Politics & Policy

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council is set to make Whitney Sayal the second-ever director of the Downtown Development District. 

The answer to the St. George incorporation question, so far, is "money," which should be surprising to exactly no one.

Rising violent crime has a growing number of Baton Rouge residents worried about the future of their city; something must be done.

The pandemic upended the office market and even as business gets back to normal changes are still happening.

Gov. John Bel Edwards today called a special session of Louisiana’s Legislature to redraw Louisiana’s congressional district maps to include two majority Black districts,

Louisiana lawmakers completed a three-month regular session more likely to be remembered for the post-pandemic spending spree, record-setting education increases and significant infrastructure investments than for sweeping policy changes. 

The Louisiana Legislature made significant infrastructure investments during the 2022 session, thanks to state surplus and federal dollars. 

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy fielded questions in Houma last Thursday at a luncheon hosted...

The regular session has ended, but the politics produced inside the Capitol over the past three months are going to linger a bit longer. 

The Louisiana Legislature has approved a bill that would dedicate up to $40 million per year for a new Mississippi River bridge crossing in the Baton Rouge area.