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Jim Beam column:Conservatism was big winner
How did Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry win the Louisiana governor’s race in the primary? Ask a half-dozen people that question and the odds are ...
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Jim Beam column:Edwards was right man for the job
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards will be leaving office Jan. 8 and he is turning over a state to Republican Gov.-elect Jeff Landry that is ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, October 21, 2023 6:42 am
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Jim Beam column: Election turnout was dismal
The election of Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry as Louisiana governor in Saturday’s primary wasn’t a major surprise. However, a dismal 35.8% voter turnout was ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, October 18, 2023 6:10 am
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Jim Beam column:State loses speaker’s job twice
Louisiana lost its second opportunity in history to capture one of the nation’s highest political positions when Republican U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise late ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, October 14, 2023 7:21 am
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Jim Beam column:Open primaries helped GOP
Change isn’t a strong enough word to describe the Louisiana of today to what it was like 50 years ago. When I registered to vote ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 6:31 am
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Jim Beam column: Wife’s phone call was lifesaver
Thanks to Jo Ann, my late wife, and my Houston cardiologist, I made it to age 90 today. Dr. K. Lance Gould, the cardiologist, has ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, October 7, 2023 7:28 am
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Jim Beam column: Has anyone seen frontrunner?
Louisiana’s Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has skipped all but one of the gubernatorial debates that have taken place before the Oct. 14 primary. So, ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, October 4, 2023 6:26 am
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Jim Beam column:Tax cuts aren’t trickling down
“Our state is a classic trickle-down economics state,” according to Dustin Granger of Lake Charles, a financial adviser and investment manager who is one of ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, September 30, 2023 6:52 am
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Jim Beam column:Change comes hard in Louisiana
All of the major candidates for governor are telling voters they are going to solve Louisiana’s serious problems — crime, corruption, education, infrastructure, insurance costs, ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, September 27, 2023 6:37 am
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Jim Beam column:Picayune picks Waguespack
The endorsement of Republican Stephen Waguespack for Louisiana governor in the Oct. 14 primary by The Times-Picayune/Nola.com is reminiscent of the 1987 gubernatorial campaign, an ...