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Jim Beam column:Auto insurance is top issue
Legislators have so far filed 21 bills dealing with efforts to reduce the cost of auto insurance. Gov. ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Flat taxes are growing fast
Louisiana, like many other states, wants to eliminate its income tax. Legislators moved in that direction during a ... Read more
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Cole sworn in as newest member of Louisiana Supreme Court
Lake Charles attorney Cade R. Cole has become the 119th associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. A ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:How is Christianity doing?
Attending church services for a lifetime has served me well, and I am continuing to learn more about ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Louisiana isn’t failure state
The Republican-controlled Louisiana Legislature over the last 15 months has given GOP Gov. Jeff Landry extensive power over ... Read more
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Jim Beam column: Elections are next big target
Louisiana’s Republican Gov. Jeff Landry has been faithful in following GOP President Donald Trump’s lead and he has ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Cost cutting hard on seniors
The Associated Press went to West Virginia to try and determine what effect new Social Security requirements will ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Veteran firings sorry episode
At the risk of again offending one of my recent critics who said President Donald Trump and the Republicans ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Social Security is Musk target
Elon Musk, who heads Republican President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, said Social Security is ... Read more
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Jim Beam column:Amendment 2 draws opposition
Different groups are beginning to attack Amendment 2 on the March 29 ballot that rewrites the financial section ... Read more