Politics & Policy

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

Louisiana’s failed bid to lure Toyota-Mazda plant included more incentives than Alabama’s winning pitch

Louisiana put forth what state economic development officials say was a strong, competitive package...

MPERS withholding new retirement payouts for BRPD; Broome holds firm on current system

Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original publication to clarify that a...

Louisiana winners—and possible losers—in the aftermath of GOP-led tax reform

CENTER OF ATTENTION: President Donald Trump makes remarks to the press on Dec. 22 after...

JR Ball: Baton Rouge property tax bills get scrooged

There’s a bounty of reasons to love the Christmas and holiday season but, for...

Publisher: A watch list for Baton Rouge in 2018

The new year is sure to be an interesting one in Baton Rouge. Here...

Key Issues in 2018: Is this the year Louisiana tackles fiscal reform?

A CLIFFHANGER: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has talked of the need to reform...
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Key Issues in 2018: A smaller, quieter St. George incorporation campaign on the horizon

ANOTHER TRY: The organizers of the first St. George incorporation effort—Dustin Yates, Norman Browning...

Key Issues in 2018: Baton Rouge still stuck in traffic … with no solutions in sight

THE NIGHTMARE CONTINUES: Crumbling roads and heavy traffic have been a problem in the...

Key Issues in 2018: Baton Rouge tries to balance the floodplain construction risk

RISING CONCERN: After a year of talking about toughening rules for floodplain development, the...

Sharon Weston Broome to hire consultant to study government efficiency, taps Raiford to lead traffic improvement plan

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is planning to hire a consultant in the first quarter...
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