CenLamar | Est. 2006

Several LC profs leaving over contract dispute By Jim Leggett Several professors and staff at Louisiana College in Pineville have either resigned recently, not signed a new contract for the upcoming academic year, or were not offered a contract. The private, Baptist liberal arts college mailed out new contracts on May 16. The deadline for signing and returning them was May 31. LC President Joe Aguillard said Thursday that he would not comment publicly on the personnel changes. “Information about faculty and staff members is not public,” Aguillard said. “They are private, personnel matters. We are dealing with them appropriately…

Right On: Millions in tax incentives available for downtown Alexandria businesses The Town Talk Businesses in downtown Alexandria can qualify for millions in federal tax incentives now that a new tract of the city has been added to the Central Louisiana Business Renewal program. “We made the application to (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) to include downtown Alexandria about a year and a half ago, but we just got approval last month,” said Tara Trichel, chief executive officer for the Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance. Officials announced the approval of the application Tuesday during a luncheon hosted by the…

Sign of the Times: Pineville Man Arrested, Accused of Giving Girl a Hickey