CenLamar | Est. 2006

Today, We Mourn A Great American George Donald Fitzpatrick, Jr Services for George Donald Fitzpatrick, Jr. will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2006, in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. Ronald Hoppe and Rev. Dan O’Connor officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville under the direction of John Kramer & Son. Don Fitzpatrick, Jr., 56, of Alexandria, died Monday, April 17, 2006, in his residence. He was born September 29, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the University of Gonzaga, Spokane, Washington with a Masters in Communications. He entered the field…

Broken News: “Hobbs Says Randoph Should Retire”… Or “Hobbs Gossips About Mayor’s Mental Capacity”… Or “Hobbs Shoots Himself In Foot By Making Divisive, Inappropriate, and Unsubstantied Remark About Retiring Mayor”… Or “This Is The Reason People Do Not Consider Councilman Everett Hobbs To Be An Honest Man”… Or “What The Hell Was Hobbs Thinking? Didn’t He Realize Who He Was Talking To? I Mean, Seriously, Didn’t Hobbs Realize This Would Be In The Paper? Didn’t He Understand They’d Report His Remarks As ‘Breaking News?’ Didn’t He Recognize That He Had No Factual Claim With Which To Back Up His Incendiary…

Revision: The “New” New TT Column: In early March, I discovered a veritable gold mine of news and information about Central Louisiana, a weblog that calls itself “Cenla Antics.” A weblog or “blog” is essentially an online message board, typically constructed around a certain theme. In the case of Cenla Antics, people are encouraged to contribute anonymously. The title page reads, “Welcome to the Central Louisiana political revelations blog! Good or bad, Democrat, Republican, or Independent… all of the information we as concerned citizens need to know. One way to get it off your chest– Anonymously!” I recognize the benefits…