Politics & Policy

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

Baton Rouge public, private K-12 schools not yet requiring COVID vaccines

LSU students will be asked to submit proof of their first COVID-19 vaccination by Sept. 10 and proof of full vaccination by Oct. 15, university officials announced today. 

Louisiana will increase COVID requirements for state workers, but questions remain 

A lot remains up in the air about Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to...

Ochsner Health requiring employees to get vaccine 

Ochsner Health, Louisiana’s largest hospital system, announced today that it is requiring all of...

Going to Tiger Stadium? LSU to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test

LSU will require all Tiger Stadium guests 12 years of age and older to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to entry, the university announced this morning.

National arm of local LDS temple sues @Highland, city-parish over proposed development

The Utah-based parent organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has a local temple on Highland Road, is suing @Highland—the mixed-use development adjacent to the temple; Key Real Estate Co., which is planning to develop a multifamily complex on the site; and, the city-parish, which approved the controversial complex earlier this summer.

Alford: Picking the next lieutenant governor

House Ways and Means Chairman Stuart Bishop has become the first announced candidate for...
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Expect a flurry of vaccine mandates in wake of Pfizer approval 

For businesses that have been thinking about putting vaccine requirements in place, but have...

Pandemic reignites job licensing debates 

The coronavirus pandemic has heated up the long-simmering debate on whether a swath of...

What policy changes are next in Louisiana now that FDA has approved COVID vaccine?

Louisiana state employees who are not already vaccinated against COVID-19 could be subject to...

Questions remain over maintenance, funding of MovEBR’s green infrastructure

A major component of many MovEBR projects is green infrastructure that helps with drainage and new and improved landscaping. But who will maintain it and how?
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