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Louisiana America 250: Group poised to tell of state’s role in American Revolution
The United States will celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, and an organization called Louisiana America ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Flood insurance costs rising
The cost of my National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage has doubled over the last six years. However, ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Leave new bridge money alone
The Louisiana Legislature faces a $587 million shortfall for the 2025-26 fiscal year and has some alternatives for ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Don’t tinker with civil service
The state’s classified civil service employees came close during the recent legislative session of losing the job protections ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Auto premiums ‘eating our lunch’
When it comes to auto insurance, Louisiana motorists definitely “got the short end of the stick” at the ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Landry closing public records
When it comes to releasing public government records, Gov. Jeff Landry has stolen a page out of former ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Popular mail-in voting targeted
Americans love mail-in voting, but Republican-led legislatures are doing their best to make absentee voting more difficult. Louisiana ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Constitution is safe — for now
Louisiana citizens have apparently been spared the possibility that the state Legislature might meet for another special session ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Calcasieu voters face changes
Calcasieu Parish legislators through the years have succeeded in keeping all of the parish in the same congressional ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Biden earns right to finish job
Republicans’ callous calls for Democratic President Joe Biden to resign less than six months from the end of ... Read more