Politics & Policy

Riegel: Grappling with Baton Rouge’s 5G future

Not many people were paying attention in 2017, when the Metro Council passed a...

Publisher: Metro Council is the disaster

This column has been revised since its original publication to clarify the status of...

Belle of Baton Rouge’s new owner has no plans for upgrades, moving casino onshore

Executives with Eldorado Resorts, the new parent company of the Belle of Baton Rouge,...

Baton Rouge casinos drag down Louisiana riverboat revenue once again in October

Though none of Louisiana’s four riverboat casino markets posted significant year-over-year revenue gains in...

Louisiana listening tour on how to spend $1.2B in federal flood control money wraps in Baton Rouge

The Louisiana Watershed Initiative—a program involving five state agencies focused on watershed management—wraps up...

Louisiana GDP growth of 4.3% eclipses nation again in Q2

Louisiana’s gross domestic product grew by 4.3% in the second quarter of 2018, outpacing...
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Lessons learned the hard (and easy) way

There are so-called basics in Louisiana politics that shouldn’t be ignored, even if seasoned...

JR Ball: They make the mistake, we pay for it

Why are we, the taxpayers of Louisiana, routinely paying for the mistakes of others? Some...

Riegel: The time has come in Louisiana for tort reform

The legislative session may still be months away, but the business community is already...

Publisher: Entrepreneurs should lead, government serve

In cities and states across America, people are looking for solutions to many challenges....