CenLamar | Est. 2006

Once Again, Vote Roy for Mayor! Jacques Roy says there is a new excitement in the air here in Alexandria. He’s right. During the past three months, Alexandrians have discussed our shared future, and nowhere has this conversation been more detailed and more passionate than right here in the blogosphere. We’ve offered a play-by-play analysis of this election. Before the primary election, we unpacked the candidacies of all seven contenders, and collectively, we asked, “Who makes the most sense? Who will bring a renewed energy and hope to City Hall? Who is most capable of standing up to entrenched interests?…

Gunn: Mayor Ned Randolph No Longer Supportive of Delores Brewer’s Campaign From the article in the Town Talk: “I couldn’t be a part of that,” Mayor Randolph said, referring to an Oct. 12 news conference Brewer gave where she slammed contingency contracts the city has with outside lawyers and a consulting company. The city-Cleco dispute has been a major campaign issue between Brewer, a Republican, and her Democratic rival, Jacques Roy. The rift between the Randolphs and Brewer comes after decades of close, personal ties: Delores Brewer grew up down the road from Ned Randolph in Colfax; Brewer’s husband, John…

Roy V. Brewer: KSYL Radio Debate The most confrontational conversation thus far in the Alexandria Mayor’s Race. Roy disputes Brewer’s claims on CLECO, line-by-line. Brewer concedes that she doesn’t speak “legalese,” but would still cancel the contracts. (Please forgive me for editorializing: No, caller, Mr. Roy wasn’t being arrogant. He was defending the truth, and if you’ve followed this election, then you’d know that Mrs. Brewer’s campaign has repeatedly and consistently claimed that EMS is receiving HALF of the money the City could receive from CLECO. Today, she stated on the radio, despite what she is currently broadcasting on television,…