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Jim Beam column:It’s too early to cut taxes
Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature are much like their colleagues in Congress. They love to cut taxes and ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Ethics, campaigns on hit list
Louisiana legislators have obviously decided they don’t want to have to worry much about whether they are performing ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:School choice has drawbacks
Gov. Jeff Landry and many Republicans in the Legislature are conveniently overlooking some major drawbacks in their proposed ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Tax breaks hard to eliminate
Louisiana legislators love to give tax exemptions. The state gave away $7.5 billion of those exemptions in 2023, ... Read more
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Legislators propose 22 amendments for Louisiana
Louisiana legislators have filed 22 proposed state constitutional amendments during the 2025 legislative session. However, only a handful ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:I won’t be joining MAHA plan
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, GOP state Sens. Mike Fesi of Houma and Patrick ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Landry loves political power
Louisiana’s Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, who in the last year has been given more power and authority than ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Vehicle inspections to continue
Louisiana Rep. Larry Bagley is like the Energizer battery “bunny that keeps on ticking.” The Republican from Stonewall ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Two bad bills have surfaced
Every session of the Louisiana Legislature — regular or special — has a good number of bad bills. ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:’Bubba’ Henry was visionary
E.L. “Bubba” Henry, a country lawyer from Jonesboro who directed more to streamline operations of the Louisiana Legislature ... Read more