CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Future of Louisiana Charity Hospitals Unclear

    By Daniel T. Smith The Alexandria Town Talk ran an article this week about the proposal to rebuild the Huey P. Long Medical Center, which is part of the state’s network of charity hospitals. Nearly $13 million has been marked for the project in the state budget. State Rep. Israel B. Curtis (D-Atown) explains that because the source for the funding has yet to be determined, the fate of the proposal lies in the upcoming legislative session. The future of Huey P. Long brings home a statewide debate on reforming health care, which has focused primarily on a saga of…

  • Reposted from The Gambit Weekly: The Lee Street Riot and the Mystery of the 364th

    For more on the Lee Street Riot, click here. The Mystery of the 364th Photos courtesy Termite Art Productions/History Channel Some eyewitnesses say they saw a mass killing. The Army says nothing happened. Geoffrey F.X. O’Connell reveals the story behind an ongoing investigation into the fate of an all-black World War II regiment stationed at Camp Van Dorn, Miss. Were a thousand African-American soldiers gunned down by the Army in a racially motivated shootout in Mississippi in 1943? Were members of the controversial 364th (Negro) Infantry Regiment killed at Camp Van Dorn to silence their relentless – and sometimes violent…

  • The Times-Picayune: Pay Gap Between Genders Is Worst in Louisiana

    Reposted from the Times-Picayune Online: Louisiana ranks worst in the nation when it comes to pay equity between college-educated men and women, according to a study released this morning by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. Women in Louisiana make 64 percent of the salaries their male peers do, the study shows. The median annual earnings of women with a college degree or more between 2003 and 2005 were $37,382. The median annual earnings of men with at least a college degree were $58,514 during the same time period, the study shows. Nationwide, women make 74 percent of…