CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • UNCONSTITUTIONAL: Bobby Jindal’s “Moon Shot” Implodes

    Houston, we have a problem. Yesterday, the Louisiana Supreme Court struck down the single-largest and highest-profile policy initiative ever undertaken by Governor Bobby Jindal. In a resounding 6-1 opinion, the court held that Jindal’s plan unconstitutionally violated the State Constitution by diverting funds clearly labeled and dedicated toward public schools in the Minimum Foundation Program. To think, only a year and a half ago, The Wall Street Journal, titling the story “Jindal’s Education Moon Shot,” praised Jindal effusively for his bold and decisive actions. From the very beginning, I recognized the fundamental flaws in Jindal’s plans, including, most notably, the ways…

  • Old White Men at the Louisiana Family Forum Continue to Obsess Over Screwing Gays

    Last week, a House committee effectively killed Austin Badon’s HB 85, which would have prevented State public employers from firing employees only on the basis of sexual orientation. Currently, Louisiana has some of the worst, most bigoted, and most discriminatory laws against gays, lesbians, and transgendered Americans in the entire country. From The Times-Picayune:  The bill, which would have applied to only employment with the state government, would have provided means for employees who believe they had been discriminated against to appeal to the state Civil Service Commission or file suit. Those complaints would have been handled in the same…

  • Louisiana State Senator Supports Creationism Law Because Of His Experience With Witch Doctor

    Update: The videos are online. Part One. Part Two. For the third year in a row, the Louisiana Senate Education Committee deferred a bill to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act, which allows for the teaching of New Earth Creationism in public school science classrooms. And for the third year in a row, at least one member of the Louisiana Senate managed to steal the show. Last year, State Senator Mike Walsworth made himself the star of a viral video when he asked a high school science teacher if e.Coli could evolve into human beings. The year before, Senator Julie Quinn dismissed…