CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Charlie DeWitt Recovering

    Representative Charlie DeWitt is recovering at MD Anderson in Houston, after surgery to remove cancer in his lungs. According to John Maginnis and sources close to DeWitt, he’s in good spirits, and the surgery was “successful.”

  • Bloggers May Be Forced to Register as Lobbyists

    Update: The bill doesn’t necessarily target bloggers who are being paid– as much as it does those, like Kos, who can raise more than 25K a quarter. So let’s think about this a little bit: If someone like Kos can instantly raise a candidate thousands of dollars, I would think that one could argue that he is lobbying for that candidate. The initial reporting on this story was sloppy, due, in part to the analysis offered by Chad Rogers, who wrote about the legislation (and Vitter’s involvement) earlier today on The Dead Pelican. It turns out that Rogers’s fears about…

  • Jim Bernhard, CEO of Shaw Group, May Run for Louisiana Governor

    The Ouachita Citizen is reporting that the race for Louisiana governor is likely to become even more crowded, as at least two Democrats have recently made indications that they’re considering challenging Governor Blanco. Foster Campbell, a Democrat from Elm Grove and the Louisiana State Public Service Commissioner, has hired political consultant George Kennedy, a sign that Campbell is “dead serious about taking on the governor and Jindal.” It is also being reported that Jim Bernhard, CEO of the Shaw Group and former head of the state Democratic Party, is also considering a run, which, according to the article, could pose…