Politics & Policy

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

Louisiana loses 7,500 oil and gas jobs during pandemic

Employment in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry has been declining since 2014 and took...

Louisiana lawmakers weigh expansion, taxation of medical marijuana

A House Republican leader's bid to expand Louisiana's medical marijuana program and allow smokable...

Judge refuses to dismiss suit against LSU by former IT administrators

A 19th Judicial District Court judge has refused to dismiss a 2-year-old lawsuit against...

National business leaders call for ambitious climate goal; LMOGA urges balance

More than 300 businesses and investors, including such giants as Apple, Google, Microsoft and...

Louisiana tax rewrite drawing business resistance

Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws...

Metro Council asked to weigh in on phasing out of state inventory tax

The Broome administration is asking the Metro Council to approve a resolution at its meeting later today “strongly opposing” a bill to eliminate the state’s inventory tax—unless any such measure would supplement the revenue loss for all parish taxing jurisdictions.
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Report: Louisiana roads cost drivers $7.6B annually

Louisiana's roads are costing drivers $7.6 billion a year in extra vehicle operating costs...

Legislative panel advances bill creating ‘sandbox’ for blockchain businesses

A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for...

Graves continues push to speed up coastal restoration projects with new bill

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge., today introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited...

Kennedy joins bill making it easier to export LNG

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy recently joined in introducing the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act...
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