Politics & Policy

Government decisions, legislation, elections, and public policy shaping business and daily life across the Baton Rouge region and Louisiana.

Louisiana’s income growth trailed US average during the second quarter

Personal income in Louisiana grew by 3.8% during the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest report by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

Federal appeals court decision highlights battle over corporate diversity policies 

A grant program for businesses run by Black women was temporarily blocked by a...

Federal shutdown could slow 222 FEMA recovery projects in Louisiana

A partial shutdown of the federal government would delay almost 2,000 FEMA disaster recovery and emergency preparedness projects nationwide, according to the White House.

BRPD sheds light on police officer arrests and ‘Brave Cave’ investigation 

The Baton Rouge Police Department held a press conference this morning detailing several police...

Here’s what LOGA has to say about the revised oil and gas leasing plan 

LOGA President Mike Moncla today declared the U.S. Department of Interior’s newly released five-year plan for federal offshore oil and gas leasing will “curtail discoveries for years to come.”

‘LaPolitics’: Governor candidates urged to prioritize the coast

The Environmental Defense Action Fund launched a new six-figure television ad buy calling on...
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What LSU’s Center for Energy Studies director told a House subcommittee

The director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies testified before a House subcommittee this...

State wins federal OK on plan to spend $1.35B on broadband, so what’s next?

The federal government has approved the first part of Louisiana’s plan to spend more...

CEO turnover is on pace for a record year

A record number of chief executive officers have left their jobs in the first eight months of 2023, reports 24/7 Wall St. 

Companies are cutting back spending plans, pressured by high interest rates 

An increasing number of finance chiefs are cutting their company’s spending plans as higher interest rates squeeze their bottom lines, according to a survey published Wednesday by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Richmond. 
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