Politics & Policy

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

New questions surface as PPP applications open for 1099 workers

Since last Friday, independent contractors and self-employed individuals have been able to apply for...

City donation site collects thousands of PPE items for area hospitals

Two weeks after a city task force launched a donation site for health care...

Louisiana congressional delegation asking for CARES Act to help crawfish industry

Louisiana’s congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday asking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue...

Local personal injury attorneys starting to get coronavirus litigation questions

While facing a sharp drop in new car wreck cases, Baton Rouge personal injury...

‘Telepolicing’ proving a positive disruption for BRPD

One of the few silver linings in the coronavirus crisis has been what appears...

US Rep. Graves, Senate small business expert provide clarity on PPP during ‘Business Report’ webcast

This week has seen an influx of thousands of local applications to the federal...
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Virus roundup … 

• Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday the additional $600 per week in federal...

Louisiana’s economy post-coronavirus: US Sen. John Kennedy, economist Loren Scott will share their insights during next ‘Business Report’ webcast

While Louisiana’s economy certainly wasn’t hitting on all cylinders prior to the coronavirus, mitigating...

Metro Council meeting virtually for first time  

The Metro Council will hold its first ever virtual meeting this afternoon as a...

Virus roundup … 

• TurboTax has launched a new stimulus registration tool in partnership with the Internal...
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