Politics & Policy

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

SCOTUS won’t hear Texas Stanford case, clearing the way for small recovery

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to get involved in one of the higher-profile cases in the Stanford Group litigation, clearing the way for the receiver in the case to collect a $132 million settlement from two insurance brokerages involved in the scheme.

Year-in-review: Baton Rouge casinos made moves amid pandemic-fueled downturn

Hopes were high for Baton Rouge’s trio of riverboat casinos stepping into the new year and next decade after breaking the market’s two-year losing streak at the end of 2019 and carrying the first two months of the year with growing revenues.

LSU board puts off energy deal vote amid controversy

mid The LSU Board of Supervisors has opted not to call a special board meeting that had been tentatively planned for Tuesday to consider moving forward on a lucrative, long-term contract to modernize the energy system on the main Baton Rouge campus.

Louisiana auto insurance discounts vanishing; homeowners’ rates rising

Upcoming auto insurance bills may look a little different for many drivers because a...

Virus roundup …

• The Louisiana Department of Health today reported 823 new COVID-19 cases and 45...

Bernhard seeks to disqualify Enwave on LSU energy deal

Controversy over a long-term, lucrative deal to modernize the aging energy system on the LSU main campus is intensifying, now that the university’s technical staff and consulting firm, KPMG, have recommended the board award the contract to Enwave Energy over Louisiana Energy Partners, a venture owned in part by businessman Jim Bernhard’s portfolio company Bernhard Energy.

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