Politics & Policy

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

Virus roundup … 

• Louisiana averaged 587 new cases a day this week, down from 672 last...

‘LaPolitics’: Talk builds for antitrust action against Google

Speculation continues to build that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department could file a lawsuit...

Virus roundup … 

• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 500 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths...

Alford: Will voters keep feeding the Constitution?

The first changes to the current Louisiana Constitution were approved by voters in 1978,...

BREC golf courses post record high numbers during pandemic

Since reopening its golf courses in May, BREC has been seeing historic high figures...

Virus roundup … 

• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 508 new COVID-19 cases for the state...
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Viewpoint: Schools must realize we’re co-educators, not just parents

Schools must change their thinking toward parents in a pandemic-prevention world that has students remote learning from home.

Red Stick Social lays off most of staff, shifts focus to special events

Red Stick Social has laid off most of its staff, manager Will Durham tells...

Loren Scott: ‘This has been the toughest forecasting market we’ve ever faced’

Economist Loren Scott says there are two large uncertainties to keep in mind when projecting economic recovery through 2022—a vaccine and the presidential election. 

Virus roundup …  

• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 497 new COVID-19 cases today and 17...
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