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Jim Beam column:Amended bill is unacceptable

Louisiana legislators through the years have proved they know how to overcome controversial legislation. Sen. Jay Morris, R-West ...

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Jim Beam column: Insurance is voters’ nightmare

No one should be surprised about a newspaper poll that shows Louisiana voters continue to be unhappy about ...

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Jim Beam column:Landry setbacks positive gains

Reasonable Louisiana legislators have managed to slow down the runaway Gov. Jeff Landry political power train. The first ...

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Jim Beam column:PAR, CABL have right solutions

The Louisiana House has managed to steamroll a number of questionable bills through the lower chamber and send ...

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Jim Beam column: Citizens need public records

When people go into a restaurant and order a meal, do they go into the kitchen to make ...

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Jim Beam column: Cast your vote for recreation

One morning some time ago, I drove to the Lake Charles-Ward 3 Recreation Center on Power Centre Parkway ...

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Jim Beam column: Public records law under attack

Louisiana citizens this week got a clear idea of exactly what Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and GOP legislators ...

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Jim Beam column: Vehicle inspection bill alive

The future of Louisiana vehicle inspections is still up in the air. The author of a third attempt ...

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Jim Beam column:Landry’s power grab continues

The latest moves by some members of Louisiana’s supermajority Republican Legislature to increase GOP Gov. Jeff Landry’s power ...

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Jim Beam column:State had convention in 1992

The proposed eight-week summer constitutional convention backed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry wouldn’t be the first since the ...

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