Politics & Policy

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

Council member, others want to know why police officers were working extra duty while on administrative leave

A growing number of elected officials and a citizens group are calling on the...

Louisiana Supreme Court ends Baton Rouge landman’s environmental whistleblower suit

The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to take up Baton Rouge landman Dan Collins’...

JR Ball: What Amazon’s HQ2 wishlist says about Baton Rouge

Amazon’s announcement that it will allow some lucky American city to pay oodles of...

Riegel: Broome is making the case for St. George

When the Metro Council voted in early September not to put Mayor Sharon Weston...

‘Business Report’ Publisher: FYI: There is an election Oct. 14

LSU Tiger fans know that the Auburn Tigers are coming to town for a...

Delgado’s Third Street bars delinquent on city sales taxes

Downtown nightclub owner John Delgado owes the city-parish an estimated $30,000 in back taxes...
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Baton Rouge Growth Coalition opposes moratorium on development in floodplains

A group of Baton Rouge real estate professionals, developers and others who oppose a...

News alert: IBM fails to meet job numbers; Louisiana extends deal for two more years

IBM failed to create the 800 jobs it promised by 2017 in Baton Rouge...

Mounting frustrations over Baton Rouge building permit delays

The No. 1 complaint in the Baton Rouge construction industry is the lengthy wait...

Edwards concedes he goofed in saying Amazon coming to Louisiana

Gov. John Bel Edwards says he misspoke Wednesday, when he said on his monthly...
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