Politics & Policy

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

JR Ball: Getting priorities straight in Louisiana

Here’s a pretty important conversation we’re not having in Louisiana: What’s the appropriate role...

Emerging goal: More females involved in Democratic politics

POLITICS READY: Among the Baton Rouge-area women going through the Emerge program are, from...

JR Ball: BRAC’s selective ‘greater good’ love of Baton Rouge

In news shocking to exactly no one, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber and its...

Riegel: Another Baton Rouge land use controversy

Local land use controversies often speak to larger issues about the way things roll...

10/12 Industry Report, Second Quarter 2018

Are you interested in receiving 10/12 Industry Report? Click here to sign up. COVER STORY INFRASTRUCTURE IN LIMBO As...

As updates are made to railroad tank cars, is it time to update industry rules as well?

Industries that use railroads to ship flammable liquids are replacing or retrofitting their rail...
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As industry warily eyes the new Trump plan, we survey the corridor’s pressing road and port challenges

The Trump administration unveiled its $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan this spring to a characteristic...

Wildfire discovery could lead to deal over Baton Rouge ozone woes

The Baton Rouge-area industrial complex could reap some surprising benefits from last year’s wildfires...

Highway Trust Fund fix should be on the agenda

As with most anything else coming out of the Trump presidency, there’s as much...

Insight: The irrelevance of energy dominance

Politicians love buzz words and phrases in attempting to simplify and codify energy policy....
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