CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Bundles upon Bundles: How David Vitter’s LCRM Purchased 11 State House Runoffs

    Readers of my online oeuvre are acutely aware of the campaign finance operations of David Vitter’s LCRM, or what is also known as the Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority: they understand how it is a farcical repetition of the corrupt fundraising apparatus with which disgraced former Republican Congressman Tom DeLay purchased seats in the state legislature of Texas; they understand the LCRM’s fundraising structure, particularly how it is bankrolled by a group of 21 people who represent highly localized and extremely limited special interests; they are aware of the tendency of these 21 people to bundle donations into the…

  • Shocking KALB Report: Deputies Claim To Be Intimidated To Politic for Slocum

    Tonight, KALB reported that a number of employees in the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Department are being used to fight a political battle in the race for sheriff. Michele Godard, KALB’s news director, conducted a series of interviews with detectives and deputies (the deputies’ voices and identities were disguised because they were apparently fearful of the repercussions).

  • The Town Talk Misleads Public About Sheriff’s Race

    Recently, The Town Talk uploaded a couple of campaign finance reports from the two candidates for Rapides Parish Sheriff, Mike Slocum and Chuck Wagner. The paper encouraged readers to view the reports for themselves, implying that these reports represented an accurate reflection of the money raised by both candidates. But there is one glaring problem: Both reports were issued nearly a year ago, in December of 2006. Then, yesterday, the paper editorialized about the fundraising, arguing that Mike Slocum is “well ahead” of Chuck Wagner. Had the paper actually taken the time to review the most recent reports (and then…