Politics & Policy

Government decisions, legislation, elections, and public policy shaping business and daily life across the Baton Rouge region and Louisiana.

What the LSU presidential search committee aims to do at its first meeting

The committee tasked with selecting the next president of the LSU System will hold...

What the state’s new income and sales tax changes will mean for households

A new study of Louisiana’s adjusted tax system by economist Greg Albrecht finds that...

Amid LSU arena talks, Oak View Group faces fresh scrutiny in Texas

Oak View Group, the embattled firm in talks to develop LSU’s new $400 million...

Amedisys completes $3.3B sale to UnitedHealth

Baton Rouge-based Amedisys announced Thursday morning in an SEC filing that UnitedHealth has completed...

A state divided: LSU and PAR launch initiative to reduce political polarization

LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs and the Public Affairs Research Council...

Mayor Edwards: Transition report ‘won’t sit on a shelf’

Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards says his administration is moving quickly to turn his...
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Former Metro Council member slams LSU arena project

Former Metro Council member Darrell Glasper on Tuesday delivered a pointed critique of LSU’s...

Gov. Landry’s former policy director launches lobbying firm

John Kay, who served as Gov. Jeff Landry’s policy director for the first 18...

Amtrak’s NOLA-to-Mobile passenger rail route gets moving next week

Amtrak’s new Gulf Coast passenger rail route running from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama,...

Sales tax collections are dropping in East Baton Rouge Parish

May 2025 by Holly Duchmann
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