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Jim Beam column: Major tax battle on horizon

A David vs. Goliath battle is underway at the Louisiana Legislature. Rep. Stuart Bishop, a Republican from Lafayette, ...

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Jim Beam column:Five mothers are major bonus

Having five great mothers to remember and celebrate with on Mother’s Day is another of God’s many blessings. ...

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Jim Beam column:Memories from 1980 pay raise

A bill that would increase the salaries of Louisiana legislators has cleared its first hurdle, but there are ...

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Jim Beam column:Pay is big deal at Legislature

Pay has become a major issue at the current session of the Louisiana Legislature. State Supreme Court justices ...

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Jim Beam column:Landry loves to file lawsuits

Louisiana’s Republican state Attorney General Jeff Landry is busy running for governor with plenty of money in his ...

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Jim Beam column: ‘You’ve got it, so spend it’

Randy Ewing of Quitman in Jackson Parish, a former president of the Louisiana Senate, had some wise advice ...

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Jim Beam column: Lawmakers have spending issue

The Louisiana Legislature is quickly becoming a carbon copy of the U.S. Congress that can’t get much done. ...

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Jim Beam column:Road to success was rocky

Eliminating an elective statewide position or making it appointive is never easy, and it has only happened twice ...

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Jim Beam column: Appoint insurance commissioner

Now that Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he isn’t running for re-election, it’s a good time to ...

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Jim Beam column: State losing capable official

Former Republican President Donald Trump, an admitted election denier, and others who agree with him have succeeded in ...

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