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Jim Beam column:Override of vetoes likely
The 17 bills from the Louisiana Legislature’s regular session that Gov. John Bel Edwards recently vetoed pretty much guarantees…
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Jim Beam column:Good memories highlight day
Special observances like Father’s Day are a great time to remember our dads and to count the blessings…
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Jim Beam column: Too many Atchafalaya wrecks
Two public officials are trying to do something about increasing accidents on the 18-mile-long Atchafalaya Basin Bridge between…
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Jim Beam column:Jan. 6 another ‘day of infamy’
Invading British troops during the War of 1812 on Aug. 24, 1814, marched into Washington and set fire…
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Jim Beam column: Session was mixed blessing
The legislative session that just ended didn’t please everyone, but it’s one of the better sessions of all…
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Jim Beam column:Bill needs to die on calendar
Unless it is somehow resurrected, a Louisiana Senate bill that has been returned to the calendar four times…
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Jim Beam column:Teachers are focus of audit
Every state legislator should read the audit done by their own auditor that evaluated how differences in qualifications,…
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Jim Beam column: Payday loan bill needs veto
Every now and then, Louisiana legislators have come to the aid of those who make what are called…
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Jim Beam column:2023 election already in news
The Oct. 14, 2023, gubernatorial primary is a long way off, but there is beginning to be some…
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Jim Beam column:Petty politics at work again
To say that the speaker of the Louisiana House and the commissioner of administration who handles daily operations…