Politics & Policy

A proposed regulation that attempts to prevent orphaned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted complaints from small drilling companies that say the rule unfairly hamstrings their ability to compete with major corporations.

The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory body expects the state’s riverboat casino operators to request adjustments in the employee numbers included in their state licenses. Some of the hiring goals date back to when venues were originally approved three decades ago and were not adjusted for riverboats that have relocated.

Last year’s booming job market wasn’t quite as robust as previously thought, USA Today reports. 

In a contested 5-2 vote, the Planning Commission approved a request on Monday to split property on Jefferson Highway near the Bluebonnet Boulevard intersection into three tracts. 

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to review two lawsuits regarding First Amendment constitutional rights. 

Just days before the explosion at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine last month, a state agency reached a settlement with Dow that allows the company to forgo hundreds of thousands in fines for a decade of alleged permit violations.  

A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning: To fight persistently high...

The Louisiana Department of Insurance should not approve the pending sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health before closely examining the Indiana-based company’s track record in other states, Louisiana Hospital Association President and CEO Paul Salles says. 

The owner of Belli, formerly Capitol Grocery, is pursuing a liquor license for the iconic Spanish Town store. The move is a formality to sell craft beer and wine, as Baton Rouge’s Alcoholic Beverage Control requires a liquor license for any spirits above 6% alcohol per volume. 

Amid power outages that shut down LSU on the second day of classes and left many Baton Rouge workers to get ready for their commutes in the dark this morning because a “transmission source was lost,” Entergy’s Louisiana subsidiaries this week announced that they are suspending all disconnections for the duration of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ declared heat emergency through Sept. 9.