Politics & Policy

House committee passes Capitol Lake duck hunt resolution meant as jokeĀ 

A Louisiana House resolution that included a clause to allow the House speaker and...

JR Ball: Baton Rouge needs a new bridge, but location is everythingĀ 

Baton Rouge needs a new new bridge across the Mississippi River. Not because of...

New rendering shows bridge connecting largest two LSU lakes

A new rendering of the University Lakes project depicts a planned bridge that will replace May Street and connect the two largest lakes.Ā 

Power outages from severe weather becoming more frequentĀ 

Power outages from severe weather across the U.S. have doubled over the past two decades, as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.

Entergy plan calls for customers to pay backup generator costs for businesses

Entergy has proposed a new project to give backup generators to grocery stores and other commercial customers across the state to form microgrids that can be used during outages and peak demand times, but Entergy wants the rest of its customers to pay for them.

Cancer care taking center stage within Baton Rouge medical community

Some might say the health care industry in Baton Rouge has never been more fluid.
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JR Ball: A new new bridge over troubled water

Yes, a new new bridge crossing the Mississippi River is vital but like everything else in real estate it's all about location, location, location.

Hurricane Ida’s winds reached 150 mph, tying Laura’s ferocity

The National Hurricane Center today released its final report on Hurricane Ida, which struck Louisiana on Aug. 29 of last year, finding that the storm’s 150 mph winds tied Ida with Laura from 2020 and the Last Island Hurricane of 1856, WAFB-TV reports.

Nursing home reforms don’t appear to be on Legislature’s radar this session

The failure to protect nursing home residents from the squalid conditions of an evacuation center staged in an old pesticide warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish was arguably the biggest scandal from Hurricane Ida. The homes were owned by Baton Rouge businessperson Bob Dean.

New Fortress Energy seeks to build LNG terminal 16 miles off Grand Isle

New Fortress Energy Inc. announced last week that it has filed applications with the U.S. Maritime Administration, the Coast Guard and the Department of Energy to construct and operate a new offshore natural gas liquefaction terminal off Louisiana.