Jim Beam

President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry love AI data centers. The state has secured $160 billion in new capital investment over the last two and a half years […]

A survey of 1,046 Louisiana residents by two well-respected organizations found that political polarization that is so bad at the national level isn’t quite that bad in Louisiana. The 2026 […]

When members of political parties don’t like one another, they become politically polarized. So how do Louisiana Republicans feel about Democrats and vice versa? Political polarization divides societies into opposing […]

Secrecy that refuses to disclose important information the public deserves has become Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s main method of enhancing his economic development record. Landry and the Republican-controlled Legislature […]

Thanks to the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Laura Loomer, the controversial pro-Trumper, Ukraine in its war with Russia is picking up better U.S. support. The […]

Some Louisiana legislators and others are finally getting wise to Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s widespread use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that are designed to keep government actions secret. Three Republican […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]