Politics & Policy

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

BTR reports 90% drop in passengers  

Like much of the country, passenger counts at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport are...

Virus response: Deemed essential business, Baton Rouge brewery adapts to survive

Louisiana breweries without distribution deals are getting creative when it comes to selling their...

Bankers to work through the weekend processing PPP loan applications

Despite a rocky start, the $350 billion federal Paycheck Protection Program got up and...

Virus roundup … 

• The Trump administration plans to pay hospitals to treat uninsured coronavirus patients, according...

Cassidy, Kennedy ask Trump to aid offshore oil and gas industry 

U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy want President Donald Trump to provide relief...

Banks urge patience as PPP rollout gets off to a rocky start

The ambitious $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program passed by Congress one week ago to...
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‘LaPolitics:’ Former Louisiana official operating White House hotline

If members of Louisiana's congressional delegation decide to use the hotline set up by...

Virus response: ExxonMobil partners with GOHSEP to get disinfectant into the right hands

To help meet demand for medical sanitation products, ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge Chemical Plant is...

Virus roundup …  

• In a webinar hosted by Business Report this morning, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves...

Labor attorney talks changes to FMLA and paid leave under CARES Act 

Emergency provisions to the Family Medical Leave Act and paid sick time are giving...
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