Politics & Policy

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

Riegel: DPW reorganization revisted

In 2014, former Mayor Kip Holden’s administration decided the citizens of Baton Rouge would...

Publisher: North Baton Rouge…make something happen

We often hear about all the needs or complaints of north Baton Rouge. The...

The blight of Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge is a city perpetually fighting a losing battle with litter, blight and...

Signs of the times: Visual pollution in Baton Rouge

CITIZEN'S ARREST: Metro Councilman Matt Watson regularly scours his district to remove illegally posted...

The plight of tackling blighted properties

An abandoned and blighted building across the street from Costco. (Photo by Don Kadair) A...

Broome scraps plan for streetcar between LSU and downtown Baton Rouge, will pursue bus rapid transit

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome confirmed this morning she will not pursue federal funding for...
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BRAC unveils proposed ITEP matrix; Together Baton Rouge lays out desired criteria

As East Baton Rouge Parish moves slowly toward deciding how to handle the Industrial...

Baton Rouge-based Reliant protesting CATS contract award to MV Transportation

Reliant Transportation, the Baton Rouge firm that has provided curb-to-curb bus service to the...

Louisiana still isn’t paying for more than $30M in legal judgments owed to plaintiffs

For the past three years, Louisiana hasn’t paid any of the legal judgments it...

BREC hires Duplantis Design Group for $17.3K to study Fairgrounds site for new zoo

Editor's Note: This story has been revised from an earlier version to correct the...
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