Politics & Policy

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

Louisiana Survey: In local media we trust, bias and all

Yes, there’s bias but Louisiana residents generally trust what they read, hear and see...

Who’s behind those fliers trying to defeat the upcoming Baton Rouge school tax renewal?

Some voters in East Baton Rouge Parish have begun receiving fliers in their mailbox...

JR Ball: Why is Baton Rouge dedicated to failure?

If we’ve learned anything in Baton Rouge over the past few years, it’s this:...

Publisher: Alton Sterling videos shocking and painful

“The facts of the event are not much in dispute,” says international police union...

Baton Rouge is embroiled in a lot of controversies, but is it hurting economic development?

Despite turmoil seemingly around every corner of Baton Rouge, the dramas are registering on...

ITEP negotiations going on behind the scenes in advance of Thursday vote

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s Chief Administrative Officer Darryl Gissel was planning to meet today...
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Louisiana less politically, socially divided than much of the nation, Isaacson says during PAR keynote

While the rest of the nation seems to lose all sense of civility and...

BREC board stands behind superintendent, zoo director in wake of controversy

BREC’s Board of Commissioners stood together today to show their support for the agency’s...

Belle of Baton Rouge looking to upgrade if riverboat casino law relaxed

Among the bills up for final passage today in the Louisiana Senate is a...

Baton Rouge mayor releases list of upcoming city-parish contracts

In an effort to follow through on a promise to make it easier for...
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