Politics & Policy

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

MovEBR’s top priority: hiring program manager

A timeline is beginning to take shape for the MovEBR roads tax plan approved...

Water Institute studying how to protect Baton Rouge water

The Water Institute of the Gulf is in the early stages of a study...

Baton Rouge mail carriers fired for dumping mail; federal probe underway

The U.S. Postal Service is investigating ongoing problems with mail service at the southeast...

East Baton Rouge led state in 2015 GDP, but growth lagged

East Baton Rouge Parish boasted Louisiana’s largest economy in 2015, but it fell far...

Cell phone taxes and fees increased across the US this year

Taxes, fees, and governmental surcharges on wireless consumers increased in 2018, now amounting to...

News roundup: Louisiana Healthcare Connections part of $2.9M diabetes study … Louisiana won’t get sued over canceled voting machine contract … Fewer people signing...

Research win: Louisiana Healthcare Connections announced it’s been awarded a five-year, $2.9 million National Institutes...
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Special elections loom for Louisiana Legislature

The fall elections have reshuffled seats in the Louisiana Legislature and will force a...

Baton Rouge industry will get boost from Mississippi River deepening plan

If an Army Corps of Engineers plan to deepen the Mississippi River channel to...

Audit: Nearly $100K stolen from Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles by employees

Three state employees took $98,507 from the Office of Motor Vehicles for personal use...

After a national search, why did a career educator make the short list to run BREC?

In the wake of BREC Superintendent Carolyn McKnight’s August announcement that she will retire when...
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