{"id":69,"date":"2020-01-09T16:11:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T22:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.mysbpl.net\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:40:09","slug":"reference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mysbpl.org\/wordpress\/reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Lagniappe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\nfunction NavigateToSite(){<br \/>\n  var ddfrom = document.getElementById(\"FromLang\");<br \/>\n  var ddfromVal = ddfrom.options[ddfrom.selectedIndex].value;<br \/>\n  var ddto = document.getElementById(\"ToLang\");<br \/>\n  var ddtoVal = ddto.options[ddto.selectedIndex].value;<br \/>\n  var ddphrase = document.getElementById(\"trtext\");<br \/>\n  var ddphraseVal = ddphrase.value;<br \/>\n  var transURL = \"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/\" + ddfromVal + \"\/\" + ddtoVal + \"\/\" + ddphraseVal;<br \/>\n  window.open(transURL);<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n function select_all_lastname() {<br \/>\n if (document.phoneform.elements[\"lname\"].value == \"(required)\")<br \/>\n  {<br \/>\n   \/\/ first set focus<br \/>\n   document.phoneform.elements[\"lname\"].focus();<br \/>\n   \/\/ select all contents<br \/>\n   document.phoneform.elements[\"lname\"].select();<br \/>\n  }<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n function select_all_lastname() {<br \/>\n if (document.genealogyform.elements[\"lname\"].value == \"(required)\")<br \/>\n  {<br \/>\n   \/\/ first set focus<br \/>\n   document.genealogyform.elements[\"lname\"].focus();<br \/>\n   \/\/ select all contents<br \/>\n   document.genealogyform.elements[\"lname\"].select();<br \/>\n  }<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/script>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/webgraphics\/business.png\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"80%\" valign=\"center\">\n<center>\n<h2>Business\/Jobs and Employment<\/h2>\n<center>\n<h4>Create a resume online<\/h4>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.resume.com\"><b>Resume.com<\/b><\/a><br>\n<h4>Job Posting Sites:<\/h5>\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/monster.com\"><b>Monster.com<\/b><\/a><br>\n\n<\/a>\n\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/webgraphics\/LawScalesAndBook.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"80%\" valign=\"center\"><center>\n<h2>Louisiana Law Help<\/h2>\n(Resources for numerous legal areas, with live personal help)<br \/>\nLouisiana State Bar Assoc. 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