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As part of your membership benefits package, you will receive The New Louisiana Voice which reports on developments in Louisiana and in the nation's capital that are important to retirees. This newsletter is published four times yearly and special editions when necessary.

As an added convenience, the RSEA also provides this newsletter in an online format. Please select a newsletter to view from the list presented below:

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President's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.1
Executive Director's Message. . . . . . . . P.2
2013 Legislative Update . . . . . . . . . . . P.3
2013 Statewide Conference . . . . . . . . P.4
2014 RSEA Cruise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. P.5
Medical Identity Theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . P.6
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.7
RSEA Partners with ULL . . . . . . . . . . . P.7
OGB Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.8
AMBA Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.12

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President's Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.1
New At-Large Board Member. . . . . . . . P.2
2013 Chapter Meeting Schedule . . . . . P.2
2013 Statewide Conference . . . . . . . . P.3
2014 RSEA Cruise. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . P.4
Legislative Approval of OGB Contract. . P.5
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.6
Hall of Fame Inductee. . . . . . . . . . . . . P.7
Hall of Fame Nomination Form. . . . . . . P.8
OGB Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.12

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President's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.1
Pension Plan Challenged. . . . . . . . . . . P.2
Legislature Launches COLA Study . . . . P.2
2012 Constitutional Amendments . . . . P.3
2013 Retiree of Year Nominations . . . . P.4
OGB Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.5
LASERS Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.5
How to Detect Sweepstakes Fraud . . . .P.8

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President's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.1
2012 RSEA Conference . . . . . . . . . . . P.2
RSEA Christmas Branson Trip . . . . . . .P.3
2012 Legislative Session Wrap-Up. . . . P.4
OGB Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.4
2012 Chapter Members of the Year . . . P.5
LASERS Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.8

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President's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.1
2012 RSEA Conference . . . . . . . . . . . P.2
RSEA Christmas Branson Trip . . . . . . .P.3
2012 Legislative Session Update. . . . . P.4
LASERS & OGB Update . . . . . . . . . . . P.5

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President's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.1
2012 RSEA Conference . . . . . . . . . . . P.2
RSEA 2011 & 2012 Branson Trips . . . .P.3
Prestige License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . P.4
2012 Chapter Meeting Schedule . . . . P.4
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.5
Group Benefits Update . . . . . . . . . . . P.8

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President's Message..........................P. 1
2012 Chapter Meeting Schedule.........P. 2
OGB News.......................................P. 2
LASERS Update................................P. 2
LASERS Trustees Election..................P. 3
Retiree of the Year Nominations.........P. 4

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President's Message..........................P. 1
Executive Director's Message..............P. 1
2011 Legislative Session.....................P. 2
Member of the Year Nominations........P. 2
LASERS Update................................P. 3
Fall Conference................................P. 4
Branson Trip....................................P. 5

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New Board Members..........................P. 1
2011 Conference & Expo....................P. 2
2011 Legislative Session......................P. 3
Office of Group Benefits Update...........P. 4
LASERS Update..................................P. 5
Congressional Visit...............................P.6

Note: Correct room reservation number for Conference is 1-866-580-7444

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2011 Board of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . .P. 1
Annual Chapter Meeting Schedule. . . . .P. 2
2011 Conference & Expo........ . . . . . . P. 2
Lasers Update. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .P. 3
Office of Group Benefits Update . . . . .P. 3

Note: Correct room reservation number for Conference is 1-866-580-7444

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Retirees of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 2
2011 Nominations Open . . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
RSEA Membership Has Benefits . . . . . . P. 3
Lasers Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
Office of Group Benefits Update . . . . . .P. 4

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Conference Agenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 2
Conference Registration Form. . . . . . . .P. 3
Legislative Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 4
RSEA Dues Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4
Lasers Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 5
Office of Group Benefits Update . . . . . .P. 6

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Legislative Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 2
State Meetings, Retirees of the Year . . .P. 3
Conference Registration Form . . . . . . . .P. 4
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 5
Congressional Delegation Visit . . . . . . . .P. 5
Office of Group Benefits Update . . . . . .P. 6

