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No real winners in shutdown debacle

A shutdown that should never have been allowed to happen ended late Wednesday night with the president taking…

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Support Andouille Fest’s return

The Andouille Festival will be returning to Highway 51 Park this weekend after a Hurricane Isaac-induced hiatus last…

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Newspaper Week celebrates a classic

For several years now, rumors about the supposed death of print journalism have swirled among those both within…

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Karen’s lesson in preparedness

Tropical Storm Karen’s winds were weaker than the strong Brees that blew through Chicago this weekend, but the…

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Government shutdown merely a symptom

Once again, the powers that be in Washington are using the American people as pawns in their senseless…

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People need to see past rhetoric

Perhaps William Shakespeare was incorrect when he penned the words “What’s in a name? That which we call…

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Nothing to lose for civic center

What should have been a benign proposal by St. John the Baptist Parish Council Chair Jaclyn Hotard sparked…

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American people tired of war

Today, people across the country will stop and take a minute or two to remember and reflect on…

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Knowledge key to good employment

The Labor Department released some mixed news about the U.S. job market yesterday. Anyone just reading the headlines…

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Let the games begin

Last week, fans got a taste of prep sports action through football and volleyball jamborees. But this week,…