Politics & Policy

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

Bocage Cultural District eyes expansion of tax-break zone

The Bocage Cultural District, one of five districts in Baton Rouge aimed at fostering...

Trump infrastructure plan will help rural Louisiana, but state match a ‘challenge,’ Edwards says

President Donald Trump’s newly released infrastructure plan could send much-needed money to fix rural...

Baton Rouge creating ITEP approval process; State mulls tax break changes

Baton Rouge officials are expected to create a matrix to evaluate a controversial tax...

East Baton Rouge Council on Aging newspaper ad draws fire from Metro Council members

The East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging is thanking voters in the parish...

BREC administration favors fairgrounds site on Airline for new Baton Rouge zoo, commissioners say

After more than five months of searching for a new site for BREC’s Baton...

BRAC joins coalition backing ‘Louisiana Checkbook’ to track government spending

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is among a coalition of chambers of commerce, business...
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Publisher: The Louisiana budget war has begun—again

When Gov. John Bel Edwards presented his budget, he claimed he had already cut...

Riegel: Realities of the Louisiana budget situation

The state’s current budget situation—as much as a $1 billion revenue shortfall come July...

Support for Nicholson streetcar continues to wane as deadline nears

With a February deadline rapidly approaching, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome remains undecided as to...

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome expands $300K Baton Rouge government contract study

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s planned disparity study—a review of how often city-parish contracts are...
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