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Jim Beam column: E5s leading me to better days
My 90 years of health invincibility took another hit this week in the form of a heart pacemaker. The little device that is implanted in ...
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Jim Beam column: Blue Cross hearing productive
Louisiana legislators don’t get to vote on whether the state’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance company should be sold to Elevance Health of Indianapolis, ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, February 7, 2024 9:08 am
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Jim Beam column:Ending income taxes is tough
Few people were surprised to hear that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s economic development and fiscal policy transition team wants to eliminate and reduce a number ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, February 3, 2024 7:08 am
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Jim Beam column: Landry doesn’t like to comment
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has only been in office since Jan. 8, but he is already running his gubernatorial office much like he did his ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 31, 2024 6:24 am
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Jim Beam column: New map divides Calcasieu
Legislators who represent Calcasieu, Ouachita, St. Bernard, and some other parishes are definitely unhappy with a redistricting bill approved during the recent special legislative session ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 27, 2024 6:43 am
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Jim Beam column:More questions for Blue Cross
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana officials have been answering questions from policyholders about its proposed $2.5 billion sale to Elevance Health of Indianapolis. ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 6:24 am
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Jim Beam column:Session makes major changes
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry got his closed primary bill through the GOP-controlled Legislature, but it has undergone major changes made by a Senate committee. On ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 20, 2024 6:50 am
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Jim Beam column:Landry controls the session
Early information coming out of the special legislative session that began Monday indicates Republican Gov. Jeff Landry will apparently get everything he wanted from lawmakers. ...
by Jim Beam, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 7:12 am
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Jim Beam column: Closed primaries favor parties
The Louisiana Republican Party doesn’t like the state’s open primary election system. That is apparently the reason GOP Gov. Jeff Landry wants lawmakers to switch ...
by Jim Beam, Saturday, January 13, 2024 6:44 am
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Three SW La. legislators to chair House committees
Three Southwest Louisiana legislators have been named chairmen of committees in the state House of Representatives. Sen. Mike Reese, R-Leesville, has been named chairman of ...