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The Louisiana inspector general's office is investigating why a $500,000 check from lot sales in Olde Oaks neighborhood near Haughton went missing for months instead of being paid into the pension fund to which it was owed.

Federal health care bills - the version awaiting U.S. Senate debate plus one the House of Representatives recently approved - dominated discussion during a town hall meeting Thursday with 4th District Congressman John Fleming.

Jim Draper Bossier City Once a week, like clockwork, we have a sanitation pickup in our neighborhood.

Yes, Virginia, there are entrepreneurs in Congress a ' 11 of them, in fact, were elected to the 111th Congress, * as best as we can determine.

We the people of America love grassroots causes, especially when it's a David-and-Goliath contest of ordinary people versus the powers that be.

The story in the newspaper on Tuesday about the tank that once sat in Central Park being moved to Armco Park in time for Veterans Day probably struck a chord with many my age and even older.

State Sen. B.L. Shaw Shreveport In the Oct. 29 Times' report, 'Panel seeks highway funding options' by Mike Hasten, I was dismayed to see the following quote made by another individual attributed to me: 'If we don't get the governor on our side of raising gasoline taxes or whatever we decide to do, we are going to be wasting your time.' I ...

Claim: House Resolution 615 directs members of Congress to participate in a public health care plan.

Copies of H.R. 3962, the most recent heatlh care reform bill, will be available at libraries in Shreveport, Bossier City and Leesville after 4 p.m. today.

U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J., wants us to believe that H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, is good for us.

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu says it's a transparent political stunt. Republican David Vitter says it's essential to protect the rights of American citizens living in Louisiana.

As Congress and the president approach the 'fourth quarter' of the health care debate, what can we expect in the final version when the 'backroom smoke' has cleared? Currently, there are three versions of the Democrat-proposed HR 3200 from three separate committees of the House.

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu is under pressure from most of Louisiana's congressional delegation to support Republican Sen.

Washington , DC virtually the entire Louisiana delegation is putting pressure on Louisiana US Senator Mary Landrieu in connection with the Census-Illegal Alien amendment that has brought Louisiana Senator David Vitter back into the national news.

A push in Congress for broader gun rights is threatening to derail Amtrak and stall a transportation spending bill, according to the Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.

A bipartisan effort to promote awareness and use of domestic natural gas kicked off Thursday in Washington with the official launching of the Congressional Natural Gas Caucus.

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu will take part in a panel discussion on health-care reform Saturday in Lafayette.

On Tuesday, the Senate health committee voted 12-11 in favor of a two-page amendment, courtesy of Republican Tom Coburn which would require all Members of Congress and their staff members to enroll in any new government-run health plan.

"Indeed, a lot of the people who up and demanded he stay here longer couldn't stand him in the first place.

PLEASE READ AND ACT. IT ONLY TAKES 15 SECONDS Please pass this on!! On Tuesday, the Senate health committee voted 12-11 in favor of a two-page amendment, courtesy of Republican Tom Coburn, that would require all Members and their staffs to enroll in any new government-run health plan.