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Jim Beam column: Constitutions tough to change

When someone tells you writing a new Louisiana constitution is much easier said than done, believe them. Republican ...

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Jim Beam column: An update on news coverage

The fact that newspapers are struggling is old news, but it’s time for an update and Governing magazine ...

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Jim Beam column:New constitution no slam dunk

While doing some research on Louisiana’s 1974 constitution, I ran across a headline that caught my attention. The ...

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Jim Beam column:Blacks waiting for new seats

Justice continues to move slowly for Black Americans. Louisiana legislators knew as far back as 1992 that the ...

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Jim Beam column:Elections, education top issues

Louisiana legislators have filed some 40 bills dealing with state elections and many others on education. One of ...

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Jim Beam column: Legislator targeting Edwards

Republican state Sen. Alan Seabaugh of Shreveport has set a spiteful goal for the GOP Jeff Landry administration ...

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Jim Beam column: Do we need new constitution?

Do we really want a supermajority Republican Legislature to rewrite our state constitution? GOP Gov. Jeff Landry’s special ...

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Jim Beam column:Voters definitely not happy

Paul Miller, 84, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has said what many people in this country are saying about Democratic ...

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Jim Beam column:Criminal justice much tougher

If Louisiana didn’t already have a reputation as a law-and-order state, it definitely has one now. The supermajority ...

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Jim Beam column:Citizens facing new challenges

A new governor and state insurance commissioner have wasted no time in letting Louisiana citizens know about some ...

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