Politics & Policy

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

$600M grain elevator along Mississippi River gets permit hearing today

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to hold a permit hearing today about a $600 million grain elevator that would be built near Whitney Plantation in St. John the Baptist Parish. 

SBA rolling out two programs to make it easier for small business to obtain contracts 

The Small Business Administration last week promoted two measures aimed at expanding access to...

Edwards announces additional broadband funding, but prior grants still on hold   

Another 15,000 Louisiana homes and businesses are in line to get faster and affordable...

DOTD gets additional $98M in federal funds for road projects

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development received word on Monday that its request for $97.8 million in additional federal highway funding was approved due to successfully obligating the full amount of its federal funding during the 2021-2022 federal fiscal year.

Student loan forgiveness seen as potential boost for entrepreneurialism

Small business growth could get a boost if President Joe Biden has his way...

Louisiana receives ninth-highest score for its election integrity measures

A new study of election integrity measures in all 50 states and the District...
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Job vacancies rise to 11.2M in July, dashing Fed hopes for hiring cooldown

The number of open jobs in the U.S. rose in July after three months...

Alford: Partisan strategy may reshape House speaker elections

After two terms of contentious leadership elections that bitterly divided members, House Republicans are...

Judge issues permanent injunction against Biden’s ban on new oil and gas leasing

A federal judge sided with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and 12 other plaintiff...

Louisiana oil and gas drilling permits on the rise

Louisiana’s Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub predicts his department will issue more than 800 drilling permits in 2022,
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