Editorials
Conversation begins on needle exchanges
The American Press Needle Exchange <p class="p1">Using needles to inject illegal drugs brings with it a slew of ... Read more
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News
Senate panel gives green light to transportation finance bill
BATON ROUGE — A bill designed to raise funds that would be used for forgotten road projects in ... Read more
News
Taxes, TOPS parental rights
<p class="p1">A program called PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) that failed to pass a year ago resurfaces ... Read more
Jim Beam
Voters asking same question
“What’s going on in Baton Rouge, Jim?” Answering that question that is asked often after I return home ... Read more
News
Louisiana House members support probation extension bill
<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — Southwest Louisiana House members supported legislation here that rolls back a probation change that ... Read more
Jim Beam
Ship channel key to our future
{{tncms-inline alignment="left" content="&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jim Beam&lt;/strong&gt;, the retired editor of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;American Press&lt;/em&gt;, has covered people and politics for more than ... Read more
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Sports betting for La.?
<p class="p1">BATON ROUGE — The pursuit of new forms of gambling continued here Tuesday with a Senate committee ... Read more
Editorials
Legislators need to quit stalling
The American Press Louisiana State Legislature State legislative leaders are considering using some BP oil spill money for ... Read more
National News
Nevada senator faces pro-Trump challenge in GOP primary
The Associated Press Republican Danny Tarkanian, a prominent Las Vegas businessman, announced Tuesday he is mounting a primary ... Read more
National News
In red-state Alabama, Democrats won’t cede Senate race
The Associated Press DECATUR, Ala. — Democrats in Alabama were fired up inside a century-old art deco theater, ... Read more