Politics & Policy

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

Companies weigh speeding up return of employees to offices

New guidelines issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that...

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer dead at 77

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer dead at 77 Buddy Roemer, a Harvard-educated reform-minded politician whose...

Roundup: State taxes / Realtor safety / Media merger

ROI: Louisiana finished 42nd in a new study by WalletHub and reported by The...

Analysis: Racial tensions simmer in Louisiana House debates

A distinct racial tension is threading through many Louisiana House debates this legislative session,...

EBR among first in US to get new public criminal justice data tool

The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office has partnered with several national organizations...

Partisan politics playing role in consumer decisions

Following one of the most divisive elections in history, Americans are identifying with companies...
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Many US businesses hesitant to end mask requirements

Many US businesses hesitant to end mask requirements Although federal health regulators have opened the...

‘LaPolitics’: Leadership forms another donation-based group

Speaker Clay Schexnayder and Senate President Page Cortez have formed another entity to accept...

Louisiana’s population ranking has dropped from century ago

In 2020, Louisiana had the 25th-largest population among U.S. states—maintaining, since 2010, the lowest...

White ups the ante with billboard campaign against BREC

In the latest escalation in the battle over breaking up the Baton Rouge parks...
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