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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Jim Beam column: Focus on children, families

The fentanyl overdose death of a 2-year-old and reports of a Zachary man being accused of abusing three…

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Jim Beam column: Grandchildren change lives

Becoming a grandparent for the first time changed my life 34 years ago on today’s date. That is…

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Jim Beam column: Pelosi, Carlson topping news

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Tucker Carlson of Fox News, a conspiracy promoter, the Secret Service and Jan.…

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Jim Beam column:Basin bridge law good news

A new state law designed to get motorists to obey the speed limits on the Interstate 10 Atchafalaya…