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Jim Beam column: Finally, a bridge solution
“We can’t afford to quibble over this. This is a must.” State Rep. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, was…
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Jim Beam column:Don’t end line-item vetoes
When two of the most conservative Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature disagree on legislation, that’s news. And that…
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Jim Beam column: GOP is cutting taxes again
Members of the Republican-dominated Legislature are in the process of doing what their GOP colleagues did in 2008…
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Jim Beam column: Mothers enrich our lives
My first Mother’s Day column in 1982 was written after an aunt of mine died and an uncle…
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Jim Beam column: Here’s latest news on bridge
Louisiana has some $30 billion in road and bridge maintenance and new construction needs, and legislators are trying…
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Jim Beam column:’Raise the Age’ law is working
Committee approval of a state Senate bill that would repeal the “Raise the Age” law and send Louisiana’s…
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Jim Beam column: Flood insurance costs surging
When the company insuring my home called wanting to know its square footage and other information, I realized…
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Jim Beam column:GOP power grab continues
Republicans have strong control of the Legislature and they seem hell-bent on weakening the powers of Louisiana’s governor.…
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Jim Beam column:BR bridge money is gone!
The House Appropriations Committee, as expected, has removed the $500 million that Gov. John Bel Edwards had set…
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Jim Beam column:Remember what Jesus said
Christians around the world are celebrating the Resurrection today, but it is coming at a time when many…