Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, who chairs the powerful Senate Finance Committee, is defending a $2 million appropriation for the Baton Rouge Police Department that he secured in a spending bill lawmakers passed Thursday.

East Baton Rouge Parish is getting several miles of badly needed sidewalks on major...

Nearly 11 months after F. King Alexander announced he was stepping down as president...

Not only does the lone independent poll released so far in the Baton Rouge mayor’s race show incumbent Sharon Weston Broome far ahead of her opponents with 41% of support, but new details from the poll also give Broome a comfortable lead among a key demographic she needs to get reelected—moderate, swing voters.

Public safety agencies in Baton Rouge could see their revenues increase next year if the Metro Council approves a measure later this month to roll forward those agencies’ property tax rates for 2020.

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux has received a significant investment from private equity firm 10 Point Capital, which will enable the Baton Rouge-based restaurant chain to accelerate its already rapid growth.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is changing the rules of the mayoral forum it is hosting Tuesday night with WGMB/WVLA, clearing the way for all six candidates in the race to participate, not just the top four based on a recent poll.

Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor is launching an ad campaign later this week targeting businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraging them to let his office know, as it could reduce their 2020 property tax assessment by as much as 50%

The LSU Board of Supervisors seems to be playing big-dollar politics with a contract to modernize the energy plant at the Baton Rouge campus.

The local banking community is applauding today’s announcement by the U.S. Small Business Administration that it is simplifying the loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less.