CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Mayor Roy: “There is a New Deposit in the Bank of Justice”

    Earlier today, Mayor Jacques Roy joined others in the community at the Alexandria City Hall for a service honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Roy spoke about the need for inclusiveness as a model for growth, at times invoking the words of the late King to underscore the message of “diversity in action.” “I believe we are commanded to implement a model for inclusiveness in our City, and the Administration and City Council are committed to bring you diversity in action, a renewal of smart, community-based planning for our City which includes consideration of the needs and…

  • Chuck Hagel Schools Joe Lieberman on Iraq War

    Earlier today, Republican Senator Chuck Hagel took Joe Lieberman to task regarding Lieberman’s statements concerning the Iraq War. It seems like yet another prominent Republican is breaking away from Bush’s war strategy.

  • Marc Morial Confidants Plead Guilty to Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, and Obstruction of Justice

    This weekend, three confidants of former New Orleans mayor Marc Morial pleaded guilty to a string of corruption charges stemming from an energy contract awarded to Johnson Controls Incorporated during the final year of Morial’s second term. The three men were all considered part of Mayor Morial’s inner circle. From the Times-Picayune: The City Hall case centers on a massive energy-management contract quietly awarded by Morial to Johnson Controls Inc., a national firm, toward the end of Morial’s eight-year tenure in office. Federal prosecutors portrayed Barré, DeCay, Walker and Johnson Controls project manager Terry Songy as the chief architects of…