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Few issues settled at Legislature session midpoint

Louisiana lawmakers reach the halfway mark of their nine-week regular session this week, working on a budget flush with cash, struggling to gain traction for a tax overhaul and facing a debate calendar packed with controversial issues.

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A baby on the way changes everything

The secret is finally out. Or at least, it is to my friends and family, plus acquaintances on social media.

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Do the Vegas books favor Liz Cheney?

On paper, it appears to be the kind of lopsided contest that even the Vegas bookies won’t take any action on — Representative Liz Cheney, a 54-year-old, two-term Congresswoman from Wyoming, versus ex-president Donald Trump, a 74-yearold one-term billionaire president from Florida by way of Queens.

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Defunding the police not the answer

Calls have been made by those with socialist tendencies to defund the police. If this happens, how will peace and order be maintained? How will the laws that were begot by citizens of our nation and states be enforced?

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Graduation rules seem as muddy as a Louisiana river

When Gov. John Bel Edwards announced last week that he was lifting the mask mandate in the state of Louisiana, you could almost hear a resounding sigh of relief all across Louisiana.

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Get on with life; pandemic is done

The pandemic is over.

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There is nothing like a mother’s comfort

Scientific American describes my mother to a T.

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Job well done by our high school athletes

The calendar has turned to May, which in terms of high school athletics means that spring sports are now wrapping up.

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Meet Walter Mitty atop Driskill Mountain?

This week as I was spending time organizing our stories we put together for you, I came across the piece about Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser meeting with Louisiana Tech students regarding enhancements at Povery Point World Heritage Site near Delhi.