Politics & Policy

Louisiana marks 1 million COVID cases  

Louisiana surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases today, meaning that nearly one in four residents...

Louisiana remains at forefront of vaccine mandate debates  

Last week's U.S. Supreme Court split decision on two of President Biden's vaccine mandates,...

Louisiana among states with the most essential highway safety laws 

Louisiana has some of the best highway safety laws in the nation according to...

St. George incorporation hearing set for Thursday

The defendants in the lawsuit seeking to stop the incorporation of St. George in East Baton Rouge Parish will try on Thursday to take certain issues off the table prior to the start of the trial this spring. 

Alford: Ideology driving intraparty divisions

The trajectories of Louisiana’s mainline political parties have been all over the map in terms of modern history.

ExxonMobil pledges net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

ExxonMobil this morning pledged to cut its net carbon emissions from its global operations by 2050, catching up with rivals who are minimizing their carbon footprints.
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API will push for continued federal oil, natural gas leasing

The American Petroleum Institute plans to push for continued access to federal leasing and...

Get to know PAR’s Steven Procopio 

Steven Procopio, president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, says he was...

Revisiting sales tax overhaul ‘ripe’ for this year’s session

Lawmakers could give Louisiana’s complex sales taxes collection system another look this year, even though this year’s regular session is not focused on fiscal matters, consultant and former Department of Revenue official Jason DeCuir says. 

Ronnie Johns still drawing state GOP’s wrath for skipping veto session

A faction of GOP members wants the Louisiana Senate to block the appointment of...