CenLamar | Est. 2006

Pineville Councilman Martin Responds I’ve been out of town leading worship at a youth conference in Arkansas for over a week so I have a lot of catching up to do both in real life and in reading Lamar’s blog. Let me see if I can address some of the points made here. “We saw that”, you commented about the additional 1.3 million in tax revenues and suggested it be put up for a rainy day (my paraphrase.) This additional money is from the 1/2-cent tax that is designated: 70% to employee pay and benefits and 30% to capital improvements.…

A Response: Why Do We Need a Multiplex “Marina?” Do we need a multiplex center? Why do we need a $45 million multiplex center? We have Rapides Coliseum that doesn’t generate any revenue. I agree that the Rapides Coliseum is in bad shape, but the Coliseum offers a different kind of venue than the proposed multiplex center would. It also makes good use of a prime piece of riverfront property, drawing people into our Downtown and showcasing our unique location. We don’t have much going on in Alexandria. No sporting events or anything. Maybe one or two concerts, circus and…

Update: Horses Returned to Owners