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A taxing decision

Voters will decide on two amendments in October that business interests say will have a major impact on simplifying the Louisiana tax code.

Fall elections delayed by one month 

Gov. John Bel Edwards today agreed with Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s request to...

Metro Council to consider tougher rules for developing in floodplain

A measure that would tighten restrictions for new development in areas at high risk for flooding—which comprise nearly 50% of East Baton Rouge Parish—is expected to generate a spirited debate at tonight’s Metro Council meeting.

Live music was set to return prior to COVID spike, so now what? 

It’s hard to imagine south Louisiana void of live music. But that’s become the “new norm” as of late. Many festivals and concert events haven’t taken place since 2019, and some more than two years ago.

Ida’s devastation prompts Ardoin to request election delay

Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin on Tuesday asked Gov. John Bel Edwards to...

Some states are letting residents help with redistricting process 

More than a dozen states are giving residents access to the software and web tools needed to map out how their government should represent them, a new shift in how redistricting authorities use census data to create boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. 
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Riegel: The difficult realities of life in south Louisiana

Whether its hurricanes, our quality of life or our eroding coast, it's getting harder to ask our children to remain in Louisiana.

BRAC, regional economic development groups push Congress for aid beyond FEMA

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today joined regional economic development organizations in the hurricane-impacted...

Alford: Election anxiety also follows Ida

As search-and-rescue operations connected to Hurricane Ida gave way to a long recovery process...

GBR Industry Alliance reports ‘minimal damage’ from Hurricane Ida

Most Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance members suffered only “minimal damage” from Hurricane Ida, GBRIA reports today.