CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Sweetheart Deal? Army Corps of Engineers and the New Orleans Pumps Fiasco

    In case you missed it, the Army Corps of Engineers is in hot water over the way they handled the bid process for reconstructing drainage pumps in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. An excerpt from the Associated Press: When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications — typos and all — from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract, a review of documents found. The pumps, supplied by Moving Water Industries Corp. of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and installed before the start of the 2006 storm…

  • This Wednesday, AMP and Alex 1805 Present Blues Sensation Davis Coen

    This Wednesday, the Alexandria Music Project and Alex 1805 present blues sensation Davis Coen, live in downtown Alexandria. Tickets are $5 at the door, and the show starts at 8PM. Davis’s new single has been atop XM radio’s Bluesville station for the last three consecutive weeks. Davis is stopping by Alexandria, while en route to New Orleans for a performance at JazzFest. Check out Davis’s website. This is yet another great opportunity to see a world-class musician right here in Alexandria. We may be getting them on Wednesday nights, but hey, at least we’re getting them.

  • Two Short Video Interviews With Dale Genius, Curator of the Louisiana History Museum

    Video One: Once upon a time, Alexandria was actually two different cities, Alexandria Proper and West Alexandria. Video Two: One of the most significant architectural feats of the Civil War, Bailey’s Dam. Presented by Doug Collier of the Town Talk.