Jonathan Goins wants to bring positive change to District 3

 Attorney Jonathan Goins, a native of Samtown in a home at the corner of Block and Juliet streets, hopes to sit in Councilman Charles F. Smith’s District 3 seat.

The Southern Law Center graduate made his intentions known in a formal announcement Monday, April 14, on the steps of City Hall.
 
 Goins is a Peabody High School [...]

What do you call a single woman over 40years old? Read the April 15 issue of The Light to get the answer

 
 
Click here to read The Light, April 15, 2008.
 
 

Attorney Jonathan Goins seeking City Council seat

The Light received an e-mail about 4:17 p.m Saturday, April 12, that Alexandria Attorney Jonathan Goins will make a formal announcement to take Councilman Charles F. Smith’s District 3 seat on the Alexandria City Council.
The annoucement, according to Goins e-mail, will be 5 p.m. Monday, April 14, on the steps of City Hall.
Goins is a [...]

Lower Third native sees promises, potential with TIF

 

By Sandra Bright
 
 
 
 
In the next few weeks, residents of the Lower 3rd community will have many issues on which to decide and participate in. A legislative proposal by District 26 Rep. Herbert Dixon for establishment of a TIF district to include the Lower 3rd community will be voted upon in the state legislature. The forces [...]

Community meeting set to discuss TIF and its impact on Lower Third Street and surrounding areas

The Ministers of Economic Development, a organization made up of black pastors in Alexandria and Pineville, are calling for a community meeting to discuss the benefits of Rep. Herbert Dixon’s House Bill that proposes a Tax Increment Financing District for the city of Alexandria.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 11 at [...]

Are there any good black men in Central Louisiana?

Who says there are no good black men? I know hundreds, not including my family and friends.
Do you know any? If so, why don’t you nominate them to be honored as a Man of Substance. The Light will honor 10 men in the June 15 issue, and it will celebrate them in an Awards Dinner, [...]

The Light is now on MySpace

Check out The Light’s new MySpace page at www.myspace.com/cenlalight.
There you will find a slide show from the 2008 Women of Distinction Awards Dinner.

Rep. Herbert Dixon promises “no new taxes” with Alexandria’s TIF District

Louisiana House District 26 Rep. Herbert Dixon submitted the following commentary to The Light regarding his proposal for a Tax Increment District in Alexandria, La. These are his words as submitted.

Alexandria Riverfront Development District
 By Herbert B. Dixon
 
For many years citizens in Alexandria have desired a prosperous and culturally enriched Riverfront District that would make [...]

Can the church make a difference in South Alexandria, Louisiana?

 

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Read the latest edition of The Light and see how church and state are working together to improve South Alexandria.
Also, the photographs from the Women of Distinction Awards Dinner.

Louisiana College’s Janice Joseph Richard is glad to be home

Eugene Sutherland
The Light

Janice Joseph-Richard was living her dream.

Division I women’s basketball coach. Six-figure salary. Nice home. Nice Car. Respect and adulation of peers.

It was the American Dream.

It all came to a sudden and dramatic halt the day she learned she was diagnosed with breast cancer, causing her to sit out her San Jose State University [...]