Politics & Policy

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

‘LaPolitics’: LCTCS has a packed agenda for session

The ongoing regular session offers both promise and change for the Louisiana Community and...

Taylor Porter asks judge to dismiss LSU associate AD’s RICO case against firm

Taylor Porter is asking a federal judge to toss the claims against it made...

Bill allowing college athletes to profit off their names heads to Louisiana Senate 

Louisiana state senators today moved forward with legislation that would allow college student athletes...

Louisiana lawmakers plan $1,000 pay raises for K-12 teachers

Louisiana lawmakers intend to give K-12 public school teachers a $1,000 pay raise next...

State Senate passes measures avoiding employer tax hike to fund jobless benefits

Three measures meant to hold employer taxes and worker benefits steady despite the state’s...

Dardenne says he’s not upset at being passed over for LSU president’s job

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says he is not bitter that the LSU Presidential Search Committee did not name him to the short list of finalists for the university’s top job.
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Bill to make Louisiana fossil fuel sanctuary state comes with risks

An attorney for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources said today that a bill...

Paula Pennington de la Bretonne‘s son to pay $10.7M after pleading guilty in health care fraud case

A federal judge in New Orleans has set an Aug. 11 sentencing date for...

Remaining candidates for LSU president surprising because of who didn’t make the cut

When the LSU Presidential Search Committee announced the three finalists for the university’s top...

Emails show how industry groups mobilized against Biden’s energy order

Fossil fuel trade groups in Louisiana and New Mexico rallied Democratic governors in opposition...
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