Politics & Policy

Louisiana using single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for large immunization events

Trying to get more coronavirus vaccines in arms, Louisiana is using nearly half its...

Study: Medicaid expansion cut uncompensated care costs 33% in Louisiana hospitals

A new study by researchers at Tulane University finds that the state’s 2016 expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has had a significant impact in reducing what hospitals spend caring for uninsured patients.

Riegel: Shotgun weddings are bad for economic development

The manner in which the LSU board handled the awarding of an energy services contract for the Baton Rouge campus is a black eye for Louisiana's economic development efforts.

A chilling decision

LSU’s handling of a massive energy services contract for its main campus has scared off potential bidders and damaged the state’s already tarnished image.

Complaint alleges Metro Council violated open meetings law in Alton Sterling settlement talks

Longtime neighborhood activist Mary Jane Marcantel has filed a complaint with East Baton Rouge...

Tax reform, infrastructure among LABI priorities for 2021

Reforming the state's tax structure and infrastructure improvements will be among the priorities for...
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Amid criticism, Louisiana ends search for new voting machines

Louisiana's secretary of state decided Wednesday to shelve his search for new voting machines...

Dardenne details plans for new broadband and connectivity initiative

When Veneeth Iyengar, the city’s departing assistant chief administrative officer, takes over the state’s...

No state relies on sales taxes more than Louisiana

As a share of total state and local tax revenues, sales tax collections in...

ExxonMobil creates carbon capture business unit

ExxonMobil Corp. says the time has come to turn capturing carbon emissions into a...