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Jim Gazzolo column: Southland strikes out marketing tourneys
Last week the Southland Conference hosted its baseball championship tournament at Joe Miller Ballpark in Lake Charles. It ...
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Jim Beam column: Protect records of juveniles
A retired New Orleans juvenile judge had a fitting description for a proposed Louisiana law making criminal records ...
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Jim Beam column: Cortez crusades for progress
Raising the state’s expenditure limit has become the central issue in the current fiscal session of the Louisiana ...
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Jim Beam column: Pet projects benefit leaders
Legislators have been approving millions of dollars for pet projects for the folks back home at almost every ...
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Jim Beam column: Another pay raise ‘bites dust’
Louisiana legislators have tried and failed once again to raise their base pay, which in 1980 was increased ...
Sports
Jim Gazzolo column: Cowgirls weather early storm
James Landreneau said he never needed validation, but he got it anyway. After having his program and personal ...
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Warren Arceneaux column: Familiar path to NCAAs
Winning a regional has been a stated goal of McNeese State head softball coach James Landreneau. The Cowgirls ...
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Jim Beam column: Major tax battle on horizon
A David vs. Goliath battle is underway at the Louisiana Legislature. Rep. Stuart Bishop, a Republican from Lafayette, ...
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Jim Beam column:Five mothers are major bonus
Having five great mothers to remember and celebrate with on Mother’s Day is another of God’s many blessings. ...
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Jim Gazzolo column: NCAA trip is Cowgirls’ to lose
Much like the weather that splashed through town Wednesday, tournaments are completely unpredictable. A season’s worth of victories ...