Politics & Policy

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

Broome administration wants two MovEBR program managers

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration is seeking two separate program managers to oversee the...

While Siegen Lane landowners move forward, residents consider legal options

Audubon Terrace and Morning Glen residents are considering their legal options following the Metro...

‘LaPolitics:’ Campaign finance reports offer mixed read on cycle

Here’s where Louisiana’s worth-watching politicians stand in terms of money at the beginning of...

DEQ using drone technology to monitor the Louisiana skies

Jason Smith has flown more than 60 missions with a single drone since the...

Library system to front $2.75M for repairs to idle downtown branch

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library System will front the nearly $2.75 million needed...

Louisiana business taxes grew at a rate unmatched by any other state

Over a two-fiscal-year period—from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018—companies doing business in...
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Alford: Locals prepare for a moment in the sun

If you’re ever bumping around the Capitol, and you hear someone refer to “the...

Alford: Locals prepare for a moment in the sun

If you’re ever bumping around the Capitol, and you hear someone refer to “the...

Should planning department report to mayor, rather than Metro Council?

Should authority over the Planning Commission move from the Metro Council to the mayor-president’s...

Developing Louisiana talent key to Regents’ Master Plan update

Within the next 20 years, expect college—and high school—as we know it in Louisiana...
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