CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

    Recently, Jonathan Stokes, a frequent commentator on CenLamar and the owner of Renegade Cashew Productions, wrote a letter to the Town Talk noting that Alexandria is one of only two cities in the State of Louisiana that signed the US Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement (New Orleans is the other city). The agreement was signed by former Alexandria Mayor Ned Randolph. Stokes writes: While this is almost certainly old news to many Alexandrians, it was the first I had heard of this, and I was thrilled. It was yet one more testament to the ground breaking, bold leadership of former Mayor…

  • Alexandrians Edwin Caplan and Keith Rabalais Featured in NY Times Article on Entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurs Can Earn Their Stripes in the Minor Leagues, Too By Glenn Rifkin Branch Rickey is renowned for allowing Jackie Robinson to break baseball’s color line in 1947 by signing Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. But he was also celebrated for another significant contribution to the game. Mr. Rickey was the architect of baseball’s modern farm system, the web of independent minor league teams around the country that serves as the training ground for young players hoping for a shot at the major leagues. It became a model for Thomas S. Lyons, a professor of entrepreneurship at Baruch…

  • Wien Denley Presents City of Alexandria Musical Entertainment Listings (CAMEL)

    Local musician Wien Denley recently created the City of Alexandria Musical Entertainment Listings blog or CAMEL, located at cenlamusic.blogspot.com. Wien promises to tell you what’s going on in the local music scene, offering regular updates on upcoming shows throughout Central Louisiana. Check it out. Send your promotional material to camelblog at gmail dot com. In other news, New Orleans musician Theresa Andersson, who is a frequent guest of Alexandria, recently launched her own blog at the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Click here.