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Requiring graduates to wear dresses is sexist

I have honed a natural ability to offend people lately, so why stop now? I was reminded today that the public high schools in our district require the girls to wear a dress under their graduation gown… more →

Words Less Spoken

Beating a (poorly paid) Dead Horse — 11 comments

Drew Ward wrote 4 weeks ago: We spend huge amounts of money here in CenLa every year in attempts to spawn economic development.  … more →

Tags: social activism, Alexandria, Economic Development, living wage, Minimum Wage, union tank care, UTLX, Wages

Thumbs up to HACL

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: Earlier this year, the Armour Building, on Lower Third, was donated to the Historical Association o … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, national register, Alexandria, Historic Property Spotlight, History, Louisiana, Preservation, armour

Louisiana House Bill 27: Right to Carry Concealed Weapons on College Campuses — 4 comments

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: I see that CentralLaPolitics has beaten me to writing about this topic.  I am in favor of this bill … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Louisiana, Blog, Guns, weapon permit, concealed weapons permit

Town Talk Out-scooped — 4 comments

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: In September of 2004, I gladly traded the one horse town without a horse [Provencal] for a two hors … more →

Tags: Potstirring, Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Louisiana, Fun, Newspaper, News, Scoop, Stories

Requiring graduates to wear dresses is sexist

Lyndon wrote 2 months ago: I have honed a natural ability to offend people lately, so why stop now? I was reminded today that t … more →

Tags: church, Education, Louisiana, Politics, Religion, World, baccalaureate, Bigotry, Dress Code

Donovan Rypkema: All I can say is WOW

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: Donovan Rypkema, PlaceEconomics I had the privilege to attend the opening session of the Louisiana T … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Louisiana, Preservation, SPARC, Donovan Rypkema, Economist, stimulus

10 Most Endangered Tour: Hotel Bentley — 1 comment

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: As part of the 30th Annual Preservation Conference, the Historical Association of Central Louisiana … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Historic Districts, Historic Property Spotlight, History, Louisiana, Preservation, Downtown, Cotton Brothers Bakery

Sweet Sounds of Progress — 5 comments

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: Before floating off on cloud nine for the night, I decided to check the TT for any newsworthy items. … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Things That Make Me Go "Hmm!??!", military, crime sweep, Progress, drugs

Children polish their table manners

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: If you missed the previous post, Vivian’s school had their 7th Annual Tea Party.  The Town Tal … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Fun, Tea Party, School, Community, Children

Oberia Price: Preservation Queen

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: Oberia Price at the recent Peggy Bolton Lecture Series A letter from the President of the Historical … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Preservation, Community

Community Event Downtown: Worship on the River

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago:   Worship On The River   If you are looking for something to do on this beautiful Sunday afternoon … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Fun, Faith, Downtown, Community

Community Saddened at the Loss of Jock Scott (1947-2009)

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: Unlike most persons of Cenla, I do not know the Scott family well and I have not been here long enou … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Community

Dinner on the Bricks - Historic Downtown Alexandria, Louisiana

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Business, Historic Districts, History, Louisiana, Preservation, Fun, Downtown

Racists vandalize home of our first black family — 1 comment

Lyndon wrote 2 months ago: When I came home yesterday, I noticed a black family checking on the construction of a nice brick ho … more →

Tags: Family, Life, Louisiana, black, White, racism, ignorance

Renovation giving building new life for local Red Cross

perpetualrenovator wrote 2 months ago: Reposted from the Town Talk’s website.  Renovation work continues on the Cotton Brothers Build … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Historic Property Spotlight, History, HPC, Louisiana, Preservation, Downtown, Cotton Brothers Bakery

Fellow Preservationists: save the date, the LTHP Preservation Conference is coming to town! — 1 comment

perpetualrenovator wrote 3 months ago: April 29 – May 1 To all of my fellow preservationists, old house lovers and historians: Mark … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Business, History, Louisiana, Preservation

Cotton Brothers Bakery BECOMING Red Cross Headquarters

perpetualrenovator wrote 3 months ago: I was excited to receive an email and pictures today from Melinda Anderson, Director of the City of … more →

Tags: Central Louisiana, Alexandria, Historic Property Spotlight, History, HPC, Louisiana, Preservation, Cotton Brothers Bakery, trailways

Accomplishments of the Weekend — 2 comments

perpetualrenovator wrote 3 months ago: YAY!  We are finished painting the windows at our bungalow rent house.  You may have remembered us c … more →

Tags: Alexandria, Before and After, kids, Neighborhood, paint, bungalow, pressure washing

Stories of the Desperate: Hurricanes and the Economy — 1 comment

perpetualrenovator wrote 4 months ago: Hahaha…..I thought this cartoon was pretty funny.  I guess you would have to be fro … more →

Tags: Alexandria, Central Louisiana, Faith, Garden District, Gustav, Louisiana, Neighborhood, Things That Make Me Go "Hmm!??!", con-artist


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