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All Issues Are Women’s Issues,’ says Carrie Sheffield, Senior Policy Analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum

WASHINGTON, DC  — Title 9 was established half a century ago. It prohibits discrimination based on sex in…

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Jim Beam column:’Just get me a Pepsi,’ he said

By Jim Beam American Press My Good Samaritan experience last Saturday didn’t turn out as well as the Jesus…

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Hildebrandt: Who should see a sports medicine specialist?

Sports medicine specialists treat injuries sustained in all levels of physical activity. Contrary to what many people think,…

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Should we evacuate, pay the rent, or patch up? In the River Parishes, recovery and resilience go hand-in-hand this hurricane season

Hurricane Ida had an awful impact.  As a result of the damaging storm, communities already burdened by pollution…

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Former inmates reach back behind bars to offer others the ‘second chance’ that changed their life

Every Thursday at 5:30 in the morning, Robert Dufrene began his nearly three-hour journey from Gheens, Louisiana, up…

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God’s word will never come back void

  I was the St. John Parish Sheriff Department Chaplain under the Wayne Jones’ administration.  My friend, Danny…

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New polling shows Louisianans broadly support reining in big tech

Our politics are arguably more divided now than at any other time in modern history – however, the…

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AMAC – History of the bikini

  If you are old enough, you may recall the frenzy Brigitte Bardot and her bikini caused around…

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Michel: What phase are you in today?

It was my kind of weekend. I watched three granddaughters compete in the Swimming Down Santa Claus Lane…

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Millions stolen from a ‘granny scam’

  Hello Toni,             Recently a local news channel exposed a “granny scam” which stole thousands from an…