Politics & Policy

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

Riegel: The challenges of fighting child pornography

Literally every other week, on average, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office issues a...

Publisher: City-parish leaders need to do their job

Times are changing in Baton Rouge, and whether you are in business, education, nonprofits...

New rules for casinos could spur growth in Baton Rouge market

Changes being sought to Louisiana gaming laws—like allowing riverboat casinos to move onto land—could...

Edwards offers ideas to close Louisiana’s $1B budget gap

Gov. John Bel Edwards outlined his tax proposals today for closing a $1 billion...

Business group urges governor, legislators to pass comprehensive fiscal reform

The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, the state’s business roundtable comprising leaders of...

Law firms jockeying to represent Baton Rouge in opioid lawsuit

If around in the 1990s, you might remember the jockeying among law firms that...
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Construction on Bayou Bridge Pipeline could soon begin; opponents push for more studies

BRIDGING THE BAYOU: A sign marks the area of a pipeline in the Atchafalaya...

Has time come to end post-flood zoning waiver in Baton Rouge?

In the wake of the August 2016 flood, the Metro Council suspended the local...

JR Ball: The audacity of questioning a police tax

If Baton Rouge politicians—regardless of party affiliation—have learned anything in their unending quest for...

Publisher: Will ‘greater good’ prevail in future?

The day before Thanksgiving I visited the new Knock Knock Children’s Museum with my...
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