Politics & Policy

The Baton Rouge metro area added 500 jobs from October to November and has gained 4,000 jobs since November 2021, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. 

A Mississippi company is buying the shuttered Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City, with plans for a $200 million renovation and reopening.

Gov. John Bel Edwards and lawmakers intend to wait until April to fund an incentive program meant to attract more property insurance companies back to Louisiana.

Economists have theorized for a while about the impact of COVID-19 deaths on the...

Louisiana is among the worst states in the nation for efforts to "advance energy efficiency in service of decarbonization," according to a recent report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. 

A panel that has spent months debating policy ideas to protect workers who use medical marijuana concluded the bulk of its work Thursday, approving more than a dozen recommendations to the Louisiana Legislature. 

As we turn the corner into the new year, politicos in the Greater Baton Rouge area will begin focusing more on next fall’s legislative elections, especially those districts with open seats.

Sports betting revenue for Louisiana spiked again in November, generating more than $6 million...

Judge Tim Kelley of Baton Rouge’s 19th Judicial District Court is stepping down from the bench after 26 years. 

Out-of-pocket health spending rose 10.4% in 2021, a growth rate not seen since 1985...