Politics & Policy

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy Class of 1995 In the 25 years that have passed since being...

U.S. Reps. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, and Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, are the latest members of the Louisiana congressional delegation to push for efforts to help victims of the Stanford Group Ponzi scheme recoup some of the more than $7 billion they lost more than a decade ago.

Much awaits the Louisiana Legislature when the 2020 primary election cycle comes to an...

The new director of Emerge recently discussed these candidates' platforms with The Network, as well as the broader significance of their bids for public office: 

While public health experts have repeatedly said that a robust contact tracing program is key to curbing the spread of COVID-19, the Louisiana Department of Health’s efforts to get in touch with COVID-19-positive patients and persuade them to identify and provide the names and phone numbers for their contacts has been spotty at best, though it is improving.

Though today’s Louisiana Board of Commerce & Industry meeting has been postponed due to Hurricane Zeta, industrial tax exemption requests from Genesis Energy and an appeal from Praxair remain sources of controversy.

The most recent special session of the Louisiana Legislature adjourned last week, although it...

A national firearms retailer is poised to move into the Baton Rouge market with a location planned for the Greens at Millerville, Windy Gladney’s mixed-use development at Millerville Road and Interstate 12.

After a committee was created last year to look at short-term rental regulations around the country and consider what would work for Baton Rouge, virtually no work has been completed and officials say efforts won’t resume until 2021. 

 Gov. John Bel Edwards filed a lawsuit Monday challenging House Republicans' efforts to rescind...