Politics & Policy

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

Bridge Center agreement, parish attorney search on Metro Council agenda tonight

The Metro Council will weigh in on the mayor’s cooperative endeavor agreement with The...

Publisher: St. George could have been avoided

The signatures are in and it seems to be a matter of time before...

MARC director errs saying he must keep job for parish to get tire shredder grant

The embattled director of the state’s Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control district, whose future...

City-parish releases RFP for downtown parking management

After more than two years of impasse, the city-parish today released a request for...

Delayed Baton Rouge bikeshare program launching in May

After being postponed from its originally planned St. Patrick’s Day launch, the Baton Rouge...

Alford: Sizing up JBE 2.0

What if Gov. John Bel Edwards seizes re-election from the hands of his enemies,...
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Council to debate measure to remove parish Mosquito Abatement director

The Metro Council is scheduled to decide at its meeting Wednesday whether to hold...

News alert: St. George incorporation vote to be held this fall

In a decision that almost certainly won’t make St. George supporters happy, the office...

Planning director challenges CPEX request to study planning effectiveness

City-parish Planning Director Frank Duke today fired back at the Center for Planning Excellence,...

IBM committed to Baton Rouge despite customer contact center decision

While local and state economic development officials lament IBM scrapping its plans for a...
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