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Jim Beam column:Blacks waiting for new seats

Justice continues to move slowly for Black Americans. Louisiana legislators knew as far back as 1992 that the state should have a second majority-Black congressional ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 6:46 am

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Jim Beam column:Elections, education top issues

Louisiana legislators have filed some 40 bills dealing with state elections and many others on education. One of the election bills, if it passes, should ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, March 16, 2024 6:21 am

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Jim Beam column: Legislator targeting Edwards

Republican state Sen. Alan Seabaugh of Shreveport has set a spiteful goal for the GOP Jeff Landry administration and the supermajority Republican Legislature that is ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 6:35 am

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Jim Beam column: Do we need new constitution?

Do we really want a supermajority Republican Legislature to rewrite our state constitution? GOP Gov. Jeff Landry’s special crime session proves those Democratic lawmakers who ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, March 9, 2024 7:52 am

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How three Calcasieu police jurors accomplished major reform in only one term in the 1970s

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series. Three Lake Charles men who were elected to the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury in 1971 ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:42 am

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Jim Beam column:Voters definitely not happy

Paul Miller, 84, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has said what many people in this country are saying about Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:37 am

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Jim Beam column:Criminal justice much tougher

If Louisiana didn’t already have a reputation as a law-and-order state, it definitely has one now. The supermajority Republican Legislature at the crime special session ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, March 2, 2024 7:31 am

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Jim Beam column:Citizens facing new challenges

A new governor and state insurance commissioner have wasted no time in letting Louisiana citizens know about some major changes coming in their lives. Republican ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 6:35 am

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Jim Beam column:Johnson, Scalise challenged

When conservative columnists begin to talk about the folly of refusing to send aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia, it’s time for all ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, February 24, 2024 6:48 am

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Jim Beam column:Republicans have total control

Some may find it hard to accept, but Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and a supermajority GOP Legislature are in complete control of Louisiana government. If ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, February 21, 2024 6:33 am

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