CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • The Sheriff’s Race: A “Response”

    Update: Wait just one second… I have a few more questions about the document’s veracity, with all due respect. 1. It is time-stamped on Thursday, November 1, and sent to “Nora’s” anonymous e-mail address. If she has been in possession of this since Thursday, why wait until Sunday at midnight to forward it? 2. It includes a “request form” to verify someone’s graduation. Why does the verifying document include the form which was ostensibly already filled out by the requester? 3. In other words, what, exactly, is this? Is it verification of a transcript or the receipt of a request?…

  • A Note to Online Slocum Supporters: Please Stop Mocking the Physically Disabled (And Let’s Tell the Truth About Slocum’s Education)

    Update: Maybe I am being a little combative and sanctimonious about the comments left by rogue supporters of Major Slocum. It is important to recognize these comments may have been left by people on the fringes. They are a part of nearly every heated campaign, and I recognize their statements do not necessarily reflect the views held by Slocum. However, I hope he will distance himself from those comments, and I hope that he will finally, once and for all, set the record straight about his education. By now, he must realize these allegations have been made repeatedly and publicly,…

  • Jack Causey (R-Leesville): The Special Interests’ Favorite Candidate

    Jack Causey (R-Special Interests and the LCRM) has received a total of 52 donations for his campaign for state House Representative of District 30. 52 donations at first appears to be an unremarkable number. But when one investigates the amount and the sources of these 52 donations, a disturbing picture of a venal candidate beholden to special interests from out of state and out of the district emerges. According to Jack Causey’s campaign website, “he [Jack] is a team player who isn’t satisfied just sitting on the sidelines.” Jack has been anywhere but on the sidelines when special interests’ money…