Politics & Policy

Lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge today for another veto override session—the third in as many years. At one time considered rare, this political exercise has become almost commonplace during this current term of state government.  

The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission is adding an extra meeting to its calendar next month to hear a status report on its planned five-year update to the city-parish’s comprehensive master plan, FuturEBR. 

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved more than $187 million worth of...

More than two-thirds of Louisiana’s legislators opted into a veto override session Thursday that is expected to focus on LGBTQ+ bills rejected by Gov. John Bel Edwards following the regular session.

A state appeals court has affirmed the trial court’s decision that the St. George incorporation effort did not fully comply with state law. 

The leadership of the state Senate and House of Representatives confirmed this morning that lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge on Tuesday, July 18, for a veto override session—the third in as many years.

Syngenta Crop Protection’s nearly $52 million investment in Iberville Parish is among the Capital Region-based highlights on Friday’s state Board of Commerce and Industry agenda. 

The federal government has officially renewed its commitment to fully pay for the Comite River diversion project with $476 million in additional funding, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says. 

ExxonMobil Corp. announced this morning it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Denbury Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.9 billion.

Nearly a dozen residents of Pecue Lane, in between Perkins and Highland roads, are looking to rezone their properties to protect their lot sizes and restrict future development on the land.