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Oil Rally Stumbles On OPEC+ Uncertainty
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A rally that pushed oil prices higher than they were immediately before the
pandemic struck has faltered on uncertainty around OPEC+ and a stronger
dollar....
Cops: Ex-Con Used Cat To Clobber Man
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Woman faces felony charge in attack on 73-year-old roomie
Wendi Hird, 56, is behind bars after allegedly attacking the victim with a
cat during an argume...
Maryland, France, Germany: Speed Cameras Blasted
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[image: Spraypainted and burned speed camera]Vigilantes in Montgomery
County, Maryland, swiped a speed camera on Friday. The fully automated
device had bee...
Fluoridation Fails Marin County, California
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Marin County, California, where drinking water supplies are fluoridated in
large parts of the county
Marin Pediatric Dentist reports "I have personally...
Abdur Biswas (Sep 1, 1926 - Nov 3, 2017)
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Bangladeshi Statesman. He served as the 11th President of Bangladesh from
October 10, 1991 to October 9, 1996. He was educated at Dhaka University
where he...
naturally it would be our senator... note: we couldnt find a nursing home named Maison de Lafayette on the sec'y of states corporate database. we're not saying that there isnt one called that just that we couldnt find it. however, there is a nursing home in lafayette that senator mcpherson owns an interest in called ACADIAN OAKS NURSING HOME, L.L.C and that is what we linked to in the story below:
La. Lawmakers disclose money made in government work
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana lawmakers doing business with the state and with local governments have reported earning money from Medicaid payments, legal work and insurance policies.
All members of the Legislature must submit financial disclosure forms detailing how much, if any, money they or their spouses made in dealings with the state or with city, parish or other local governments.
Sen. Joe McPherson, co-owner of a Lafayette nursing home, reported earning more government money than any other lawmaker. The facility, Maison de Lafayette, received $3.3 million from the state in Medicaid payments, McPherson, D-Woodworth, said in his form.
Government watchdog groups are longtime critics of allowing lawmakers to do business with governments, saying it creates conflicts of interest when legislators must take positions on bills supported or opposed by those governments.
Lawmakers defend the practice. Several bills to prohibit it have failed to get through the Legislature.
Other lawmakers reporting large sums from 2005 government work include:
-Rep. Bryant Hammett, D-Ferriday, whose engineering firm made $737,826 for projects for Columbia, Concordia and Tensas parishes, towns including Ferriday and Jonesville, and work for governments elsewhere in the state. Hammett has said he plans to give up his House seat to take a job in the Blanco administration overseeing the rebuilding of infrastructure damaged in 2005 hurricanes.
-Rep. Karen St. Germain, D-Plaquemines, reported that a Pierre Part hardware store owned by her husband and his siblings made $56,351 from local government bodies in Assumption Parish.
-Rep. Glenn Ansardi, D-Kenner, said his law firm earned $470,000 doing legal work for local governments in Jefferson Parish.
-Rep. Hunter Greene, R-Baton Rouge, a lawyer, reported that he and his wife made $143,366 doing work for 12 school boards.
The base salary of a senator or House member is $22,800 per year. Additionally, they can receive up to $115 for each day the Legislature was in session this year - another $11,155 for those 97 days.
Lawmakers in leadership positions make more. The House speaker and Senate president, Rep. Joe Salter, D-Florien, and Sen. Don Hines, D-Bunkie, each have a base salary of $32,000. The speaker pro tem and president pro tem, Rep. Yvonne Dorsey, D-Baton Rouge, and Sen. Diana Bajoie, D-New Orleans, have base salaries of $24,500. The co-chairmen of the legislative budget committee, Rep. John Alario, D-Westwego, and Sen. Francis Heitmeier, D-New Orleans, make $28,000 plus expenses.
Setting the stage.
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Not all Republicans are racists, but all racists are Republicans. How many
times have we heard that one? And it's true. Not that some Democrats aren't ...
Cell Tower Approved for Tech Drive Location
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For the second time in less than a year, location of a cell phone antenna
tower became the focus of a lengthy discussion at a Ruston City Council
Meeting. ...
ZG is Going Dark
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“Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and
he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” “Light thinks it travels faster
than an...
What gets you through
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Maybe you knew Rick Tippie as a longtime chef at Arnaud's or more recently
at Killer Poboys or Liuzza's by the Track. Back in the day, he regularly
comment...
Anti-Maskers are Misguided Anti-Vaxxers
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THIS IS NONSENSE: “So, it’s a slippery slope. Stand up for freedom, before
it’s gone. Let me explain where this is going. In 2020 – a face mask is
required...
Here Comes The Boom
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Okay sports fans, here comes the boom! My Bossier is about to start back
up! Get Ready! Here it comes! The cold hard truth! Don't hate the player!
Hate the...
Welcome to the Alexandria Postcard Collection
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Postcards are an important medium in telling stories of the past. They are
historical masterpieces, showing life at points in time.
Greetings from Alexandr...
2:45 p.m., Voluntary Evacuation Area Removed
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Voluntary Evacuation Area Removed October 7, 2016 All areas once part of
the Mandatory and Voluntary Evacuation Order from the Bayou Corne Sinkhole
has b...
brief dashcam clip of alleged sex offender arrest
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brief dashcam clip of alleged sex offender arrest
some guy on a bicycle was allegedly looking at children through binoculars
across the street from the k...
Saying goodbye to our Old House
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I never thought this day would come. We had to say goodbye to the “Big
House”, the old house, the Hynson-Ringgold house (and many other names)….
We were tr...
57th presidential inauguration 21 january 2013
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57th presidential inauguration 21 january 2013
oath of office and speech + more.
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The SPLC’s Hatred of White Christians
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By Ehud Would Now that our Christian institutions have been bribed,
threatened, or otherwise cajoled into conformity with all the shibboleths
of Cultural M...
American Christians, Israel and Zionism
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In this video, our founder, Charles E. Carlson speaks about his solo
walk-in visit to the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip in March 2002.
There he...
Last Days Lunacy and End Times Madness
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Podcast: LAST DAYS LUNACY and END TIMES MADNESS (The following commentary
is a reprint of the chapter Bible Basics 101: Last Days/End Times and The
Second ...
[JTA] Loughner’s Jewish mother? Not so much
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The article/blog entry below from the JTA reminds me of the arguments about
Lenin's Jewish ancestry. Now that we can look at the records, we know that
Leni...