Politics & Policy

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

News alert: Darryl Gissel to be named new CAO

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome will name realtor Darryl Gissel as the city's new chief...

Industry embraces Trump’s rollback of Obama-era regulations, but others wonder if safety is being sacrificed

UP IN SMOKE: Claiming a failure to provide proper warning, seven first responders are...

ExxonMobil shows off new plant while making case for industrial property tax exemptions

GLIDING ALONG: ExxonMobil employee Dwayne Stanford monitors quarts of jet oil moving down the...

Riegel: The final chapter in landman’s environmental crusade?

Ten years ago, Baton Rouge landman Dan Collins did a risky and politically unpopular...

Graves: CATS ‘moving in the right direction’

Congressman Garret Graves, who in the past has called for completely overhauling the Capital...

Not a list you want to be on: Baton Rouge ranks in top 5 overleveraged US cities

Baton Rouge has one of the heaviest debt loads relative to its revenues of...
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Flood concerns dominate conversations about new developments in Baton Rouge

Despite no major tightening of rules or regulations on floodplains, last year’s flood is...

Contentious Lakes at Jones Creek subdivision meets city-parish regulations

A proposed subdivision that has become a flashpoint for the debate over flood risk...

Restaurateurs create PAC to lobby for hotel tax increase in Baton Rouge

Members of the Louisiana Restaurant Association have created a political action committee to support...

McCandless quits Baton Rouge airport commission amid flap over new director search

Andrew McCandless has resigned from the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission, which he served...
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