CenLamar | Est. 2006

Although online polls are never entirely scientific, The Town Talk seems to have a fairly good track record. During the run-off for the Alexandria Mayor’s race, The Town Talk‘s poll was within less than one percent of the official results. (They also accurately predicted the order of the candidates in the primary election). The Town Talk‘s governor’s race poll was almost dead-on. I am also convinced by their methodology. You may think you can vote multiple times (because this type of poll gives a “grand total” of votes received), but The Town Talk only “counts” unique votes toward a particular…

Today, a brand-new political action committee named Louisianans United for Reform, launched a $9,315 radio ad attacking candidate Chris Roy, Jr. on behalf of Lance Maxwell. PointeCoupeeDemocrat is going to tell you all about the people behind this “new” political action committee later tonight, but suffice it to say, this is not a reflection of any “new” support for Maxwell. For now, let us deal with the advertisement. To listen, click here. One of the biggest ironies about the advertisement is that, on the same day we learn that George W. Bush is actually less popular than Richard Nixon was…

But it’s not the kind of press we want. Last weekend, CNN featured an hour-long documentary on the sudden proliferation of hanging nooses in public places– a story that became heavily publicized after two teenagers from Grant Parish drove into Downtown Alexandria with a noose tied to the back of their pick-up truck on the same day as the massive peaceful demonstration in Jena, Louisiana. The “I-Report” footage of the red truck, which was captured by an Alexandria citizen named Casanova Love, was repeatedly featured in the documentary (and in the commercials advertising the documentary). All told, the documentary (however…