Politics & Policy

State lawmakers will convene their regular session at noon next Monday, putting a number of political and policy issues on a collision course over the next three months. 

LSU President William Tate cites those investments in calling for $100 million in state money to strengthen LSU in five key areas. 

The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved the long-contested deal between two private partners to operate the energy system of the Baton Rouge campus.

The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.

The Louisiana Economic Development agency is proposing to change a state incentive that gives companies an annual rebate on a portion of their payroll and sales taxes, and two prominent business groups think it’s a bad idea.

Louisiana House Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee is calling for a limited constitutional convention...

Andrey Kunatbaev made his fortune in the television business in his native Russia. He says he cashed out of his Russian holdings to do business abroad because he didn’t like his country’s direction under Vladimir Putin, though he still lives in Russia part of the year.

With a dominating presence in the Legislature's lower chamber and their own caucus, House...

A state lawmaker wants to remove some of the restrictions governing how Louisiana college athletes can profit from their name, image and likeness.

Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017.