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Jim Beam column:Landry’s power grab continues

Is there no end to Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s efforts to achieve political power? Now, he wants the power to name the chairpersons of the ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 6:37 am

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Jim Beam column: Constitutions tough to change

When someone tells you writing a new Louisiana constitution is much easier said than done, believe them. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry wants to rewrite the ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, March 30, 2024 7:10 am

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Jim Beam column: An update on news coverage

The fact that newspapers are struggling is old news, but it’s time for an update and Governing magazine offered one earlier this month. The story ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 6:19 am

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Jim Beam column:New constitution no slam dunk

While doing some research on Louisiana’s 1974 constitution, I ran across a headline that caught my attention. The headline on an April 24, 1974,  American ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, March 23, 2024 6:40 am

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Jim Beam column:Blacks waiting for new seats

Justice continues to move slowly for Black Americans. Louisiana legislators knew as far back as 1992 that the state should have a second majority-Black congressional ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 6:46 am

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Jim Beam column:Elections, education top issues

Louisiana legislators have filed some 40 bills dealing with state elections and many others on education. One of the election bills, if it passes, should ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, March 16, 2024 6:21 am

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Jim Beam column: Legislator targeting Edwards

Republican state Sen. Alan Seabaugh of Shreveport has set a spiteful goal for the GOP Jeff Landry administration and the supermajority Republican Legislature that is ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 6:35 am

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Jim Beam column: Do we need new constitution?

Do we really want a supermajority Republican Legislature to rewrite our state constitution? GOP Gov. Jeff Landry’s special crime session proves those Democratic lawmakers who ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Saturday, March 9, 2024 7:52 am

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How three Calcasieu police jurors accomplished major reform in only one term in the 1970s

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series. Three Lake Charles men who were elected to the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury in 1971 ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:42 am

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Jim Beam column:Voters definitely not happy

Paul Miller, 84, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has said what many people in this country are saying about Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President ... Read more

by Jim Beam, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:37 am

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