Jim Beam, Author at American Press

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Jim Beam column:Trump delivers one surprise

President Donald Trump has moved quickly to satisfy his voters and supporters. However, even some of them were surprised when he signed pardons for about ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 25, 2025 7:26 am

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SW La. project among those in state flood and restoration plan

A Southwest Louisiana coastal protection project is among six major projects in the state’s proposed $1.8 billion flood protection and restoration plan that was presented ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Friday, January 24, 2025 2:24 pm

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Jim Beam column: Wildfires, Katrina among worst

A former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has linked the devastating California wildfires to Hurricane Katrina that destroyed much of New Orleans ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 7:15 am

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Jim Beam column: Native son surfaces again

President Joe Biden in his Wednesday evening farewell address introduced what for many Americans may be a new word — oligarchy. The word is defined ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 18, 2025 6:56 am

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Jim Beam column:Amendment 2 has many pieces

Louisiana voters will decide the fate of four proposed amendments to the state constitution on March 29. Amendment 2 is the most detailed change to ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6:27 am

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Jim Beam column:Vaccines protect our children

Tell me about a new vaccine, and I’ll get it. The only vaccine problem I have experienced in my 91 years was to see a ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 11, 2025 7:07 am

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Jim Beam column:Early advice still important

When I first became a full-time newspaper reporter in January of 1961, some of the first advice I got was to always get people’s names ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 6:35 am

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Jim Beam column:State auto insurance sky high

The Louisiana Legislature is supposed to tackle the high cost of auto insurance when it meets in regular session from April 14 to June 12. ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 4, 2025 6:46 am

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Jim Beam column:Legislators set record in 2024

If Louisiana citizens are lucky, members of their Legislature will spend much less time in Baton Rouge in 2025 than they did in 2024. In ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 8:46 am

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Jim Beam column: 94,000 getting Social Security

Louisiana citizens continue to get both good and bad news, but most of the recent news has been positive. Perhaps the best news is that ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, December 28, 2024 6:38 am

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