Politics & Policy

Fall events dropping like flies due to COVID surge 

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still rising in south Louisiana, and while Gov....

LSU employee union demands tougher COVID measures as faculty weighs legal action

A union that represents 150 employees on the LSU campus is urging the university...

Impact of tenant eviction ban on Baton Rouge market minimal so far

One week into the federal government’s extension of a moratorium on certain evictions in...

Hearing set in Sharon Lewis whistleblower case against LSU

A hearing has been set for Aug. 30 in 19th Judicial District Court in Sharon Lewis’ whistleblower case against LSU related to the university’s Title IX scandal.

Restaurant association’s Stan Harris urges vaccinations as industry works to boost diner confidence

Restaurants have seen business improve since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and vaccines became available, though building guest confidence remains a challenge, Louisiana Restaurant Association President and CEO Stan Harris says.

Louisiana Women Lead recruiting potential political candidates

A couple of years after Emerge Louisiana matriculated its first class of Democratic women...
- Advertisement -

Louisiana hospitals overrun, but peak could be weeks away

The peak of Louisiana's fourth and latest coronavirus surge could be weeks away, the...

LSU still trying to staff new Title IX office

 LSU has made progress but still hasn’t fully staffed its new Office of Civil...

David Facey creates nonprofit with goal to make Baton Rouge nightlife safer

David Facey, co-owner of Dead Poet and CEO of SellSwipe, has created the Baton Rouge Nightlife Federation, a nonprofit aiming to elevate Baton Rouge’s bars and clubs and make them safer.

Alford: Political variants emerging in Louisiana

The coronavirus has mutated—and so have the politics attached to the government response in...