Politics & Policy

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

US Treasury: Pandemic relief aid can’t be spent on road, bridge projects

Shortly after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into...

Louisiana boasts fourth-highest sales tax per capita in nation

Louisiana’s sales tax per capita is the highest in the South and fourth highest...

Louisiana House leaders direct millions of dollars to pet projects

Louisiana House leaders direct millions of dollars to pet projects Terrebonne Parish turned out to...

Hudson will block Metro Council discussion tonight of White’s BREC breakup bill

Now that Sen. Bodi White’s bill to break up BREC and create independent park...

Weyerhaeuser investing in Holden sawmill

Weyerhaeuser investing in Holden sawmill Weyerhaeuser has plans to make a two-phased investment into its...

Get to know Yolanda Dixon, 2021 Influential Woman in Business

Yolanda Dixon didn’t have a vision or a plan to be the first. She...
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Roundup: Policing limits / US consumer prices / Sports betting

Misconduct: With no votes to spare, the Louisiana House agreed Tuesday to place new...

Abandoned oil well bill passes Louisiana House

The Louisiana House of Representatives has unanimously passed HB662, which would exempt oil produced...

Meet Paula Davis, state representative and 2021 Influential Woman in Business

She majored in political science at LSU, but Republican state Rep. Paula Davis says...

A decade later, CATS begins campaign to renew millage

The Capital Area Transit System is kicking off a campaign today to renew the dedicated 10.6-mil property tax that funds the majority of its operations.
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