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Nomination Form . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 2
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
President’s Column continued . . . P. 3
Group Benefits Update . . . . . . . .P. 4
Annual Meeting Schedule . . . . . . P. 4

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Fall Conference/Expo Agenda . .P. 2
Registration Form . . . . . . . . .P. 3
2009 Legislative Update. . . . P. 4
2009 Members of the Year. . . P. 5
AMBA Vision and Dental Plans . .P. 6
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 7
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . .P. 8

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2009 Legislative Update . . . . P. 2
WEP/GPO Input. . . . . . . . . .P. 3
AMBA’s Services (conclusion). . P. 4
Fall Conference Registration Form.P. 5
Annual Meetings, New Chapter . . P. 6
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 7
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . .P. 8

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Annual Meetings . . . . . . . . . . P. 2
New Fall Conference. . . . . . . . .P. 2
Heart Disease Risk.. . . . . . . . . P. 3
AMBA’s Extensive Services . . . P. 4
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . .P. 6

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Annual Meetings . . . . . . . . . P. 2
LASERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
AMBA followup story . . . . . . .P. 3
Group Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4

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Enhanced RSEA Website . . . . .P.2
Members of the Year . . . . . . .P.2
Melancon-Change WFP/CPO . .P.3
Your Family Disaster Plan . . . . .P.3
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P.4
Group Benefits Update . . . . . .P.6

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Legislative Update . . . . . . . P. 2
“Members of the Year” . . . . . .P. 3
Senior Health Insurance . . . . . P. 4
Low Cost Prescription Drugs . P. 4
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . .P. 6

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Annual Meetings . . . . . . . . . . P. 2
Long-term Care Information. . . P. 3
WEP-GPO Issues . . . . . . . . . . .P. 4
Tax Sheltering Premiums . . . . . P. 4
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . .P. 6

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Annual Meetings . . . . . . . . . . P. 2
Long-term Care Information. . . P. 3
LASERS Election Candidates. . .P. 4
RSEA Endorses Amendment. . . P. 5
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . .P. 6

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Annual Meetings Well Attended. P. 2
Long-term Care Information. . .P. 3
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . P. 6

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2007 Legislative Update . . . . .P. 2
Great West Information. . . . .P. 3
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . P. 6

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Annual Meetings Schedule . . P. 2
Status: Drug Reimportation . . .P. 3
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . P. 6

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2007 Annual Meetings. . . . . . . P. 2
Investment Scam Warnings. . . P. 2
Walking for Better Health. . . P. 3
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 4/5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . . P. 6

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Legislative Report (cont.). . . . . . . P. 2
EBR Sheriff’s Web Site Useful. . . P. 2
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . . P. 4
In Memoriam: Carroll Trahan. . . P. 4

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Legislative Report . . . . . . . . . . . P. 2
Shirley Grand Resigns. . . . . . . P. 2
Annual Meetings Informative . . P. 3
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . .P. 4/5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . . P. 6
In Memoriam: Ed Reed . . . . . . . .P. 6

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Special Session Report. . . . . . . . .P. 2
Annual Meetings Schedule . . . . P. 2
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . .P. 4

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Fraud and Scam Warnings . . . . . .P. 2
Annual Meetings Schedule . . . . P. 2
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . .P. 4

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Legislative Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 2
Stolen Identity Remedies.. . . . . . .P. 3
Social Security Issues .. . . . . . . . P. 4
LASERS Update . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . .P. 6

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Legislative Update . . . . . . . . . . .P. 2
Social Security Reform . . . . . . . .P. 3
In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . P.4/5
How to Prevent Identity Theft . . P. 6
LASERS Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 7
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . .P. 8

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Lake Charles has fall meeting. . .P. 2
Statewide Meetings. . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
Health Care Cost Shifting. . . . . . P. 3
Looking Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 4
LASERS Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . .P. 6

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Consumer Protection. . . . . . . . . P. 2
Stroke Information. . . . . . . . . . .P. 3
LPB Giving Discounts. . . . . . . . . P. 4
LASERS Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 5
Group Benefits Update. . . . . . . .P. 6
2005 Area Meeting Schedule. . . P. 6