CenLamar | Est. 2006

Rodney Alexander: Our Congressman On November 7, we’ll also decide whether or not Rodney Alexander, the Republicrat from Quitman, should be reelected. Rodney’s been in the news a lot lately. First, there was the bizarre story about how he fired a secretary for sending love letters to convicted murderer and media darling Scott Peterson. (There are a number of questions here: Why would Alexander go public with a personnel decision? Did he fire this woman and then call up the media? “Boy, have I got a story for you!”). And now, Rodney’s back in the news again. It seems that…

A Special Kudos to Roosevelt Johnson The result are now official, and Roosevelt Johnson missed the run-off by a mere seventeen votes. As a community, we should all be proud of the campaign waged by Mr. Johnson. When asked about his greatest campaign contributors at a mayoral forum, Mr. Johnson replied simply, “My shoes.” And he wasn’t being coy. Throughout the past two months, Mr. Johnson made it his mission to knock on the door of every single home in Alexandria. I’m not sure if he succeeded, but he definitely came close. I think it’s commendable. It’s a testament to…

Precinct by Precinct Analysis of the Mayoral Election Although the results won’t be made official until Tuesday, the Louisiana Secretary of State is still offering an unofficial precinct by precinct breakdown of the Alexandria mayoral election, and its results are interesting. * Jacques Roy won the early or absentee voting by a significant margin, 42%, particularly when one considers the fact that he faced six other candidates. * Roosevelt Johnson won the most votes in eighteen (18) of the forty-one (41) precincts, primarily precincts in South and Southeast Alexandria. Several of the precincts won by Mr. Johnson recorded exceptionally low…