Politics & Policy

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

Baton Rouge lawmakers identify funding source for new Mississippi River bridge

A bill filed today by three members of the Capital Region delegation would extend...

LSU presidential hopefuls list reflects negative impact of recent scandals 

While the eight candidates selected Wednesday by the LSU presidential search committee to interview...

EATEL to begin offering fiber optics-rich services to EBR residents

With EATEL’s franchise agreement renewal recently approved by the Metro Council, the Gonzales-based telecommunications...

DEQ gives Baton Rouge 90 days to address stormwater plan problems

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has given Baton Rouge until mid-July to correct...

Self-employed would get a bigger slice of remaining PPP under new bill

With just over $50 billion still available in the Paycheck Protection Program, Senate lawmakers...

Mandatory kindergarten could be coming to Louisiana

A bill that would make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana cleared its first hurdle today...
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Survey: 74% of Louisiana small business owners expect to exhaust PPP by summer

Nearly three-quarters of Louisiana small business owners expect to exhaust their second round of...

Glitches derail SBA relief program for live venues

An online application portal meant to help the nation’s music and arts venues get...

Louisiana state senators back bill to modify voting machine search

Louisiana would rework the way it shops for voting machines, under legislation that started...

Trees will soon line slimmed-down Government Street

As the $11.7 million Government Street Road Diet project nears its end, with the state department of transportation estimating a midsummer completion date, the city-parish is beginning a beautification phase of the project that involves planting dozens of trees in the tree wells that line both sides of the newly overhauled thoroughfare.
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