CenLamar | Est. 2006

More Negative Press for Louisiana College Jim Leggett is reporting that four LC professors have “renewed” their lawsuit against the college, citing, among other things, that LC continues to violate the principles of academic freedom. (See previous posts on the definition of academic freedom and LC’s responsibility to its shareholders). LC’s attorney, Ted LeClercq, is attempting to downplay the allegations. He says this is just a “workplace dispute” and that these allegations are vague with no cause of action. But… that’s not true. It turns out that Scott Peck’s classic The Road Less Traveled is STILL banned at LC, despite…

A Discussion on Class Warfare A few weeks ago, I wrote a little confessional post on the blog about my life, sort of a “getting to know you” type of piece addressed to my friends in real life. Well, it turns out I made a mistake. I said, “Friends, you also know that I am not rich. Although my family has money, you know that I live on less than $35,000 a year, that I live in an apartment, and that I am currently in debt because of college.” I understand that the wording of that particular passage may leave…

Unsolved Murders? A Letter From Saturday’s Town Talk: What happened to them? Have a number of murders ever been resolved in the town? I remember a partner, Ronnie Isles, back in 1982 or 1983 was found murdered and never heard any more about it. I remember Harold Chew and Jimmie Lee Jacob also. Have these murders been resolved or were these murders important enough to be investigated? I also had a brother, Robert Wright, who was found in the river in Alexandria in 2003. Was his death ever solved? The lifestyle of a person does not exclude that person from…