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Senate passes Kennedy bipartisan bill to help small businesses secure capital, create jobs in rural America

Special to the American Press U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Expanding ... Read more

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Former Senate majority leader Reid dies

Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. ... Read more

Local News

Johns resigns Senate seat to head gaming board

John Guidroz Ronnie Johns, a Republican from Sulphur, resigned his seat as state senator for District 27 on ... Read more

Local News

La. House fails to reverse transgender sports ban veto

Associated Press BATON ROUGE — Louisiana House lawmakers Wednesday failed to overturn Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto ... Read more

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Education funding topic of town hall

The Louisiana Public School Coalition hosted a community town hall Tuesday at Sowela Technical Community College to discuss ... Read more

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Area lawmakers express support for bridge plan

Several state lawmakers representing Southwest Louisiana said on Tuesday that they fully support a plan to have a ... Read more

Editorials

Four state senators look out for state

The American Press Four state senators, under the leadership of Senate President John Alario, are having a study ... Read more

Editorials

Private school parents getting tuition break

The American Press Parents of private school students in Louisiana have been given a way to put money ... Read more

Editorials

It’s time for Oregon to make it unanimous

The American Press Last month, Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to get rid of non-unanimous jury ... Read more

Editorials

Economic progress continues across US

The American Press The jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, shows the ... Read more