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.
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.
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.