Politics & Policy

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

Perkins Road overpass businesses nervous about I-10 widening impact

Property owners in the Perkins Road overpass neighborhood have been on edge all day...

Mayor’s office hoping for update on downtown library cost, timeline before Labor Day

The mayor’s office hopes to receive by Labor Day word from WHLC Architecture on...

The changing face of municipal politics

Quick! Think of the names of four fictional mayors. I’ll do the same. (No,...

Former airport director candidate ‘dumbfounded’ by Metro Council actions

The protracted and controversial search for a new director for the Baton Rouge Metro...

Broome to rebid downtown Baton Rouge parking contract

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration is rebidding a contract to manage public parking downtown,...

Dismissing congressional clout concerns

Not too long ago, at least in reporter years, I was using this weekly...
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CityStats: Increasing impatience with Baton Rouge’s slow progress

Once again, a record number of East Baton Rouge residents are unhappy with the...

Publisher: Louisiana Legislature will get more 'red' in 2020

Gov. John Bel Edwards,  a Democrat, often complains about the Legislature and the resistance...

An official constitutional convention reminder

It has been three months since the Louisiana Legislature concluded its regular session without...

BREC’s Carolyn McKnight says retirement has been long planned

BREC Superintendent Carolyn McKnight says she does not wish to pursue a new contract...
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