Jim Beam

Although only two Louisiana governors have served more than two four-year terms, the state’s voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment on Nov. 3 that would limit governors […]

Louisiana has come a long way since the days when it was at the bottom of most education rankings. The latest LEAP scores show that 36% of students met or […]

Some retired members of the nation’s judicial system decided it was time to say something about the rule of law in America being in grave danger. No one blamed President […]

Watching President Donald Trump’s speech Thursday evening brought back memories of my late brother David’s favorite country song. It’s “Rose Colored Glasses,” by John Conlee. Here are my favorite lines […]

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series. A Lake Charles Expressway on the northern edge of the city that was first opposed in 1950 eventually opened in […]

Editor’s Note: This is the second story in a four-part series. The Lake Charles Expressway, which had been in the talking stage for several years, was in the building stage […]

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s $168 million cut to the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) that funds K-12 public education has put 69 public school districts in a tough financial situation. The […]

Editor’s note: Jim Beam covered the opening of the Lake Charles Expressway on April 3, 1963. Here is the third story in a four-part series. The Lake Charles Expressway is […]

Congressional elections that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry canceled earlier this year are now beginning to pick up some news interest. U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, has announced he won’t […]

The officials who administer the state’s 69 public school districts have a number of legitimate reasons to be concerned about a task force that is charged with re-writing the way […]