Politics & Policy

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

Riegel: Crumbling academic buildings? LSU has a lazy river!

A recent issue of the esteemed Chronicle of Higher Education  takes LSU to task for...

‘Business Report’ publisher: Metro Council gets high on Amazon HQ2 and search for new airport director

Did someone bring “special brownies” with an extra ingredient to the Oct. 11 Metro...

Visit Baton Rouge launching $50K media campaign in advance of tax election

Editor’s Note: The headline on this story was changed to reflect that Visit Baton...

Welcome to Baton Rouge: Home to nation’s third-highest sales tax rate

Those making purchases in Baton Rouge are paying some of the highest sales tax...

Help reducing lengthy permitting delays in Baton Rouge could come as early as next month

The South Central Planning and Development Commission has been selected to provide expedited building...

Long retired Baton Rouge airport director’s contracts with BTR raise questions

A former director for the Baton Rouge Metro Airport, who retired more than 20...
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Louisiana officials confident feds will fast-track key coastal restoration projects

Nearly 10 months into the Trump administration, Louisiana officials say they are making headway...

Remember the downtown parking plan? It’s still in the works, but behind schedule

In Nov. 2016, then-Mayor Kip Holden’s administration announced it had selected a team of...

Baton Rouge tech community singing the IBM blues

BLUE BAYOU: The arrival of IBM in 2013 was hailed as a tech sector “game...

A familiar story: IBM has had trouble living up to its incentive-based employment promises in other states as well

State and local economic development officials were quick to defend the state’s renegotiated contract...
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