Politics & Policy

It's becoming less and less likely that Louisiana’s Republican lawmakers will have the votes to overturn any of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' vetoes

Baton Rouge leaders are probably being honest but they aren't telling the truth when it comes to the challenges we face.

Economic problems are mounting for President Joe Biden, and a look at the craziness that is CATS as well as Baton Rouge traffic.

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is expected to take over about 70,000 square feet in Bon Carré in the next few weeks.

Louisiana is rich in passenger train lore with its City of New Orleans locomotive the subject of the iconic 1971 song written by and first recorded by Steve Goodman and later covered by Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson. 

The Biden administration has released a preliminary proposal that could prohibit oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico for the next five years, though it will undergo a lengthy public comment period and congressional review before it’s finalized.

Last year’s annual defense bill authorized the Army and Air Force to spend more money in Louisiana than in any other state, and the strides are expected to continue as we march further into 2022. 

LSU sent out notes to students for the upcoming fall semester indicating that being vaccinated for COVID-19

Mattress Direct owner Ty Hingle has fond memories of the original Murphy’s on West State Street.

For the first time since Fox McKeithen was secretary of state (he served from 1988 to 2005), the National Association of Secretaries of State will hold one of its conferences in Louisiana.