Reader Q and A on Louisiana politics and local notices
This weekly column answers questions about Louisiana delegates to the Democratic and Republican parties, Lincoln papers, marriage legality in Union Parish, social security for first cousins, labor law on incentives, barbecue cooking tips, and Marion school teachers contributing to the Shelby M Jackson campaign fund. It includes local contact info and quotes from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Central Committee
Louisiana
Travis Thomas
Ouachita Parish
Marion
Shelby M. Jackson
C. W. Causey
Pope Paul VI plans Jan pilgrimage to Holy Land
Pope Paul VI sets January 4 to 6 for a Holy Land pilgrimage with plans for Orthodox meetings in Jerusalem. A Vatican statement notes the trip would include two Masses and may require crossing tense Israel Jordan borders amid security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Paul VI
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Vatican
Rome
Jesus
Bethlehem
Israel - Jordan
Maximos IV Laugh
Antioch
Melchites
Middle East
Athenagoras I
Constantinople
Turkey
Athenagoras
Istanbul
Appeals Court Orders Voter Records Access
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Mississippi voter registrar must provide records for federal inspection without restriction. The decision broadens inspection beyond only listed voters and rejects a limit to a specific period, aligning with federal agents’ access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appeals Court
New Orleans
Mississippi
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bolivar County
U. S. District Court
Department of Justice
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U.S
Morning World
News-Star
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Rockefeller
Washington
Monroe
C. E. Buckley
Lincoln
Library of Congress
Carl Sandburg
Robert Todd Lincoln
Union Parish
GIBBS
L. Gibbs
Ade
Lverstein
Salvation Army Ladies Home League
Ronald Green
Louise Harry
Doris Phyllips
John Fogleman
England
London
Douglas Fairbanks Sr
New York
United States
California
North Dakota
Arkansas
Isaac Delgado
Louisiana State
State Fair Grounds
Shreveport
Louisiana State Museum
Cabildo
Presbytere
Old State Arsenal
Jackson House War Annex
Pontalba
St. Ann Street
Melrose Plantation
Natchitoches
Pope Paul VI
Chrysler Building
Lexington Avenue
42Nd Street
Manhattan
New York City
Empire State Building
Charles Riddle
LSU
Louisiana Democratic State Central
General's Office
L. Underwood Fourmy
L. U. Fourmy
Allied van Lines
Faulk-Collier
Bonded Warehouses, Inc
North Second
Arrow’s
Arrow
Dacron
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