Politics & Policy

More than $240 million in disaster assistance reimbursements to local governments over the past 14 years have not been verified to determine if the money was correctly spent or accurately calculated, according to a recent report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office.

The Republican side of Louisiana’s developing race for governor has turned into a complete free-for-all, thanks to the dearth of announced candidates.

Floods, drought, wildfires and hurricanes made worse by climate change could cost the U.S....

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has put forward a nearly $1.3 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, marking the first time CPRA could hit its goal of spending $1 billion annually on its 50-year, $50 billion comprehensive coastal restoration blueprint. 

Louisiana has the 26th highest percentage of women in municipal offices, with women holding roughly 31% of positions in local government, according to a recent report from the Center for American Women and Politics. 

Senate Republicans this morning unveiled a plan to accelerate new business enterprises by encouraging...

A bill from U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy aims to put some money in the...

Concrete barriers built by the city-parish on Burbank Drive a few years ago for traffic safety made it harder for customers to turn into a McDonald’s on the corner of Burbank and West Lee Drive. The McDonald’s is now closed, leaving some to question whether corner real estate is what it once was in Baton Rouge.

A bill pending in the state House of Representatives would more than triple the minimum investment that property insurers would be required to have to operate in Louisiana.

An out-of-state law firm has charged the Louisiana Legislature $78,081 for providing “redistricting advice,”...