Politics & Policy

The Louisiana Legislature’s joint budget committee Friday delayed the approval of additional funding for an LSU maintenance project at its flagship campus.

For most of the past year there have been nearly two open jobs for each person looking for work in the U.S.

Candidates for state-sanctioned offices have so far put $2.6 million of their own money...

Shell Chemical’s planned $512 million lubricant plant at its existing facility in Geismar headlines the Capital Region projects seeking Industrial Tax Exemption Program relief from local property taxes. 

Louisiana Lottery sales slumped some in 2022 after a record year in 2021, though revenues remained high, contributing $191.2 million

Across the country, states are signing agreements with neighbors or striking out on their own to pursue billions in federal funding to set up “hydrogen hubs,

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Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in September, the fourth consecutive month in which a record low was posted, according to the latest report from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

Louisiana stands to lose more than $320 million in fuel tax revenue over the next 10 years as America transitions to electric vehicles. 

The Louisiana Public Service Commission voted unanimously this week to allow two electrical nonprofit cooperatives to buy power from a Florida-based supplier