Politics & Policy

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

Baton Rouge tourism officials keeping close eye on coronavirus spread 

Festival and river cruise season is just about to start, but with the COVID-19...

Should Baton Rouge homeowners refinance as coronavirus fears push down rates?

Stock market fears about the coronavirus have helped push mortgage rates to near all-time...

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome urges public to take coronavirus ‘very seriously’

In an early-morning address to residents today, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome reiterated that while...

Alford: Democrats have a legislative agenda, too

Much has been made in the mainstream media about the supermajority Republicans hold in...

JR Ball: St. George saga heads back to the Louisiana Legislature

St. George proponents claim what happens in the Louisiana Legislature this spring is more important than what happens in a Baton Rouge courtroom, but attorney Mary Olive Pearson says the issue of incorporation will ultimately be decided. by the state Supreme Court.

LSU monitoring for coronavirus spread, cancels spring trip to China

An LSU student who was recently studying in China has completed her self-quarantine to...
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Louisiana hopes to have lab test capability for coronavirus in coming weeks

While global stock prices continued to plunge today as the number of new coronavirus...

Alford: The Legislature’s need for speed 

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder is quite the gearhead, having worked as a certified mechanic...

Let’s talk about salary

With pay gaps in the spotlight, women are increasingly polling peers about earnings.

Alford: The evolution of Louisiana’s budget politics

From 1992 to 2007, during the administrations of former Govs. Edwin Edwards, Mike Foster...
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