Politics & Policy

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

Alford: The legacies and loopholes in campaign finances

Those who say you can’t take it with you clearly haven't met state Sen....

Baton Rouge-based indie flick makes lineup at SXSW

It may not have been a blockbuster hit, but an indie thriller shot in...

JR Ball: Should dying Louisiana small towns be kept alive?

With each passing month, more and more of the tax dollars coming from Baton...

St. George organizers calling on governor to set May election date, but will he?

Organizers of the St. George incorporation effort are calling on Gov. John Bel Edwards...

Ten charter schools—including KIPP—bid on coming to Baton Rouge

A total of 10 charter school networks have applied to the East Baton Rouge...

Together Baton Rouge: ExxonMobil project worthy of ITEP

Together Baton Rouge joined the chorus of applause following ExxonMobil’s announcement today that Baton...
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Updated: Industry cheers ExxonMobil Baton Rouge expansion, calls for further ITEP reform

Industry groups are celebrating ExxonMobil’s long-awaited announcement this morning that Baton Rouge will be...

‘LaPolitics:’ What Graves digs; why Huey hated Mardi Gras

If you’re from Louisiana and you have a federal issue regarding water—the stuff you...

City to rebid $18M River Center Theatre renovation contract, delaying project

The contract for the $18 million Raising Cane’s River Center Theatre renovations will go...

Louisiana lost residents in 2018

 All but two states—Illinois and West Virginia—gained residents over the past decade, even as...
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