Politics & Policy

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

Louisiana lags peer states in internship, apprenticeship participation

The newly formed Leaders for a Better Louisiana on Tuesday released new data that...

What we know about the proposed legislation to restructure BREC

State Rep. Dixon McMakin says he hopes that his pair of prefiled legislative bills...

A pair of legislative bills would alter the makeup and control of BREC

A pair of bills filed Thursday could drastically change the way BREC operates. Republican State...

Nelson, Bourgeois make their case for Amendment No. 2

In a Tuesday morning media briefing, Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson and...

A new report reveals violent crime is tied to early school struggles

The latest installment of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Opportunity Data Project explores the...

How tariffs, and the threat of more levies, are impacting local coffee roasters

Green coffee bean prices are at an all-time high and with increased tariffs on...
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What’s in the newly announced ‘Thrive! Baton Rouge’ funding plan?

At a Tuesday afternoon press conference, city-parish leaders announced a new funding plan—the “Thrive!...

Compromise reached over library funding

At a Tuesday afternoon press conference, city-parish leaders announced a new funding plan—the “Thrive!...

The IHOP on College Drive is ‘temporarily closed’ following legal action

The IHOP on College Drive has “temporarily closed” after its former franchisee was sued...

Entergy gets a final go-ahead on the sale of its natural gas networks to Delta Utilities

If you’re an Entergy natural gas customer, you may have received an email recently...
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