Politics & Policy

A German energy company won rights Tuesday to the first-ever offshore wind lease in the Gulf of Mexico, bidding $5.6 million for 102,480 acres in federal waters off the coast of southwest Louisiana. 

After an artificial intelligence detecting function was released on a popular plagiarism detection software, LSU saw a nearly 500% increase in reports to its student accountability office for plagiarism. 

The board that oversees the Capital Area Transit System is preparing to select a...

In case you missed it, a WAFB-TV investigation into a facility used by the...

Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures—and how to avoid repeating them—a Louisiana-based nonprofit says as it marks today’s 18th anniversary of the deadly, catastrophic levee breaches that inundated most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

Businesses posted far fewer open jobs in July and the number of Americans quitting their jobs fell sharply for the second straight month, clear signs that the labor market is cooling in a way that could reduce inflation.

A new analysis of the nation's largest electric utilities shows Entergy Louisiana among the...

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its 2023 legislative and gubernatorial election platform, calling for transformative policy strategies on education, economic development, fiscal policy, infrastructure, sustainability, and crime. 

Candidacy challenges—or sometimes just the threat of legal action—have torpedoed several campaigns this cycle...

Candidates to replace current Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul will take their civil service board tests Sept. 14.