Politics & Policy

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

Louisiana Senate president, House speaker launch organization to shape message 

Louisiana Senate President Page Cortez and Speaker of the House Clay Schexnayder are together...

Sidewalk ordinance flexibility opens options for downtown restaurants

The forced distancing measures required by the novel coronavirus has prompted city governments across...

Virus roundup …  

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Louisiana climbed to about 38,500 in...

LSU weighs adjusting fall schedule to avoid second outbreak

LSU might adjust its fall 2020 schedule to avoid a forecast surge in coronavirus...

Virus roundup … 

• Officials with Baton Rouge City Court say due to the ongoing threat of...

Congress expected to vote for drastic changes to PPP 

Small businesses could soon see a rollback of several universally loathed measures attached to...
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Legislators make play to control $811M in federal aid earmarked for local governments

Louisiana lawmakers are trying to take control from Gov. John Bel Edwards of the...

Alford: State leaders have to think outside the box  

From the COVID-19 outbreak and the dip in oil prices to climbing unemployment figures...

Reopening challenges: Test backlog makes data hard to interpret

While Jefferson and Orleans parishes were initial leaders in the state with the number...

Louisiana’s jobless rate more than doubled in first full month of restrictions 

Louisiana’s unemployment rate more than doubled during the first full month of coronavirus pandemic...
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