Politics & Policy

Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a set of vetoes last week, his first since the regular session was adjourned earlier this month. The executive actions grabbed a few headlines here and there, but they failed to answer the larger questions looming over the state Capitol.  

While the Capitol Lakes are in the process of being added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s national priority list, local officials say it may take several more years for work to begin to clean up the lakes. 

There is massive new investment taking place in the industrial sector that’s set to shape the economic landscape for years to come, according to Axios.

Louisiana residents will weigh in this week on the state’s bid to take over primary authority for permitting carbon capture wells. 

U.S. worker productivity has dropped significantly, including in key large states, leaving some economists alarmed by the decrease in a measure that could mean trillions of dollars to the economy.

A cyberattack on MOVEit, a third-party tool used to transfer large files, has compromised some 6 million records at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, state officials said today.

Workers who are expecting are about to have the law on their side when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, or PWFA, goes into effect June 27. 

A more streamlined system for Louisiana businesses to remit local sales taxes is on the way with legislation signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards this week. 

Homeowners in Louisiana will soon be able to apply for $10,000 grants to help bring their homes up to new building code standards that will drive down property insurance premiums, thanks to new funding from the state.

The courts could force lawmakers into a special session on redistricting, to redraw Louisiana’s congressional map to accommodate a second Black majority district.