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Jim Beam column:’Raise the Age’ law is working

Committee approval of a state Senate bill that would repeal the “Raise the Age” law and send Louisiana’s 17-year-old offenders back to adult prisons is ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, May 1, 2022 7:01 am

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Jim Beam column: Flood insurance costs surging

When the company insuring my home called wanting to know its square footage and other information, I realized an increase in FEMA’s new flood insurance ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, April 28, 2022 6:37 am

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Tarver fights for cost-of-living raise for retirees

An effort by Rep. Phillip Tarver, R-Lake Charles, to give state retirees a one-time payment when surplus dollars are available ran into some roadblocks in ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 9:49 pm

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Jim Beam column:GOP power grab continues

Republicans have strong control of the Legislature and they seem hell-bent on weakening the powers of Louisiana’s governor. They have made it clear for nearly ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, April 24, 2022 7:33 am

Louisiana State Capitol

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Money set aside for 22 ‘favored projects’ in SW La.

Southwest Louisiana has 22 local projects that are funded in a supplemental appropriations bill (House Bill 592) approved by the House Appropriations Committee and the ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, April 21, 2022 9:25 pm

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Jim Beam column:BR bridge money is gone!

The House Appropriations Committee, as expected, has removed the $500 million that Gov. John Bel Edwards had set aside in his proposed budget for a ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, April 21, 2022 6:45 am

Louisiana State Capitol

legislature

$30M in unused cash set aside for ‘favored local projects’

Members of the House Appropriations Committee are taking care of government agencies and other organizations back home, thanks to over $30 million in unspent cash ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 5:00 pm

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Jim Beam column:Remember what Jesus said

Christians around the world are celebrating the Resurrection today, but it is coming at a time when many of them have apparently forgotten what Jesus ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Sunday, April 17, 2022 6:56 am

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Jim Beam column:Get retirees back in class

Louisiana, which is ranked 48th in the nation in education, could have 2,500 certified teaching vacancies at the start of the 2022-23 school year. In some ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, April 14, 2022 6:36 am

Louisiana State Capitol

legislature

Tarver proposal to shrink BESE advances

Legislation removing the three appointed members of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) has cleared the House Education Committee with a 7-3 ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 6:34 pm

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