Politics & Policy

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

High stakes, higher risk: A maturing online sports betting market brings growing tax revenues—and alarming signs of financial and personal ruin

It’s difficult to predict with any precision how much revenue Louisiana will receive in...

Rolfe McCollister: Questions shroud the LSU arena project

About 18 months ago, LSU began exploring options to replace the aging PMAC, but...

City-parish weighs retiree health coverage shift that provides budget relief

City-parish officials are weighing a shift in employee retiree health coverage for those 65...

From parlays to playbooks: Colleges can now cash in on sports betting

Though not directly related to the House settlement, a newly passed Louisiana law is...

A search committee for LSU’s next president to meet later this month

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

LaMont Cole highlights changes within district as new school year approaches

East Baton Rouge Parish Superintendent LaMont Cole says the district is entering the new...
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Here’s how the CPB shutdown impacts local public radio

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it will begin shutting down operations, creating...

Good news from the Gulf: This year’s ‘dead zone’ is smaller than expected 

This year’s low-oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf is smaller than previously expected, National...

LSU researchers developed a breakthrough flood forecasting tool

A new flood forecasting tool developed by a team of LSU researchers has the...

​​Cleo Fields: Supreme Court delay keeps La. congressional map in limbo

U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, expects the unresolved legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional...
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