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We need to stop the election madness
It seems every few weeks there is an election in Louisiana. Whether it is a special election or a school board wants to pass a tax issue, voters are being overloaded with too many elections. […]
Jeremy Alford
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ACLU fights Jesus in Slidell courthouse
For the past ten years, a portrait of Jesus Christ in the Slidell City Court created no controversy. […]
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Will business and industry go on the offensive for tax reform in 2007?
BATON ROUGE — It was a policy milestone for business and industry in 2004 when the state legislature approved a long-range phase-out of taxes on corporate debt and manufacturing equipment. […]
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Louisiana pot laws under fire after Ol’ Willie’s bust
BATON ROUGE – A pound and a half of marijuana wasn’t the only thing country music legend Willie Nelson allegedly brought into Louisiana two weeks ago. […]
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Analysis: Insurance race has hefty issues for coast, but very few solutions
BATON ROUGE — In separate interviews this week, The St. Charles Herald-Guide asked the front-running Republican candidates for insurance commissioner what they would specifically do about the scarcity of home insurance in coastal Louisiana, the perceived ineffectiveness of the Insurance Rating Commission and the fledgling Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. […]
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We win! Parish schools get national recognition; super kids, great teachers team for ‘A’ rating
BATON ROUGE — Local officials have been touting the fact for years and it’s well-known on the state level as well, and now the school system in St. Charles Parish has been recognized on a national stage. […]
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MELANCON VS ROMERO
BATON ROUGE — With qualifying finished and the Nov. 7 election date nearing, the race for the 3rd Congressional District is under way and it promises to be as contentious as it is telling. […]
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St. Charles could ‘disproportionately gain’ from hurricane diaspora
BATON ROUGE — By now, most folks in south Louisiana have seen the maps. They’re generated by government agencies, private groups and newspapers, and usually include clusters of dots or circles depicting where hurricane evacuees are now located. […]
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On a short leash
BATON ROUGE — When Buddy Roemer was denied a second term in office following the 1991 gubernatorial election, he said he made one major plea to Edwin Edwards, who had just been re-elected for an unprecedented fourth time. […]