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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. 

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has spent years improving Louisiana’s coast. Hurricane Ida may have put a damper on its work.

Whether it's economic development districts or TIF deals, the Metro Council loves giving away our tax dollars to the politically-connected.

Business travel has remained stymied by the pandemic, even as people take to the...

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

Reflecting on reluctance to embrace change in Baton Rouge since Business Report began 40 years ago as well as endorsements for the upcoming election.

With money and public attention focused on the issue, Baton Rouge is poised to address its decades-old flooding and drainage problems. But does it have the will to really change?

Demand for gasoline in the Baton Rouge area has lessened in recent days, as electricity has been restored to nearly 99% of all homes and businesses in the parish. 

Hurricane Ida and its aftermath have layered new problems on top of the challenges the Baton Rouge restaurants were already facing. 

Local homebuilder Level Construction bought 33 lots on Tuesday for $2.6 million for its planned Magnolia Crossing subdivision.