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Jim Beam column:Vitter paved way for Landry

Former U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Metairie built the state’s Republican Party into a major political force and ... Read more

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Jim Beam column: School choice now top priority

Louisiana’s Legislature continues to reduce the role that public schools play in educating the state’s young people in ... Read more

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Jim Beam column:Don’t expect new candidates

Many Americans who were watching Thursday night’s 90-minute debate between Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President ... Read more

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Landry uses line-item veto against local organization

A Lake Charles chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is one of 20 non-government organizations (NGOs) that ... Read more

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Jim Beam column:How about the 10 Bill of Rights?

Much is being written about the new Louisiana law requiring that the Ten  Commandments be placed in every ... Read more

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Jim Beam column:Contributions buy results

I have always been amused to hear politicians say that campaign contributions don’t influence the way they vote. Most ... Read more

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Jim Beam column:News from a story collection

Artificial intelligence (AI) is as foreign to me as it was when I first heard it mentioned. A ... Read more

State News

Area towns, organizations will get boost from pet projects approved by Legislature

Cities, towns, political subdivisions and a couple of local organizations in six Southwest Louisiana parishes are beneficiaries of ... Read more

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Jim Beam column:Pet project system is unfair

A city councilman in an area parish asked  me a question in an email message I have never ... Read more

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Jim Beam column:Pet projects have long lives

Pet projects that had their origin in 1984 when the late-Gov. Edwin W. Edwards was governor have survived ... Read more