CenLamar | Est. 2006

12/31/06: As reported on KPLC-TV: Just days before he was to take office, the body of Westlake Mayor-Elect Gerald Washington was found outside the old Mossville High School on Old Spanish Trail. According to authorities with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, the 9-1-1 call came in at 9:49 p.m. from a motorist passing the school who said they saw a body on the ground of the parking lot. Calcasieu Sheriff’s crime scene investigators arrived and found the body of a black male with a single gun shot wound. The body was later identified as Washington. The Calcasieu Coronor’s Office is…

Governor Blanco talks to WBRZ about the trials and tribulations of 2006. Click here to watch the video.