Politics & Policy

Based on the number of voters who participated around the state, you may have missed the year-ending elections this past weekend that concluded surprisingly with more of a bang than a whimper. 

The League of American Bicyclists named Baton Rouge as one of 55 communities to receive a Bicycle Friendly Community Award for fall 2021, the league announced last week.

Some Louisiana legislators are hoping to alleviate the ongoing shortage of truck drivers by lowering the legal driving age for big rigs from 21 to 18, WAFB-TV reports. 

Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district, which includes parts of Baton Rouge, is regularly ranked by voting rights groups as among the most gerrymandered in the country.

Government agencies have fully implemented 38.4% of the Louisiana legislative auditor’s recommendations issued during the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years, while about 6.2% have been partially implemented and 33% are in the process of being implemented. 

An outpouring of legislative opposition and a likely threat of litigation aren't changing Gov. John Bel Edwards' mind about requiring some Louisiana students to get the COVID-19 vaccine during the next school year or file a written opt-out form.

Louisiana came in at No. 44 in CNBC’s annual list of top states for business, ranking ahead of just Mississippi, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Maine, Hawaii and Alaska. 

This story was written by Jesse Eisinger, Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen. It was...

The Trivento subdivision, a proposed 900-plus-home Zachary development by D.R. Horton, will now go before the Planning Commission in January.

Turnout: No surprises here. Turnout is going to be low tomorrow. Secretary of State...