Politics & Policy

Legislation aimed at attracting more large concerts and festivals to the Baton Rouge area has won approval in both the state Senate and House of Representatives. 

Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether...

The governor’s race took a nasty turn among Republicans last week with separate ads attacking Stephen Waguespack and Jeff Landry launched by political action committees supporting each of the two candidates, USA Today Network reports.  

Many big companies, including Target and Bud Light’s parent, are still backing Pride events in June despite the minefield that the monthlong celebration has become for some of them.

Contractors have plugged 300 orphaned well sites in Louisiana over the past 4½ months, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Department of Natural Resources Secretary Tom Harris announced today.

Nearly one-fifth of homeowners insurance policyholders surveyed in Louisiana said their provider canceled their...

LSU is ending its controversial, seven-figure agreement allowing Caesars Entertainment to advertise sports betting across the campus, according to university officials and a sports marketing company involved in the deal. 

The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool.

Amid intensifying budget discussions, there has been little progress on the regular session’s few...

A Louisiana Public Service Commission member wants to investigate whether the utilities under the PSC’s jurisdiction are using ratepayer funds for political spending.