Politics & Policy

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

Door closing on Legislature

If you believe political trends from recent history routinely repeat themselves, then what we’ve...

Truckers have a slow haul navigating Baton Rouge I-10 traffic

LONG DETOUR: Chance McNeely, executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, says long-haul truckers,...

Is there actually hope for a new Mississippi River bridge?

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Scott Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure,...

Funeral homes in Baton Rouge are burying the price

DEATH BENEFIT: The Federal Trade Commission exempts funeral home directors, like Charles Pattman of...

Planner John Fregonese left an impact on Baton Rouge

Portland, Oregon-based planner John Fregonese—who spearheaded multiple planning projects in Baton Rouge during Mayor...

JR Ball: The trench warfare over St. George

So here’s what we know about right now about the St. George incorporation effort: ...
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Riegel: An entertaining downtown Baton Rouge debate

Metro Councilman Lamont Cole says his recently defeated ordinance that would have allowed bars...

Publisher: Two bridges reveal traffic problem: politics

A week doesn’t go by that I don’t hear a conversation about traffic all...

Design teams wanted to overhaul Baton Rouge Zoo, Greenwood Park

BREC wants to hire two design teams, one to tackle the ambitious goal of...

Does your business need a collective-action waiver?

NOTHING NEW HERE: The recent arbitration ruling by the Supreme Court generally mirrors employment arbitration...
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