PAR Says Legislature A Weak Partner In Louisiana
PAR criticized the Louisiana Legislature as a weak partner in government and urged stronger spending controls and a 60 day annual session replacing the current 30 day odd year fiscal sessions. The study recommends professional staff for key committees and restoring budget control to the legislature while pushing for earlier office terms and immediate reapportionment actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Public Affairs Research Council
Hhe
PAR
Louisiana Legislative Council
Legislative Auditor's Office
Legislative Budget Committee
Area Institutions Are Granted Funds for Northeast Louisiana
The Louisiana Construction and Improvement Commission approved a five million dollar bond package for northeast Louisiana school and hospital projects. Monroe receives over two million for two Northeast projects, including a million for a gymnasium auditorium and 584 thousand for a classroom and lab building, with federal matching funds. Other allocations cover E A Conway Memorial Hospital improvements, mental health centers, a stadium demolition and new construction, and campus improvements at Grambling and Ruston institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Louisiana State College
Northeast Louisiana
Louisiana Construction and Improvement Commission
Baton Rouge
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Lincoln Parish
Northeast
Jamar Adcock
Adcock
McKeithen
Lawrence Gibbs
Conway
Ouachita
Northeast College
Grambling College
Ruston
Delhi
Columbia
Ruston State School
Passman Addresses County Agents on flood control gains
Rep. Otto E. Passman spoke to county agricultural agents at Monroe's Holiday Inn praising $200 million in flood control efforts in northeast Louisiana that yielded about $1 billion in benefits to farming and nearby areas. He pledged continued support for flood control rivers and soil work as agents from 14 parishes report shifts to vegetable and soybean production amid automation and farming expansion.
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Otto E. Passman
Holiday Inn
Monroe
Louisiana
Passman
John A. Cox
Louisiana Agricultural Service
Baton Rouge
A. C. Smith
Northern District
Gene Hodgkins
Mississippi River
Solon
Congress
J. J. Joyce Jr
Ouachita Parish
E. E. Johnson
Catahoula Parish
F. O. LeVasseur
Lincoln Parish
California
Max McDonald
Madison Parish
Sidney Reed Jr
East Carroll Parish
Woodrow Downs
Union Parish
Basil Coles
Richland Parish
Jessee Peterson
West Carroll Parish
Joe Milby
Concordia Parish
Natchez
W. C. Abbott Jr
Jackson Parish
Charles James
Tensas Parish
Austin Johnson
Franklin Parish
R. M. McDuff
Morehouse Parish
Cox
Extension Service
Hodgkins
When Was Jesus Born and Do Secular Historians Mention Him
The letter notes Jesus’ birth likely between AD 4 and 20 during Caesar Augustus’ reign, with many scholars favoring AD 4. It cites Josephus who mentions Jesus briefly and Hippolytus claiming December 25, Bethlehem, though exact dating isn’t essential. the core Christian beliefs remain.
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Jesus
Caesar Augustus
Christ
Flavius Josephus
Josephus
Hippolytus
Bethlehem
Judea
Investigators Probe Delay In Fatal Yonkers Fire
Yonkers New York AP reports a preliminary investigation found a serious reporting delay in a fatal fire at a Jewish community center. A center employee reportedly found the blaze but did not raise an alarm, and the cause remains unknown while nine children and three adults perished.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Frederick Adler
Adler
New York City
Centers’ Board of Governors
Andrew Gerlach
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