David Jacobs, Author at Baton Rouge Business Report

‘LaPolitics’: Watching for the new New Orleans

New Orleans was a political foil for Gov. Jeff Landry before he took office...

‘LaPolitics’: Gov. Landry is making aggressive tax changes

Gov. Jeff Landry replaced the entire membership of the Louisiana Tax Commission roughly a...

’LaPolitics’: Gov. Landry is making aggressive tax changes

Gov. Jeff Landry replaced the entire membership of the Louisiana Tax Commission roughly a...

‘LaPolitics’: Will constitutional chatter dominate legislative workflow?

Larry Bagley was a young teacher fresh out of college in 1972, when Louisiana...

‘Lapolitics’: Will constitutional chatter dominate workflow?

Larry Bagley was a young teacher fresh out of college in 1972, when Louisiana...

‘LaPolitics’: Will voters care about Louisiana’s March ballot?

The date of the March 23 ballot may very well match the turnout, with...

‘LaPolitics’: A look at this year’s political hall of fame inductees

The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame is taking its show on the...

‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana’s new congressional map means the emergence of new politics

State Sen. Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge broke what may have been the least...

‘LaPolitics’: What to know about the new Senate Finance Committee chair

Some might tell you Sen. Glen Womack, a businessman from Catahoula Parish, earned a...

In the Louisiana Legislature, sessions beget sessions

Between now and the regular session that begins in March, Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to recall lawmakers to Baton Rouge to focus on crime. Organizers were originally targeting Feb. 19 through March 6 for the policymaking gathering.