I never thought we would see it, but it looks like North Lake Charles may finally be getting some life back into it. I'm a follower of city planning and I try to keep up with that market and when I began looking at the revitalization plans of downtown Lake Charles, I came across a PDF drawing of the plans for the North Lake Charles Riverwalk and Riverfront Parkway. Later on, it was removed from the Lake Charles website, but Idid find it archived so I downloaded the PDF and saved on google docs (gotta love web 2.0). Currently that portion of Enterprise Blvd is under construction where they are trying to develop the parkway which will be extended to Fitzenreiter Road and then to Highway 171, providing an alternate evacuation route as well as a road for business. The road will include bike paths, parks, and drinking fountains. . There are also plans to replace some of the decaying homes with newer ones as well as open up the neighborhood adjacent to the Calcasieu River. Once all is said and done, city officials hope to see real estate and retail along the river front and new road. The plans look great, and years later, I imagine that it would be a great improvement to this city, plus it takes away some of the negative stigma that North Lake Charles currently has. What do lake area residents think about this plan?
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz0t_caOq0NNb0d0MWpjYS00SHc
http://www.jfds.com/portPlanning06.htm
http://www.kplctv.com/story/5142319/north-lake-charles-a-diamond-in-the-rough
http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/egov/apps/document/center.egov?rand=1oldpage=5&oldfDD=7-0&oldaction=&oldid=1&oldpath=browse&oldfCS=&path=detail&id2=189
Friday, September 7, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Stop Mixing Politics and Faith!
This morning, I was awoken out of a sleep so I decided to grab my phone and check out my twitter timeline. I noticed a tweet from an individual who stated that he tried but could not separate his political choice from his faith. Once I clicked on it, I noticed several retweets and a few responses, one in particular [from a woman] stuck out to me b/c the woman stated that this was one of those campaigns that we would have to pray about.
Me being the guy that I am, I decided to respond to him by saying that just because the political candidate that you vote for believes in something against your religion does not mean you are suddenly supporting the belief that they do. If we only voted for someone who supported our faith 100%, nobody would ever vote. That's why I really hate it when ministers, priests, and those who oversee the religious practices of a place of worship try to connect politics and religion. I can understand a christian not voting for an atheist, but to tell someone, "Read the Bible and see who lines up closest to the Bible and vote for that one" is basically telling them who to vote for. They are essentially saying vote for the Republican candidate, even if you are not republican. I voted for Obama this past campaign but I don't have a problem with ppl who voted for McCain, that's their choice. But don't try to make me feel guilty or make me feel like less of a Christian because I did not vote for McCain. I would also like the same respect and rights to vote for who I wish during this campaign.
Recently Obama stated that he supported gay marriage, and now many are saying that they are not sure that they can vote for him. Prior to that it was abortion that he was supporting and ppl did not like that. Now before I get any further let me say something: I do NOT support abortion, but I realize that if it were made illegal, ppl would just be performing them themselves. I say if you absolutely MUST have one, make sure it's a life or death situation. Don't use it as a contraception. I don't buy into the idea that it's "not a life" b/c IMO, once the fetus has a heartbeat and a sense of touch, it is a life! With that being said, I am 100% in support of birth control medications when used correctly (which is why I was offended at the accusation towards Sandra Fluke, that she just wanted to get paid to have sex).
Just because one votes for someone that supports abortion does not mean that suddenly that every individual is going to suddenly support abortion. Likewise with same-sex marriage, just b/c the president supports it does not mean that every state is going to jump on the bandwagon and support it. Obama never once stated that he would demand each state, legalize same sex marriage, so if that's what people are worried about, I say get a grip!
What do you think about Presidential votes? Do you base it on your religion?
Me being the guy that I am, I decided to respond to him by saying that just because the political candidate that you vote for believes in something against your religion does not mean you are suddenly supporting the belief that they do. If we only voted for someone who supported our faith 100%, nobody would ever vote. That's why I really hate it when ministers, priests, and those who oversee the religious practices of a place of worship try to connect politics and religion. I can understand a christian not voting for an atheist, but to tell someone, "Read the Bible and see who lines up closest to the Bible and vote for that one" is basically telling them who to vote for. They are essentially saying vote for the Republican candidate, even if you are not republican. I voted for Obama this past campaign but I don't have a problem with ppl who voted for McCain, that's their choice. But don't try to make me feel guilty or make me feel like less of a Christian because I did not vote for McCain. I would also like the same respect and rights to vote for who I wish during this campaign.
Recently Obama stated that he supported gay marriage, and now many are saying that they are not sure that they can vote for him. Prior to that it was abortion that he was supporting and ppl did not like that. Now before I get any further let me say something: I do NOT support abortion, but I realize that if it were made illegal, ppl would just be performing them themselves. I say if you absolutely MUST have one, make sure it's a life or death situation. Don't use it as a contraception. I don't buy into the idea that it's "not a life" b/c IMO, once the fetus has a heartbeat and a sense of touch, it is a life! With that being said, I am 100% in support of birth control medications when used correctly (which is why I was offended at the accusation towards Sandra Fluke, that she just wanted to get paid to have sex).
Just because one votes for someone that supports abortion does not mean that suddenly that every individual is going to suddenly support abortion. Likewise with same-sex marriage, just b/c the president supports it does not mean that every state is going to jump on the bandwagon and support it. Obama never once stated that he would demand each state, legalize same sex marriage, so if that's what people are worried about, I say get a grip!
What do you think about Presidential votes? Do you base it on your religion?
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