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Jim Beam column: State Senate has cooler heads
The Louisiana Senate, as it has done for many years, helped make the recently concluded legislative fiscal session ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Bad bills often surface late
Writing about the Louisiana Legislature the day before it has to adjourn the next day at 6 p.m. ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:New voting machines overdue
Louisiana has always had an election system that ranks among the most trustworthy in the country. However, the ... Read more
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At the session: See how SW La. lawmakers are voting
Southwest Louisiana legislators, for the most part, have supported the more controversial measures of the current regular session. ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Ivermectin can cause problems
Louisiana’s Republican public officials haven’t stopped complaining about former Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ handling of the COVID ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Landry threats get bill passed
Anyone who doubts that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry is the most power hungry governor since the late-Huey P. ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Temple likes three auto bills
Auto insurance reform has been the major issue of the current legislative fiscal session and six bills have ... Read more
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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