Politics & Policy

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

‘Business Report’ Publisher: Is Ascension showing EBR the way?

Is the Capital City about to be schooled by our fast-growing neighbor to the...

Hey Louisiana, when the topic is comparing tax burdens: Don’t mess with Texas

Louisiana is forever measuring itself against Texas—especially when it comes to taxes—but where would...

LSU wades into constitutional question over fringe groups

When LSU earlier this month banned white nationalist Richard Spencer from speaking at its...

How Hurricane Harvey could shape the National Flood Insurance Program debate

While residents in the Houston area and elsewhere along the Texas coast will be...

How much will climate change cost Louisiana?

Louisiana’s economy will be among those hardest hit by climate change, which threatens the...

Hunt for prime zoo spot won’t be easy

Last night’s BREC Commission vote gave the agency’s leadership the ability to start looking...
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Email inboxes overflowing for BREC commissioners ahead of controversial zoo vote

With a vote on the future of the Baton Rouge Zoo just hours away,...

New government report details ITEP cost to city-parish

The Industrial Tax Exemption Program cost the city-parish around $10 million last year, according...

While industry is encouraged by regulation postponements, DEQ fears funding cuts might slow permitting

The person leading the EPA’s Region 6 in Dallas is nearly as important to...

Executive profile: Jason French

Name: Jason French Position: Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Company: Tellurian Inc./Driftwood LNG Age: 38 Hometown: Houston, Texas Education: Bachelor of Arts, University...
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