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I’m sorry, will you forgive me?
How many of us have done something for which we should have asked forgiveness, but haven’t? […]
Dan Juneau
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Analysis: Vitter gives Democrats the next move
It may be unprecedented to have three statewide-elected Republicans, all with their own individual strengths and weaknesses, eyeing the same seat in Louisiana, but U.S. Sen. David Vitter has made it a reality with his announcement for governor early Tuesday morning. […]
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Words of caution for those in the business community
This will be my next to last column as President of LABI. I thought I would use it to share a few words of caution to my friends in the business community. […]
Columns
More privacy intrusions unearthed
Every day seems to unearth more claims of unwarranted privacy intrusions upon private citizens by the National Security Administration (NSA) and the myriad other agencies and contractors that comprise its national security apparatus. […]
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Flood protection district files surprise lawsuit
In a surprise move, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection District- East filed a lawsuit against scores of oil and gas companies to try to force them to pay what could be many billions of dollars to remediate deteriorated sections of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. […]
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Property tax reform moving backwards
After Kathleen Blanco was elected governor in 2003, I had a meeting with her before her inauguration. One of the items I mentioned to her was the necessity to appoint a conscientious Louisiana Tax Commission (LTC), one that would insure that the elected assessors in the state would accurately appraise property and not play favorites with assessments. […]
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A tale of 2 states’ unemployment experience
Last month, the North Carolina Legislature enacted legislation to corral its expanding federal debt for unemployment compensation (UC) benefits to its unemployed. […]
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Train wreck delayed, not prevented
The Obama administration announced on July 2 that the Jan. 1, 2014 deadline for many employers to provide health insurance for their employees or pay a penalty was being pushed back by one year. […]
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Looking Back Part III: The Tort Reform Special Session of 1996
For years the civil justice system in Louisiana was one of the worst in the nation in spite of very few bills being passed by the Legislature to liberalize tort laws and generate more lawsuits. […]