Politics & Policy

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

Property purchased for Comite River Diversion Canal mitigation

The Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District has purchased roughly 89 acres...

Councilman proposes giving voters a second crack at Council on Aging tax

Metro Council member Dwight Hudson is proposing an ordinance that would give voters an...

Council on Aging responds to latest controversy as Metro Council ‘explores options’ on levying tax

The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging is defending its spending of $12,000 earlier...

Fate of several Rouzan homes up in the air after appeals court rules against Spinosa

Developer Tommy Spinosa says he is working on a solution to a recent First...

AG sent legal opinion to Barrow weeks before COA tax campaigning began

In testimony before a House committee on May 11, Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge,...

A story about a bridge

Leaders representing the business community announced April 4 the formation of a new statewide...
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Everyone agrees the New Orleans Public Belt is a critical cog in the global economy. What to do with it is another question

For 109 years the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad has served as a catalyst...

South Louisiana ports look to dredging of channels as catalyst for growth

The leaders of Louisiana’s deepwater ports are clamoring for deeper, more consistently maintained river...

Louisiana’s ‘Rigs to Reefs’ program offers a cost-effective solution to the energy industry and a boon to fish in the Gulf

While in its essence an environmental solution, the practice of converting offshore platforms into...

Pipe for a $670 million pipeline through south Louisiana is ready to go. But its owners are awaiting the regulatory green light

As the second phase of the contentious Bayou Bridge pipeline awaits permit approval from...
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