CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • PointeCoupeeDemocrat’s 2007 Election Coverage

    The following work was originally published by PointeCoupeeDemocrat on The Daily Kingfish. It has been transferred and archived on CenLamar. In the near-future, PCD’s archives should reappear on The Daily Kingfish, and when this occurs, we will offer cross-links. 1. LA-AG: Royal Alexander’s Unethical Fundraising Tactics Border on Extortion 2. LA-GOV: Federal Election Commission (FEC) Threatens to Audit Jindal Campaign 3. Louisiana House: Race Rankings (8 September) and a Summary of the Qualifying Period 4. LA-GOV: Welcome to the “Very High Risk” Zone: Jindal Before the State Ethics Board 5. Louisiana House 2007: The 25 House Seats the LCRM Will…

  • An Update from Alexandria

    On Thursday, October 4, 2007, John C. Ashley walked into the Giordano and Giordano Law Office in Downtown Alexandria and committed one of the most heinous and senseless crimes in our city’s history. During the workday, Alexandria’s population balloons to approximately 155,000 people, but on Thursday, Alexandria was a small town with a singular focus. Thousands of people swarmed The Town Talk‘s forums– some with pertinent updates, some with prayers, and others who simply wanted the latest news on their friends and family members. Thousands more remained glued to their television sets for nearly ten hours, anxiously watching a stand-off…

  • Michael D. Smith: My Experience at the Jena Six Rally

    Cross-posted at KilgoreSmith.  The Rally in Jena, September 20, 2007. Over the past few weeks, the story of the “Jena Six” has exploded into the mainstream media and has rekindled conversations about the quality of our justice system. Justice no longer seems so blind in America. Although unequal treatment under the law has been removed from the books, inequality remains institutionalized in practice. Since Hurricane Katrina, national attention on the State of Louisiana has provoked a lot of difficult questioning about race and class, reminding many Americans about realities they would much rather leave forgotten. My name is Michael D.…