Politics & Policy

Louisiana voters see politicians as roadblock to renewable energy shift

Despite generally liking renewable energy, the majority of Louisiana voters oppose efforts to shift the state away from oil and gas,

Fed attacks inflation with another big rate hike, with more to follow

Intensifying its fight against high inflation, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate today by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight time and signaled more large rate hikes to come

Metro Council considering $2.3M in River Center improvements

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is asking the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council to appropriate $2.3 million for upgrades to the Raising Cane’s River Center. 

More than 10% of Louisianans eligible for student debt relief 

In all, 40% of all Louisiana adults who attended college are eligible for relief and 13% of the state's total population is eligible, USA Today Network reports. 

Environmental group urges EPA to deny permit for $740M Iberville gas plant

The Sierra Club is urging the federal government to deny an air permit for Magnolia Power’s proposed plant in Iberville Parish. 

Louisiana nursing home owners push back on proposed regulations

Nursing home owners are pushing back on proposed changes to state regulations governing their emergency operations.
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BREC earns national award for parks and recreation services 

Baton Rouge’s parks and recreation agency, BREC, has been named one of the top parks systems in the U.S. by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. 

What will change when LSU’s student clinic transitions to OLOL management? 

Following the announcement that Our Lady of the Lake will assume management of LSU’s...

Alford: Observations from the campaign trail

According to several elections officials, 800 erroneous mail-in ballots covering seven precincts in Shreveport...

Landry, GOP leaders, target ‘woke’ investment policies 

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is among a number of Republican state officials aiming to change how state retirement plans are managed.Â