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PAR Guide to Legislature available several ways

The PAR Guide to the 2026 Louisiana Legislature is available. PAR’s Guide contains all the information you need abut the State’s legislature, other elected officials and state agencies. The Guide includes committee assignments, contact information sources of income and more.Entergy, La.
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I Lost Money as a Widow and Ex-spouse by Not Knowing the RulesDear Rusty: I just found out, as someone who was collecting widow’s benefits on my second husband (a very small amount) for some time, that I was, all along, entitled to divorce benefits from my first husband which are much more.
I May Be Old-Fashioned

I May Be Old-Fashioned

I May Be Old-Fashioned

But you always need to do it in love.Yes, I don’t know of any doctor who ever looks forward to telling a patient “You’ve got cancer and need to have surgery.” But, he/she still tells them that’s what needs to happen if they’re to hopefully be free of the dreaded disease.
A Message From

A Message From

A Message From President James T. Genovese

As we close out February and look ahead to a busy spring season, I am grateful for the continued momentum we are seeing across our campuses.Business Law Guest LecturerOn Wednesday morning, I had the privilege of serving as a guest lecturer for Dr.
But What About the Tabasco Sauce

But What About the Tabasco Sauce

But What About the Tabasco Sauce

A recent trip to the east coast to visit a grandson gave me a chance to partake and enjoy Maine seafood, particularly the bountiful supply of lobster. Now coming from the Bayou State with the best seafood in the nation, my standards are high.

Don’t forget to call 811 before you dig

Louisiana 811 serves as a natural reminder for residents to contact 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. Every few minutes, an underground utility line is damaged because someone decided to dig without first contacting 811.
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by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens My Friend is 65; shouldn’t she be exempt from Medicare payroll taxes?Dear Rusty: My girlfriend is 65 and she just enrolled in Medicare.
Present Yourselves

Present Yourselves

Present Yourselves

“do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

What is truth?

It’s the question Pilate asked Jesus: “What is truth?” (John 18:38). Yes, Pilate’s question was a rhetorical one because he really wasn’t asking Jesus for an answer; if he had, it’s possible Jesus would have pointed to Himself and said “You’re looking at Him.