Politics & Policy

‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Tax issues pepper municipal policy agendas 

LaPolitics: We saw a tremendous amount of mayoral action on last year’s ballots. It...

Louisiana legislators skeptical of Donelon’s homeowner insurance fix

Several Louisiana legislators say they are not yet prepared to fund a homeowners insurance...

Local experts applaud new development rules aimed to reduce flood risk

Local experts say the development regulations passed by the Metro Council on Wednesday evening...

​​DISH, DIRECTTV/U-verse blame station’s owners for WVLA’s absence

TV providers are pointing fingers at WVLA’s corporate management for the channel’s continued absence from their local viewers’ screens. 

Electric utility performance report ranks Louisiana near bottom 

A nationwide comparison of electric utility performance found that customers in states that are heavily reliant on fuel oil and natural gas,

CPRA unveils coastal master plan with $25B in restoration projects 

Officials with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority are forging ahead with a new coastal master plan for 2023, and are now moving into a public comment phase through March.
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City-parish saw 3% year-over-year rise in sales and use tax collections in October

The city-parish received $20.66 million from its 2% sales and use tax collections during...

OLOL takeover of LSU Student Health Center pushed back

It will take a month longer than planned for the new operator of LSU’s student clinic to take over its services. A campus spokesperson attributes the delay to a final approval needed from the LSU Board of Supervisors.

Candidates for governor will share their visions for Louisiana’s future at LABI meeting 

Republican gubernatorial candidates Attorney General Jeff Landry, Treasurer John Schroder, State Sen. Sharon Hewitt of Slidell and State Rep. Richard Nelson of Mandeville are slated to speak at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s 2023 annual meeting on March 2, LABI announced this morning.  

Long-awaited Baton Rouge ExxonMobil plastics plant expansion goes online 

State and city-parish officials and ExxonMobil leadership are set to celebrate the startup of the company’s long-awaited polypropylene growth project at its north Baton Rouge plant on Thursday.