Alexandria City Council approves proposed settlement with Cleco with 5-2 vote

The Alexandria City Council voted  5-2 to accept the proposed settlement with Cleco.
Before the vote Council Edward Larvadain III asked that the vote be delayed citing more time was needed to process the agreement to make sure that it was the best agreement for citizens.
Larvadain and Councilman Jonathan Goins voted against the settlement.
Council President Myron [...]

Wow! Cenla’s workforce lacks knowledge

 
By Sherri L. Jackson
Wow!
It’s one thing to talk about it among your family and friends. It’s quite another thing to hear the startling statistics from people who specialize in crunching numbers and making sense of them.
And to hear Jim Clinton, Cenla Advantage Partnership’s CEO, make the statement, “Cenla lacks knowledge,” puts the ham hock in [...]

United Way cuts $86,000 from Boys & Girls Club; director, participants, community vows to push on

Today, Kim Dural, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club held a press conference to express frustration and disappointment over the United Way’s decision to cut its funding to the club.
Though the press conference was called to focus attention on the Club’s funding needs, Sissy Franks, chairwoman of the United Way’s Board of Directors, [...]

2008 Christmas Parade, Alexandria, LA

Enjoy these photographs from the 2008 Christmas Parade in Alexandria, LA. The parade was held Sunday, Dec. 14, a day that was cloudy and windy.
Can anyone tell me what happened to the Peabody Magnet High School Band? The parade seemed a little dry to me. Any thoughts?

Alexandria (LA) Attorney Greg Aymond missed the mark with his “nigga thug” posting

By Leonard Ford
Columnist for The Light
In your day-to-day movement in and around Central Louisiana, have any of you, by any chance, run into some “nigga street thugs?” Your answer could be a “yes” or “no.”
According to the Urban Dictionary’s Web site, a “nigga thug” is someone who is poor, uneducated, and unable to find or [...]