Politics & Policy

East Baton Rouge Parish in June collected about $17.9 million in sales taxes, not counting taxes on vehicle sales, which is 14.3% higher than the same month last year, according to the city-parish. 

Rate hike: House Democrats unveiled a sweeping proposal today for tax hikes on big...

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has secured $1 million in commitments for Hurricane Ida relief, a BRAF spokesperson says. 

Kansas City Southern has decided that a $31 billion bid from Canadian Pacific is the best of two offers on the table to buy the railroad, throwing another obstacle into the possibility of a passenger rail between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Storms are becoming more severe, meaning Louisiana may need to harden road shoulders and embankments more than it has in response to prior hurricanes, a state Department of Transportation and Development spokesperson says. 

President Joe Biden’s declaration that companies with more than 100 employees must ensure their workers are vaccinated against, or test negative for, COVID-19 could relieve employers of the burden of deciding whether to impose that mandate themselves. 

The Conservative Louisiana political action committee, which supports Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, returned...

Several hard-hit industries including restaurants, live-events businesses and gyms are renewing calls for Congress...

President Joe Biden’s administration lacks the legal authority to require large companies to ensure their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or have them tested for the coronavirus that causes the illness, Louisiana’s largest business lobby argues. 

The Joint Governmental Affairs Committee will meet next Friday to formally kick off the...