Politics & Policy

The Louisiana Public Service Commission is set to question Entergy officials about Baton Rouge power outages. 

The recent cyberattack on MOVEit servers that resulted in some 6 million records at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles being compromised should prompt local businesses to invest in more robust cybersecurity measures, experts in the field say.

After years of rapid growth that led to solid majorities in different corners of the state, Republicans are positioned for what can only be described as dominance in Louisiana.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office says East Baton Rouge Parish’s use of $612,283 in federal coronavirus fiscal recovery dollars to replace the Twin Oaks Bridge may not have been an allowable use of the money. 

Baton Rouge-area bankers say they are paying closer attention to deals involving clients in industries most impacted by rising interest rates. 

According to LSU’s annual Louisiana Survey, most Louisiana residents believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, and only 28% are either “very confident” or “somewhat confident” in state government to address pressing problems. 

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Louisiana’s U.S. Sen. John Kennedy and New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen this week authored a bill to improve access to high-speed internet in rural areas nationwide through the Small Business Administration. 

East Baton Rouge Parish is close to fully implementing its new system for downtown Baton Rouge, though a few tweaks are pending before its official launch. 

The Energy Department announced this morning it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects in Louisiana and Texas to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history.