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Orr: Levees, Wetlands & Rules

The importance of wetlands is well understood today. Marshes and swamps give wildlife a place to live and…

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Ask Rusty – How do Social Security survivor benefits work?

Dear Rusty: Social Security is confusing in itself and gets even more confusing when you receive multiple answers to the…

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Jim Beam column: Pujo made history in Congress

By Jim Beam The Federal Reserve Board that has raised interest rates five times this year to try and…

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Scooter Hobbs column: Indulging in a game of What if?

By Scooter Hobbs OK, play along with me here. It’s kind of a silly parlor game, but what else…

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Keller: Looking forward to November

This morning before I started to write this article, Jeanne asked, “What are you writing about?” “I think…

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Finding reasons to celebrate

I attended my son-in-law Tim’s retirement party last weekend. If you’re surprised, you should have seen the look…

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Resistance and Resilience: The impact of weather disturbances on the coast

A diverse array of ecosystems exist along the shores and in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,…

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Scooter Hobbs column: There’s only one logical choice

By Scooter Hobbs BATON ROUGE — The coin flip was about the only thing LSU won Saturday against Tennessee.…

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While Biden Strangles Domestic Energy, OPEC Cuts Petroleum Production

In what sane world does a nation kill its own domestic energy industry—and national security—while at the same…

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Jim Beam column: Memories from another time

By Jim Beam When you can remember reading by coal oil and kerosene lamps, using an outhouse, warming up…