Politics & Policy

Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today urged drivers to have patience with delays caused by road construction. 

The U.S. job market is nearly at levels healthy enough that the central bank's low-interest-rate policies are no longer needed, Federal Reserve officials concluded last month, according to minutes of the meeting released today.

Yet again, a proposed subdivision—this one initially scheduled to go before the Planning Commission later this month—has drawn concerns from nearby residents about flooding, school overcrowding and traffic.

Energy prices rose an average of 59% last year, the most of any commodity, as the economic recovery from the global pandemic boosted demand for crude and petroleum products. 

What if we held Baton Rouge and the parish that calls the capital city home to the same standards of excellence demanded of our beloved LSU football program?

The omicron variant, which spreads more rapidly than other COVID-19 variants, has local offices once again updating their pandemic policies as employees return from the holiday break.

Baton Rouge Rep. Ted James, a Democrat, is the latest member to exit the...

A federal judge in the Western District of Louisiana has blocked another Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandate, this time affecting the Head Start program.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission has given $220,000 worth of government contracts to a consultant with professional and personal connections to one of its commissioners, even after the consultant’s law license was suspended in 2019, Louisiana Illuminator reports. 

Enrollment at the Louisiana Community and Technical College System declined 14% over a five-year period ending in 2021, though revenue increased $59.8 million thanks mainly to $100.6 million in federal aid, the Louisiana legislative auditor reports.