CenLamar | Est. 2006

One More (I Hope) Venture Into the Ad Hominem Attacks and a Note on Letter Writing: It seems strange to me that a day after my article came out in the Town Talk, an article that, among other things, made the assertion that Alexandria should not be “run” by one particular race, I have read a series of personal assaults on Cenla Antics. Most people believe I should probably not respond to these remarks, and I understand why: I’m not going to change their minds. But this blog is supposed to be a case study of daily life in Alexandria.…

Putting Things Into Perspective: The Woodworth Speed Trap Yesterday, the Town Talk ran an interesting front page article on the number of tickets issued in Rapides Parish. I thought the article did a good job balancing the arguments, but those guys in Woodworth aren’t fooling anyone with their comments on following the law. “We follow the law here in Woodworth,” Gonzales said. “I’d like to think we maintain a certain way of life here. It’s a place you can feel safe in raising your family, and that includes walking or riding down the street. If that means pulling someone over,…

This morning, anonymous people have attacked me, my mother, my grandmother, my late father, and my grandfather on the Cenla Antics blog. Why? I’ve said this before: I created this blog in order to share my experience and opinions of living in Central Louisiana. I never intended on opening up my family to the kind of vitriol and hatred that was expressed earlier on Cenla Antics. To my family, I am sorry that my willingness to speak my mind has allowed people to take target practice against all of us. But I’m not going to stop speaking just because a…