Politics & Policy

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

Where Louisiana’s aerospace incentive package currently stands

A package of bills positioning Louisiana to land a major aerospace project has sailed...

Richard Nelson: State’s higher ed spending doesn’t match its workforce needs

Louisiana is investing hundreds of millions of dollars each year to help students pursue...

Winners, losers and what’s next after the 2026 legislative session

A push to redraw congressional maps produced the biggest fireworks in a legislative session...

BREC advances organizational overhaul with new leadership framework

BREC took another step Thursday in its ongoing organizational overhaul with the commission’s unanimous...

Guest column: Sid Edwards on why federal investment in election infrastructure is critical

Local governments are responsible for administering elections, but too often they are asked to...

State and Exxon reach an agreement over coastal damages

Louisiana reached a deal with ExxonMobil over “coastal land disputes,” Gov. Jeff Landry announced...
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Here’s what the new-look M C Bank has planned for Baton Rouge

Following its merger with an investor group led by several former IberiaBank executives, M...

After years of delays, BREC gets current on audits

BREC is now up to date on its annual audits following the release of...

A court fight over Ascension NDAs tests Louisiana’s public records law

A recent court ruling ordering Ascension Parish to release non-disclosure agreements tied to major...

It’s official: Applied Digital is building a $3.6B data center in central Louisiana

Applied Digital, a digital infrastructure developer based in Dallas, is investing $3.6 billion to...
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