Politics & Policy

Should boosters like TAF be able to pay student-athletes for NIL? 

In its current form, a bill pending in the Louisiana Legislature would allow university boosters to pay athletes through a name, image and likeness deal. 

2022 Louisiana Survey shows pessimism growing over direction of state

LSU’s 2022 Louisiana Survey finds state residents are most worried about the economy, infrastructure and education, and that confidence in the state government’s ability to solve these problems has dropped to its lowest point since 2004.

US sees highest year-over-year inflation jump since 1981

Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40...

Alford: Louisiana a big winner as earmarks return to Capitol Hill

When President Joe Biden recently signed off on a $1.5 trillion government spending measure,...

US companies ditch efforts to manufacture PPE 

Many companies that began producing personal protective equipment early in the pandemic with patriotic...

Audit finds BRCC lacked adequate controls for managing federal funding

For the second time, an audit has found that Baton Rouge Community College did not have adequate controls in place for how it manages and files funding returns to the federal government for the fiscal year that ended in June 2021. 
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Cleco planning $900M carbon capture project at central Louisiana electric plant 

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC today announced a new, $900 million carbon capture project at its Brame Energy Center northwest of Alexandria. 

Louisiana left out of MISO’s plans for new transmission projects

Louisiana is not included in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s new portfolio of $10.4...

DSLD buys 158 Lake Haven subdivision lots for $8.3M

DSLD Homes bought 158 lots from America Homeland LLC for $8.3 million for the Lake Haven subdivision, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s Office on Friday.

Why gasoline prices remain high as crude costs fall 

When the cost of crude oil soared to new highs in early March with...