CenLamar | Est. 2006

Guest Post: Daniel T. Smith on Louisiana’s Political Present and Future (And What We Should Be Asking of Mary Landrieu) The three most publicized Louisiana issues at the moment that are also national questions are the Road Home Program, the Oil Revenue sharing legislation, and Asian fish cutting in on LA fisheries profits. I’ll start with the fish because that’s what I know the least about. I read an article in DeadPelican and on Salon about this, and basically it’s what you expect: a lack of protective tariffs and commercial standards is threatening native catfish farmers from losing markets to…

Open Thread: What Businesses (And Types of Businesses) Do We Need in Alexandria?

Honoring Mayor Ned Randolph Yesterday night, the City of Alexandria held a series of events, culminating in a banquet at the Riverfront Center featuring Governor Kathleen Blanco, honoring Mayor Ned Randolph. And this reminded me: When I was a kid, every Sunday morning at church, we used to sit right behind the mayor. My brother, sister, and I thought it was pretty cool because after the service ended we got to shake the mayor’s hand. As a child, I considered him to be a shy and humble person, someone genuine. I didn’t really know what a mayor did, but I…