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Three items I have found while cleaning my cluttered office
I was recently trying to clean my office from all the “stuff” that I had accumulated. I came across of number of items I would like to share with you. […]
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Allen Lottinger
Grand Isle is the place to be
If you haven’t been to Grand Isle, La., lately, you have to go. The eight-mile long beach there today is twice as wide as it was last year after it had shrunk down to one of its smallest sizes in recent history. […]
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Candidates of faith may be leaning more toward Louisiana’s ballots
A rather holy wave may be building for the 2019 election cycle in the form of pastors and faith-based advocates qualifying as candidates, according to Rev. Gene Mills, the executive director of the Louisiana Family Forum. […]
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Abbot Aelred writes about the spiritual friendship of David and Jonathan
Abbot Aelred (1109-67) was the abbot of the English Cistercian abbey of Rievaulz from 1147-1167. During his abbacy he built Rievaulx into a place of spiritual welcome and physical prosperity, wanting to make it a “mother of mercy” to those in need. […]
Allen Lottinger
Major levee system set in southeast La.
St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes have received an okay for $760 million federal funding needed to build levees that will protect the east bank of both parishes when storms swell the waters in Lake Pontchartrain in the future. It is part of a larger $2.6 billion supplemental spending bill. […]
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Retrospective: How Mississippi beat Louisiana to legalized gaming
By the mid-1980s, gas prices were at record lows as foreign oil flooded the marketplace and Louisiana, having collected millions in severance taxes during the preceding decade, was now facing massive budget deficits. […]
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State House facing changes next term as well
With the 2019 election cycle approaching, special interests and party operatives that traditionally play in legislative contests are more confident than ever that bis changes are coming to the Louisiana Legislature. […]
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We should look at a new and less expensive way of administering justice
Louisiana has had some success in improving our system for punishing criminals. […]
Allen Lottinger
Our new governor is planning ahead
Our new governor is suddenly achieving some accomplishments. After several months in which a stalemate threatened, he finally got a compromise on the budget and taxes that gave us hope for the future. […]