CenLamar | Est. 2006

REPOST: Questions and Answers With Myron Lawson and Alex Slatkin On Monday, perhaps due to the TT article, my readership tripled. Due to all of this activity, however, the Q and A with Lawson and Slatkin is now in the archives. So here it is again, for all you newbies. A Question and Answer Session With The Candidates for Alexandria City Councilman At-Large. 1. Tell us a little bit about your background. Where are you originally from? Where did you go to school? How long have you lived in Alexandria? Slatkin: I am originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where…

Jackson Street Extension and Versailles Extension and Extending Alexandria: Yesterday, I was able to look at plans for an awesome building that’s going up on Jackson Street Extension. I’m not sure if I was supposed to see these plans, but hey, they were in the room… and it was hard not to be impressed. This building, I think, will completely change the landscape of Jackson Street Extension. In related news, the Council wants to fast-track the extension of Versailles. It probably needs to be done. Also on yesterday, I drove around the Lakes District. If you haven’t seen the new…

I Mean, Come On: A friend of mine, Michael D. Smith, who was born, raised, and educated here in Alexandria, Louisiana, recently was awarded with the Fulbright Scholarship. It’s an awesome honor, much like the Rhodes. I wrote about it on this blog. I wrote the “education briefs” person at the Town Talk about it. I never heard back. I called this person, left a phone number and e-mail address. I never heard back. I had a friend who works at the Town Talk petition for this brief (not even a real article), and so far, nothing has been done.…