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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 they currently enjoy. Legislation sponsored by Sen. ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:20 am

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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 regular session of the Legislature that ended ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, August 10, 2024 6:01 am

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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 President Donald Trump’s playbook. The governor is ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:30 am

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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 established record numbers of mail-in voters for ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, August 3, 2024 6:37 am

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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 this year to either write a new ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, July 31, 2024 6:15 am

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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 district. However, it has been split almost ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, July 27, 2024 6:35 am

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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 his four-year term are getting some quick ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:20 am

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Jim Beam column:Constitution plan resurrected

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, some public officials and legislators and one major GOP campaign contributor refuse to accept the message that Louisiana voters aren’t interested ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, July 20, 2024 7:02 am

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Jim Beam column: Assassination turmoil averted

Every American was lucky Saturday when a would-be assassin failed in his attempt to kill former President Donald Trump. I say that after remembering the ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 6:03 am

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Jim Beam column:Traffic cameras are targeted

Members of the current Louisiana Legislature know motorists don’t like speed cameras or similar devices that catch speeders and other traffic law violators. That is ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, July 13, 2024 7:03 am

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