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		<title>Religion Plays Role in Health Care Directive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[According to a Wall Street Journal Health blog, research proves that advance communication of one’s wishes about end-of-life decisions to loved ones can greatly relieve stress on families placed in...<br/>
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		<title>Are You Listening?</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Remember when your parents were lecturing you on the rules for taking the car for a spin? Dad would put his face in front of yours and say, “Are you listening?” Of course you would say “sure” even...<br/>
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		<title>Skilled Nursing Care in the Greater Baton Rouge Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, Tom Barr needed a place to for his mother, Margaret Barr, who suffers from memory loss and dementia. Tom decided Margaret needed more help than her...<br/>
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		<title>Veteran’s Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs passed the first cost-of-living adjustment since 2008 which has increased VA benefits by 3.6%. The Senate approved the Veteran’s Compensation...<br/>
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		<title>Pearl Harbor Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. On December 07, 1941, Japanese forces attacked America’s naval bases in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. America declared war on Japan and we entered into...<br/>
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		<title>National Estate Planning Awareness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 2008, Congress proclaimed the third week in October as National Estate Planning Awareness Week. The resolution noted “Many Americans are unaware that lack of estate planning and financial...<br/>
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		<title>October is Special Needs Law Month-2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, an organization of over 4200 attorneys nationwide who are dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to seniors and those with special...<br/>
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		<title>October is Special Needs Law Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys has designated October as Special Needs month. Elder law attorneys, nation-wide, provide an enormous amount of legal education to their local communities...<br/>
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		<title>PAY ON DEATH ACCOUNTS IN LOUISIANA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Melancon, Attorney</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A “Pay on Death Account,” also known as a “Transfer on Death Account” (commonly called a P.O.D. or T.O.D. account), is an account at a financial institution that allows payment of the funds in the...<br/>
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		<title>Mysterious Heiress Victim of Elder Abuse?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Reclusive heiress, Hugette Clark, daughter of copper tycoon and former U.S. Senator, William Clark, passed away in May leaving behind an estate that is estimated at over $400 million. The estate...<br/>
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