Politics & Policy

This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is...

Baton Rouge General Medical Center is seeking to rezone an undeveloped residential tract near its Bluebonnet Boulevard campus to allow for medical offices

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Shrimp Task Force meeting Wednesday featured an...

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Sharon Weston Broome has proposed the first across-the-board pay raise for city-parish employees since 2015, plus additional raises for police following two pay bumps last year. Can Baton Rouge afford it?

Jeff Landry, our wannabe governor, has a message for any resident—or any city official—who doesn't think the way he does: Get the hell out of Louisiana.

Vetoes by Gov. John Bel Edwards makes clear he supports teacher unions and the status quo over improved education and what's in the best interest of children.

Federal legislation calling for a major expansion of veteran health care benefits also authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to spend about $29.5 million to establish a new Baton Rouge outpatient clinic.

If city-parish sales tax receipts are any indication, higher prices are not holding back East Baton Rouge Parish consumers.

With kids heading back to school in the coming weeks, parents and teachers are...

Insurers paid $9.8 billion to Louisiana victims of Hurricane Ida in the last 10...