Columns

By John Blanchard

The New Years Resolutions have come and gone by now and we face new problems from with and without as this country faces another year with a president outfitted with a congress with new ideas and a new governor who is a democrat near handcuffed by republicans with a majority vote.

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By Stephen Waguespack

Lawyers love to fight about the nuances and subtle distinctions in the English language in order to achieve a specific result. Politicians do as well. In the last legislative session and throughout this fall’s gubernatorial campaign, politicians have argued a clear distinction between the words “tax” and “revenue.”

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This is a thank you note to Logansport volunteers who worked tirelessly to decorate River Front Park. The Sabine River Front Park area is absolutely beautiful and the drive into Logansport from the west is so impressing... when I drive into town from the west, it seems the entire state of Louisiana is welcoming folks to our town.

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By: Stephen Waguespack

Much has been written about Louisiana’s chronic state budget deficit. It seems the $25 billion state governmental budget is short once again; and the upcoming special legislative session is being hyped as the solution we have long been promised to stop this recurring cycle of shortfalls.

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By Stephen Waguespack

The decision is made. We selected our leader, and now it is time to focus on solving our problems. No, I’m not talking about Coach Miles and the work ahead for the Tigers’ top dog and his team to regain supremacy in the SEC. I’m talking about Governo relect Edwards and his task of working with the new Legislature and others to tackle Louisiana’s challenges and reinforce its many strengths.

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By John Blanchard

Christmas is made with lots and lots of candies, cakes and toys and not for naughty boys. And we thought we had been good especially for a couple weeks anyway. And we had not been told about the real Santa who put the gifts under the tree and then jumped in the bed with mama. It was a disturbance of great magnitude to learn this even though we had heard our older brothers laugh about it. 

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By L.C. Hall

When will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates? This question has been on the minds of economists and financial market prognosticators for quite some time now. But what does it mean to you, as an individual investor? First of all, it’s important to understand just what is meant by “raising rates.”

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