If you run some sort of "identification service" today, specifically in the private sector but also including within the government at ...
the longer herman cain runs for president, "the more ammunition he will give to the anti affirmative action crowd" lol
i would like preface this post by stating that it is my opinion of the events in question, and it is not intended to be taken as facts unless i indicate otherwise.
i went to trial today as a defendant in a defamation suit brought against me by greg aymond, an attorney in alexandria.
two days ago a young attorney agreed to represent me in this suit. his name was adam huddleston. he can be contacted at 318-528-9070 if you need legal advice. mr. huddleston could have requested a continuance of my trial to get acquainted with the case but instead he spent about 40 of the last 48 hours preparing for today's trial.
despite mr. huddleston's valiant defense of my comments about mr. aymond and his valiant efforts to defend my first amendment rights to insult people on my blog if i want to insult them, the judge found in favor of mr. aymond. i guess that pineville city court's reputation for being pro-plaintiff all the time is well deserved.
mr. aymond was awarded $500 dollars in damages, i was ordered to pay court costs and certain attorney fees to mr. aymond's attorney. i think the judge's award was so small because i think it was his way of saying "yeah, greg, someone said something mean, here's some change go home and get over it,"
i believe that a grave miscarriage of justice occurred today.
for all of you commentators on other central louisiana blogs that comment about greg aymond be advised, the judge ruled that greg aymond is not a public figure in central louisiana.
aymond's attorney, susan ford fiser, asked him on the stand if he considered himself a public person to which he replied "no."
do not be surprised when mr. aymond sues other cenla bloggers and/or town talk commenters. my guess is that lamar white, whom greg calls "freddy," is up next. watch your back lamar and stay out of pineville or it could be you having to pay $500 dollars. let me say it again, it is my opinion that the judge got it absolutely wrong.
i am now determining what my next step will be. i need to decide by the end of the week whether to file for a new trial or whether to appeal to the 3rd circuit in lake charles. filing an appeal is a little expensive so i may just cut my losses and be done with this.
i want to thank mr. huddleston for taking my case on such short notice.
if november 4, 2008, was the death of journalism in america, as claimed by "shallow" sean hannity, then i believe that july 18, 2011, was the death of the first amendment in pineville, louisiana. rest in peace freedom of speech. you had a good run.
via: twitter @kplc
casey anthony released from prison.Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards first TV interview in 10 years, during a public appearance at the Preservation Awards Ceremony, Foundation for Historical Louisiana. ~ louisiana hometown network
w.k. brown 
w.k. brown served in the state house from 1960 - 1972. source: house.louisiana.gov membership in the louisiana house of representatives 1812 - 2012.pdf, revised 11 may 2011, accessed 14 july 2011, page 101.cbs news: via twitter @klfy
meet "brutus" the 18 feet [5 meters], 2 ton [1814 kg], northern australian crocodile.
although handicapped, brutus recently thrilled tourists when he posed for photographs next to their tourist boat.
brutus is missing his right arm -- apparently, taken off by a shark, cbs news reported.
For Immediate Release
July 12, 2011
"Under the Senate Republican proposal, Congress would cede its constitutional power to borrow on the full faith and credit of the U.S. in deference to the Executive Branch. All of this, apparently, to solve a short-term political problem for Republicans seeking to avoid blame for a failure to pass an increase in the $14.294 trillion debt ceiling.
"This abdication of responsibility is puzzling to say the least. When spending is this out of control, and the only thing keeping it in check is the congressionally authorized debt ceiling, why would Congress cede its say on the nation's finances?
"If Republicans give sole power to raise the debt ceiling to Barack Obama, it will be a colossal failure of this Congress."
press release excerpt:(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) July 8, 2011 – As the Foundation for Historical Louisiana honors historian-biographer Leo Honeycutt for his award-winning bestseller Edwin Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, the book’s subject will make his first formal public appearance in a decade at the event.
Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards is set to appear at the Foundation for Historical Louisiana awards banquet Tuesday July 12, 2011, at 6:30 ...
... Open to the public, the banquet is atop the Baton Rouge Hilton Capitol House. Tickets are $75 and $85.
Contact www.fhl.org or call 225-387-2464.
begin from 1026 cdt - 1119 cdt in final 60 seconds of countdown. includes :31 hold + launch replays & external tank separation. recorded live.
:31 hold 0027 - 0247 blogs.orlandosentinel.com: countdown was stopped in order to place camera #62 in position to "verify the retraction of the Gaseous Oxygen Vent Arm, or "Beanie Cap." it was fully retracted.
http://youtu.be/D6CZSgG29rc?t=27s
launch time 1029 cdt
http://youtu.be/D6CZSgG29rc?t=3m17s
clock restarted at 240
http://youtu.be/D6CZSgG29rc?t=2m40s
skip ahead to 1938 for launch replays
http://youtu.be/D6CZSgG29rc?t=19m38s
445 mysterious "D" appears on screen
http://youtu.be/D6CZSgG29rc?t=4m45s
via twitter @markkleinsinger
earlier today, local local media personality and musician, mark klein, alerted his followers to louisiana college's new twitter account by tweeting a warm welcome at them.
