Politics & Policy

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

‘LaPolitics’: State cash not marching in for Saints 

With less than two weeks remaining in the regular session, lawmakers still aren’t any...

Baton Rouge secures funding for two flood control projects

East Baton Rouge Parish today secured roughly $14 million in funding for flood control...

State Senate backs permanent higher sales tax rate to fund transportation projects 

The Louisiana Senate voted 27-10 Wednesday for a proposal that would make the state’s...

Battle over BREC parks legislation ends with compromise 

A brewing battle in the Legislature over state Sen. Bodi White’s bill to break...

LSU keeping mask requirement in place

Despite Tuesday’s lifting of the statewide mask mandate, LSU today announced it would continue...

Legislature again stops business tax hike for unemployment trust fund

Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to keep the rules governing the state's unemployment trust fund...
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Canadian National Railway selling Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans line 

As Canadian National Railway Co. and Kansas City Southern move toward the merger of...

Report: Louisiana colleges, police, failed to follow law protecting students from sexual misconduct 

Six women reported a Louisiana college student for sexual misconduct. No one connected the...

Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine lottery likely on the way 

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday he will likely create a vaccine lottery...

Activist-led hedge fund wins two ExxonMobil board seats 

Activist investor Engine No. 1 won at least two seats on the board of...
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