runoff elections this weekend. We plan to talk to…