Politics & Policy

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

Local banks worried, still awaiting federal guidance on eve of PPP rollout

Though they’ve been preparing all week, local banks that will be administering the federal...

Virus roundup …  

• The U.S. Treasury announced in a reversal Wednesday that Social Security beneficiaries who...

Graves and Waguespack answer CARES Act questions 

Questions continue to pour in as the federal government prepares to open applications for...

Angst, uncertainty builds between landlords, tenants

Despite the recent passage of a $2.2 trillion federal relief package designed to soften...

Confusion persists on unemployment benefits for gig, freelance workers 

The recently passed CARES Act provides assistance for many groups, including corporations, hospitals, households,...

Court closures delay trial in Alton Sterling civil suit

With all courts closed, the wrongful death lawsuit filed nearly three years ago on...
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Social Security recipients will have to file tax return to get stimulus check

The Trump administration is requiring Americans who receive Social Security to file a tax...

One worry down: Beer, wine, spirits continue to flow

If a nightly glass of wine or two is helping take the edge off...

Virus roundup … 

• On Tuesday Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation that eases medical licensure...

Roundup: Flood control / Blues foundation / Marriott data breach 

Spillway: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday that the Bonnet Carré Spillway...
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