Politics & Policy

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

Federal government now allows PPP loans to borrowers in bankruptcy

The federal government has quietly reversed course on a policy that had kept thousands...

Legislation calls for grading state’s community water systems

Louisiana would set up a statewide accountability system to grade the condition of its...

Senate committee advances bill dedicating $800M in sales taxes for Louisiana roads

A bill that could eventually provide more than $800 million for Louisiana roads and...

Louisiana set to receive $773M in early child care funding

Louisiana is set to receive $773 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to...

Analysis: Louisiana lawmakers renew talk of TOPS disparities

Debates about Louisiana's free college tuition program known as TOPS are cyclical in the...

Tax incentive reform bills face off in Louisiana Legislature

Louisiana’s House Ways and Means Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would require a...
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Bill would expand Louisiana film tax credit program

A bill to expand and extend Louisiana's film tax credit program earned approval from...

Louisiana getting creative with vaccine outreach as hesitancy persists

Brass bands playing at a 24-hour drive-thru coronavirus vaccine event. Doses delivered to commercial...

‘LaPolitics’: Coastal lawsuit legislation on tap for next week

Legislation related to the controversial $100 million settlement involving Freeport-McMoRan is expected to come...

BREC steps up opposition to legislation that would split up parks

BREC is stepping up its opposition to a bill by Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, that would break up the parish parks system and create three new smaller agencies to run parks and recreation in the cities of Central and Zachary and in the prospective city of St. George once it is incorporated.
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