With the big decision coming up in Congress about how to settle the budget and deficit problems, Republicans have proposed cutting the following federal programs that would reduce federal expenditures by $2.5 trillion in 10 years.
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Why are so many underpaid and overworked leges running for re-election this fall?
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One of the most controversial issues of the recently completed legislative session was dealing with the numerous bills designed to phase out the state income tax. […]
More than usual, the recently ended legislative session was distinguished for what was said rather than for what was done, though it took only a few words to accomplish that. […]
Even in a down economy, business startups in St. Charles Parish have risen 19 percent since 2009, according to a new report produced by the St. Charles Parish Public Information Office. […]
Just recently, scientists predicted that the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be the biggest in history this year due to high water in the Mississippi River. […]
With tight education budgets in Baton Rouge and throughout Louisiana, it is hard enough to hold on to a teaching job-and even tougher to become a better teacher. […]
I have always been a fan of the poetry of the iconoclastic Welshman, Dylan Thomas. One of my favorites by him was the poem “Fern Hill.”
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With forecasters calling for an active hurricane season in 2011, St. Charles Parish leaders are urging residents to get their own family emergency plans in order in advance of storm threats. […]
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