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Jim Beam column: ‘Kingfish U’ links Long to LSU
Much has been written about Louisiana’s legendary Gov. Huey P. Long and some of it has touched on…
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Jim Beam column: Protect records of juveniles
A retired New Orleans juvenile judge had a fitting description for a proposed Louisiana law making criminal records…
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Jim Beam column: Cortez crusades for progress
Raising the state’s expenditure limit has become the central issue in the current fiscal session of the Louisiana…
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Jim Beam column: Pet projects benefit leaders
Legislators have been approving millions of dollars for pet projects for the folks back home at almost every…
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Jim Beam column: Another pay raise ‘bites dust’
Louisiana legislators have tried and failed once again to raise their base pay, which in 1980 was increased…
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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…