Politics & Policy

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

LSU board will hold rare Saturday meeting April 10

The LSU Board of Supervisors has pushed up its regularly scheduled April 30 meeting...

Louisiana to receive $110M in GOMESA funds

Louisiana and its parishes will receive more than $109.9 million for coastal restoration and...

Capital Region will get $300M from American Rescue Plan

A new report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber looks at how the latest...

Audit: Louisiana near bottom in state support for colleges; student burden rises

A recent audit found that decreased state support for Louisiana public colleges and universities,...

Short-term rental committee reconvenes after neary yearlong pause

After the pandemic essentially put efforts to draft a new short-term rental ordinance for Baton Rouge on hold for nearly a year, the committee tasked with researching and writing the new policy is back in business.

BRAC’s legislative priorities include modernizing state tax code

With the 2021 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature just around the corner, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber has prioritized modernizing the state’s tax code and investing in transportation infrastructure as two of its key issues this year.
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SBA says PPP funds could run dry by mid-April

Small business owners have two more months to access the popular Paycheck Protection Program...

Edwards keeps mask mandate, lifts capacity restrictions at bars, restaurants

While several states have shed their mask mandates, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday...

LED projects $473M state impact for tax incentives

Louisiana Economic Development estimates the tax incentives it oversees will be worth almost $473...

ExxonMobil plans $334M expansion at Baton Rouge chemical plant

ExxonMobil is planning to invest $334 million on  expansion and maintenance project at its...
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