Politics & Policy

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

Louisiana giving away $2.3M in prizes to encourage vaccines

Louisiana will offer residents who have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 a chance to win...

LSU board will meet Friday to approve new president’s contract

The LSU Board of Supervisors will meet in Alexandria on Friday to approve a...

Ascension Parish to vote on 12-month building ban tonight

As the Capital Region braces for a weekend of potentially heavy rain, the Ascension...

Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama-era health care law, preserving...

Edwards agrees to July 31 end to federal unemployment aid

Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to turn off federal pandemic unemployment payments at...

Louisiana creates rules for self-driving delivery devices

Louisiana has created a framework for self-driving delivery robots to drop off packages on...
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Edwards tight-lipped on whether he’ll veto bill to fund bridge construction

Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to announce Thursday whether he’ll sign or veto several high-profile pieces of legislation. But a bill that would help fund a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge will not be among them.

Iberville Parish pauses new development in some areas amid flood concerns

The Iberville Parish Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new development in part...

Louisiana steers federal money toward infrastructure upgrades

Before they wrapped up their session, Louisiana lawmakers charted the spending of nearly $1.7...

Baton Rouge industry leaders praise preliminary injunction against lease sales moratorium

Baton Rouge industry leaders and congressmen are applauding the preliminary injunction a Louisiana federal judge has issued against President Biden’s pause on new oil and gas lease sales in federal lands and waters.
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