Politics & Policy

While the last couple of years have offered up some red-hot mayoral races, the 2023 fall ballot will fall short on the same kind of municipal mania. 

The city-parish collected $19.9 million in sales and use tax during November, according to the latest numbers from the East Baton Rouge Finance Department.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber this morning announced it will no longer receive funding from the East Baton Rouge city-parish government

LSU President William Tate is calling for local bars to take responsibility for underage...

The shooting that injured a dozen people at a Bennington Avenue nightclub occurred during...

East Baton Rouge Parish officials are launching a master planning effort to boost economic development along the Florida Boulevard corridor. 

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s "ineffective internal audit function" is an ongoing problem that fails to ensure tax dollars are spent as they should be, according to a report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office.

Louisiana will need to rethink how it funds transportation and infrastructure projects in the...

A survey of national economists found that more businesses now expect job reductions at...

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Sunday called for a special legislative session to address the state’s property insurance crisis.