Politics & Policy

‘LaPolitics’: Will DOTD secretary run for governor?

Will Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson run for governor next year? Right now the answer seems to be a solid maybe.

Air Products sues Livingston Parish over carbon capture moratorium 

Air Products, a Pennsylvania-based company looking to store industrial carbon dioxide emissions under Lake...

Baton Rouge casino revenue down in September; sports betting up in state

Baton Rouge’s three casinos each saw less revenue in September compared to the previous...

Stormwater coalition hopes controversy doesn’t derail conversation

While Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration may have torpedoed the chances of establishing a stormwater management fee in East Baton Rouge Parish anytime soon, advocates hope the conversation continues. 

Congressional incumbents raise more than $60M in campaign funds 

Louisiana's incumbent members of Congress have raised more than $60 million in campaign funding...
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Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week 

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows amid decades-high inflation.

Stormwater utility fee community meetings canceled 

The remaining series of joint community meetings across the parish on the proposed stormwater utility fee have been canceled, the East Baton Rouge City-Parish government announced today.  

Louisiana panel dives into medical marijuana workplace issues

With medical marijuana now available to Louisiana’s workforce, employees have raised concerns that they could be fired or face other job-related repercussions for testing positive for a legal drug taken on the advice of a physician. 

Biden to release 15 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve  

President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve today as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations,