Politics & Policy

Atlanta Fed leader doesn’t foresee any interest rate cuts this year 

Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said this morning that...

CEO pay packages fell with the stock market in 2022 

Companies are—for the first time this year—tabulating gains and losses in the stock awards that make up much of the pay packages for CEOs, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

Entergy threatens ‘expensive litigation’ over $1M fine for frequent NOLA outages

Entergy New Orleans is threatening the New Orleans City Council with “expensive litigation” if council members move forward with plans to collect a $1 million fine over frequent power outages, a company executive wrote in a letter last month.

Louisiana Secretary of State says GOP’s election integrity effort is unnecessary 

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, Louisiana’s chief elections officer and a Republican, says the Republican National Committee’s plan to join the Louisiana GOP

As the COVID public health emergency ends, prepping for a new pandemic is next 

After more than three years and 1.1 million deaths, the United States on Thursday ended the public health emergency for COVID-19—and Congress is attempting to better prepare for a possible resurgence of that virus or another.

Louisiana House and Senate headed for showdown over teacher pay  

Louisiana Senate leaders intend to push to give public school teachers a pay raise...
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Commerce Department starts process to fund tech hubs across the US with $500M

The Commerce Department is launching the application process today for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become technology hubs

‘LaPolitics’: Interest in governor’s race running high

There’s an incredible amount of interest in the governor’s race this year. In fact, there are already more than a dozen forums scheduled inside and outside of the state.

Infusion of cash provides glimmer of hope in addressing state’s road needs 

South Louisiana’s confluence of waterways, rail, pipelines and interstates was undoubtedly the reason for industry to locate here.

Biden wants new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.