Politics & Policy

Government decisions, legislation, elections, and public policy shaping business and daily life across the Baton Rouge region and Louisiana.

Oops, bungled language keeps state lawmakers from getting pet project money

For months, Louisiana has struggled to fund a handful of legislators’ controversial pet projects because lawmakers inserted the wrong information into state budget documents or used vague language that financial staff members can’t decipher.

Business-led initiative fighting crime with surveillance cameras around Baton Rouge

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Baton Rouge Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Foundation today unveiled the Page/Rice Camera Initiative,

Here’s a switch, Louisiana corporate tax ranking better than Texas

The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 32nd for corporate taxes on its 2023...

Alford: Capitol politics intensify ahead of 2023

The ongoing election cycle and speculation about control of Congress kept most politicos in Louisiana busy and distracted this fall.

Sports betting partnerships with schools such as LSU raise ethical questions

LSU was featured heavily in a recent New York Times article about universities partnering with sports betting companies.

Oil and gas industry among the winners in US House power shift

The GOP takeover of the House will give Republicans the power to block efforts...

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Businesses, consumers poised to suffer if railroad deal isn’t reached

Consumers and companies could see higher gas prices, longer shipping times and shortages of some products during the winter holiday season if railroads and all of their unions can't agree on new contracts by an early-December deadline that has already been pushed back.