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Jim Beam column: Good education creates jobs

People leave Louisiana for a variety of reasons, but job opportunities elsewhere are the major reason. The state has been doing a better job in ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, September 11, 2022 7:23 am

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Jim Beam column: Why are they leaving state?

“Leaving Louisiana” was the title of LPB’s “Louisiana Spotlight” program, and it caught my attention. As a lifelong native of this state, I have always ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, September 8, 2022 6:27 am

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Jim Beam column: Major news out of Alaska

Elections in Alaska don’t hold much interest in this part of the country, but a special election there that just ended is significant for a ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, September 4, 2022 7:21 am

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Jim Beam column:History from a political pro

“The people of South Louisiana didn’t appreciate the problems of North Louisiana and the people of North Louisiana didn’t appreciate the problems of South Louisiana.” ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, September 1, 2022 6:23 am

Election 2022

Race for U.S. Congressional seat heats up

Three of the eight candidates for the state’s 3rd Congressional District seat have begun to pick up their campaign efforts. U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette, ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, August 28, 2022 2:37 pm

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Jim Beam column: Cheney rare public official

Conservative columnist Rich Lowry in this space on Aug. 20 said U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, had two choices after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, August 28, 2022 7:23 am

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Jim Beam column:State agencies under fire

Two state agencies dealing with children, juveniles and families are in desperate need of having outside experts evaluate their operations. Over a dozen stories have ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, August 25, 2022 6:26 am

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Jim Beam column: Tech giants get free news

Reading other newspapers these days is difficult. I have been reading many newspapers for over 60 years. Before the internet, the American Press purchased exchange ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, August 21, 2022 7:28 am

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Jim Beam column:What’s latest on our voting?

Louisiana is trying for the third time to buy new voting machines, and its effort made national headlines Sunday. The third effort, unfortunately, has been ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, August 18, 2022 6:22 am

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Jim Beam column:A busy November in 1966

While researching background on the Louisiana Superdome that observed its 47th birthday on Aug. 3, I ran across nearly a dozen news stories during November of ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, August 14, 2022 7:00 am

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