Politics & Policy

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

Tram decision draws mixed reaction from Baton Rouge officials, community leaders

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s decision not to apply this year for federal funding for...

Is Nicholson tram project dead? No, but future bleak as city opts not to apply for federal funding

The city-parish will miss the September deadline to apply for federal funding for the...

While DA mulls Council on Aging case, board tackles its scandalous image

More than three months after a Louisiana Legislative Audit report determined that the East...

JR Ball: The great Louisiana budget divide

Enough apparently is enough. That can of fiscal-cliff-flavored LaCroix our—ahem—state leaders have been kicking...

Riegel: Local control over Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program makes sense

Gov. John Bel Edwards set off alarm bells in June 2016, when he issued an...

‘Business Report’ Publisher: Who’s afraid of Louisiana’s fiscal cliff?

Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards arranged a meeting with a group of business...
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Albemarle’s exit a blow to Louisiana

It’s not clear that there’s anything Louisiana could have done to keep Albemarle from...

Albemarle closing downtown Baton Rouge office, 200 jobs impacted

Albemarle executives notified 200 or so employees in the company’s Baton Rouge offices at...

A Teachable Moment: The Challenge of Equity in Baton Rouge

We can learn a lot from the recent controversy over the Baton Rouge Area...

Where’s the search for a Baton Rouge Metro Airport director? Don’t bother, some say

Exactly 10 months after Anthony Marino retired from his longtime position as executive director...
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