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President Barack Obama. (Associated Press)<br>

President Barack Obama. (Associated Press)

Beam: Nation needs big dose of truth

By Jim Beam / American Press

The people who work for President Obama in the White House would benefit if they got the same job survival advice I received

some years ago from one of our publishers.

“Jim, I don’t need to know about everything you fellows are putting in the paper. But if you are running something tha ...

(wikimedia commons)<br>

Beam: Senate too quick to criticize

By Jim Beam / American Press

The Louisiana Senate and others didn't take long to start trashing the $24.7 billion state budget put together by a rare coalition of House Republicans and Democrats. A history-making streak of independence by at least one branch of the Legislature is now being maligned by those who apparently love ...

Beam: One accident witness overlooked

By Jim Beam / American Press

The air bag didn’t deploy, but the seat belt held. That fact, in addition to driving a heavy automobile, may have saved my

life.

It was raining when I left the state

Capitol about 4:30 p.m. Friday, heading west for home on Interstate 10

after covering

an historic week at the Legislature. ...

Gov. Bobby Jindal. (Associated Press)<br>

Beam: House changes political scene

By Jim Beam / American Press

BATON ROUGE — The state House of Representatives made legislative history last week by writing a budget to its liking. It

was a rare streak of legislative independence, and that is what the nitpicking, perennial critics have overlooked. 

Since the days of Huey P. Long, the legislative b ...

(Associated Press)<br>

Beam: Governor won’t sit down, talk

By Jim Beam / American Press

BATON ROUGE — The House of Representatives is as close this week as it has been in years to fixing the budget-writing process.

However, it’s almost impossible to find reasonable public officials on all sides of the issue who are willing to engage in

some give-and-take.

The legislative ...

(Associated Press)<br>

Beam: State budget getting facelift

By Jim Beam / American Press

The Louisiana state operating budget

isn’t something most citizens can wrap their arms around unless one of

their favorite

causes loses its funding. However, there are budget developments

taking place at the state Capitol this week that are worthy

of every citizen’s attention.

Our ...

(mgnonline.com)

Beam: Education community at odds

By Jim Beam / American Press

One thing that higher education doesn’t

need right now is a split within its ranks, but it has one anyway. The

state Board

of Regents and three university management boards are upset with

pending legislation that sets up over $251 million in projects

benefiting the Louisiana Community and ...

(mgnonline.com)

Beam: Internet, health care linked

By Jim Beam / American Press

Internet sales taxes and the Affordable

Care Act are subjects of major interest here and elsewhere. Congress

came closer than

ever last week to requiring online merchants to collect state

sales taxes. The ACA, often referred to as Obamacare, was the

topic of a bill introduced by a Louisiana con ...

Beam: Medicaid another controversy

By Jim Beam / American Press

BATON ROUGE — Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for the poor, has become the second major topic to confront

legislators during their current session. It's a complex issue.

Gov. Bobby Jindal's desire to repeal the state income tax consumed the first couple of weeks, but the issu ...

(mgnonline.com)

Beam: Cigarette tax hike next in line

By Jim Beam / American Press

The effort to repeal state income taxes

may be over, but other tax issues continue to dominate debate at the

Louisiana Legislature.

Proposed increases in the state’s 36-cents-per-pack cigarette tax

take the spotlight this week. Meanwhile, Gov. Bobby Jindal

insists he will veto any of the ...

(American Press Archives)<br>

Beam: Cheap advice could be costly

By Jim Beam / American Press

It’s amazing how some national

organizations are so quick to offer advice to Louisiana’s political

leaders. Unfortunately,

they rush to judgment because they are either unaware or don’t

really care about the internal problems facing the state. We

have health care issues, budge ...

News

(mgnonline.com)

After voucher ruling, online course plan pared

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A state program to offer public school students online courses provided by colleges or private companies

is being scaled bac ...

(mgnonline.com)

Termite swarms expected to last another week in Lake Area

The swarm of termites in Southwest Louisiana should last about one more week and is not any worse than previous years, according

to Jimmy Meaux, coun ...

(mgnonline.com)

Click It or Ticket campaign used to promote seatbelt usage

Because people often have the misconception that driving or riding in a truck is safer than in a car, occupants often believe

they don’t have t ...

(mgnonline.com)

Memorial Day events scheduled for Southwest Louisiana

Memorial Day weekend is here and there are several events being held all over Southwest Louisiana to commemorate the holiday.

The American Press will ...


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Sports

LSU's Hunter Newman pitches in the third inning of the Tigers' SEC tournament game against Arkansas on Saturday. (Associated Press)<br>

Tigers advance to SEC tournament title game

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Hunter Newman and four relievers combined on a one-hitter to lead LSU to a 3-1 victory over Arkansas on Saturday

and advanc ...

Gazzolo Column: Win or lose, Burrows was great for the McNeese program

Fighting back tears, Terry Burrows stood before a small gathering clearly as a man conflicted.

His decision to step down as the McNeese State head ba ...

McNeese State Cowgirls softball coach Mike Smith. (Rick Hickman / American Press)<br>

Cowgirls' Smith not interested in taking over Cowboys baseball program

If Tommy McClelland was looking for the perfect blueprint for his baseball program, the man standing in the back of the room

Friday morning would see ...

Terry Burrows announced his resignation as McNeese State's head baseball coach on Friday. (Michelle Higginbotham / American Press)<br>

Burrows says time was right to walk away

Terry Burrows’ professional playing career took him to Japan, a country where the concept of death over dishonor is still engrained in the cultu ...


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Scene

Paul Groves and Mirage perform at the Shearman Fine Arts Center Auditorium. (Special to the American Press)<br>

Opera tenor Paul Groves to reunite with high school band at fundraiser

Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana will hold its Autism Rocks fundraiser at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 26, in the L’Auberge Casino

Auditorium.

The ...

(Special to the American Press)<br>

Farmers’ Market ends with Coushatta Fun Fest Saturday

ELTON — The Coushatta Farmers’ Market will wrap up its spring season Saturday with the Coushatta Farmers’ Market Fun Fest,

featurin ...

Sailboats race to the finish line during last year’s Lake Arthur Regatta Festival. The festival returns this weekend for two days of food, music and fun in the sun and water. (Doris Maricle / American Press)<br>

Lake Arthur gets ready for Regatta festival this weekend

LAKE ARTHUR — Organizers are gearing up for the 3rd annual Lake Arthur Regatta this Memorial Day weekend in downtown Lake

Arthur.

The festiv ...

Travis Matte and The Kingpins released ‘Let’s Party,’ their eighth album, in April. (Special to the American Press)<br>

Travis Matte and the Kingpins to rock Ryan Street tonight

Lafayette band Travis Matte and the Kingpins will be the lead attraction at the second Downtown at Sundown performance Friday

on Ryan Street between ...


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