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Ouachita Citizen
27 Nov 2025
Jeremy Alford: Tax reform: too early to tell
s we approach the midpoint of the fiscal year, early indications suggest tax collections are pretty close to what officials expected ... .
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Ouachita Citizen
19 Nov 2025
Jeremy Alford: Changes underway at universities
The recent drama at LSU, featuring Gov. Jeff Landry in the starring role, has overshadowed the fact that the entire leadership landscape of higher education in Louisiana is shifting ... .
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Ouachita Citizen
13 Nov 2025
Jeremy Alford: Schedule introduces unknowns
Voters, candidates and elections officials are adjusting to the new party primary system that will be in place for some of next year’s elections, headlined by the high-profile fight over U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s reelection ... .
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Ouachita Citizen
05 Nov 2025
Jeremy Alford: Will Legislature choose?
he Legislature’s special session to push back the 2026 election calendar by a month reached its quick and forgone conclusion last week ... .
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Ouachita Citizen
29 Oct 2025
Jeremy Alford: SOS Landry: Burning both ends
With no small amount of attention or controversy, ...
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Ouachita Citizen
23 Oct 2025
Jeremy Alford: Civil service amendment could reshape state workforce
In April, voters will decide whether the Legislature will get a free hand to decide which state workers get civil service protection, and which don’t ... .
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Ouachita Citizen
01 Oct 2025
Jeremy Alford: Closed primaries to decide high court, PSC seats
Congress, and the fight for Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat, will headline the April 18, 2026, election that features Louisiana’s first use of party primaries since 2010. But those aren’t the only races that will use the new system ... .
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Ouachita Citizen
24 Sep 2025
Jeremy Alford: Morris eyes judicial system changes
Louisiana lawmakers are likely to again consider changing the rules around whether criminal defendants must face a jury or only a judge, which would require changing the state Constitution ... .
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Ouachita Citizen
19 Sep 2025
Jeremy Alford: Unknown defines Senate race
Whatever you may think about the substance of the issue, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy made a risky political bet on Feb. 13, 2021, when he voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial ... .
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