Politics & Policy

In Louisiana, where many feel reluctant to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, health care providers are preparing for the worst over the next several weeks, Louisiana Illuminator reports. 

There’s less than two weeks to go before President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate requiring companies with at least 100 employees to make COVID-19 shots mandatory or submit to regular testing goes into effect on Jan. 4.

Year-end tax planning often is a matter of minimizing how much you’ll have to pay this year by reducing the amount of income received or increasing deductions. But for wealthy taxpayers, that might not be the case this year. 

Higher prices, a worker shortage and a revitalized labor movement are bringing about the return of pay increases tied to inflation, known as cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs.

The time has come. That much was clear earlier this month when House and Governmental...

Some members of the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Task Force warned last week that their latest draft recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would not meet Gov. John Bel Edwards’ goal of “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050, according to NOLA.com.

One of the main selling points of choosing arbitration over the courtroom to settle business disputes is the ability to save money, but arbitration isn’t necessarily cheaper. 

Louisiana’s new deal with the New Orleans Saints gives state legislative leaders a victory, with lower-than-expected payments to help cover Caesars Superdome renovations, the ending of a stadium manager debt that irked lawmakers, and cuts to office lease costs for state agencies.

LSU students have more difficulty talking about sexual assault on campus than students at other universities, according to the latest college free speech rankings.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission expects to finish crafting rules regarding strengthening the electricity distribution grid and taking care of abandoned utility poles during the second half of next year, according to Commissioner Craig Greene’s office.