Politics & Policy

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

CATS’ planned bus rapid transit route is really a modified express route

Implementing a bus rapid transit system usually takes more than a year, and involves...

August flood ushers in ‘new normal’ for Louisiana as Edwards, Smart Growth Summit panel encourage smarter rebuilding

Describing a “new normal” in which natural disasters like the August flood become more...

Potential investors in Louisiana’s medical marijuana program given overview on partnering with LSU AgCenter

Hundreds of interested investors in the state’s medical marijuana industry packed an auditorium at...

Majority of Louisianans pessimistic about the direction of the state, national economy, poll shows

Just weeks before Louisiana voters will choose its Congressional representation and decide on proposed...

Job creation at Baton Rouge IBM facility falls short of 2016 target

The Baton Rouge IBM Client Innovation Center fell 67 jobs short of the 500...

Local sales tax rebate for TV, movie productions could help Baton Rouge level the playing field for film projects, councilman says

Baton Rouge could follow in the footsteps of other Louisiana cities and parishes to...
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New federal overtime rules have human resources departments putting in extra hours to figure out how to best comply, inform employees about changes

President Barack Obama, surrounded by supporters, signs a presidential memorandum directing Labor Secretary Tom Perez...

Some scientists say climate change contributed to the historic rainfall that caused the August flood, but others aren’t so sure

Louisiana State Climatologist Barry Keim is among those who is skeptical about linking south Louisiana's...

Publisher: Endorsements for Boustany, Graves and Gissel

Many voters I talk to lately express little enthusiasm for the upcoming Election Day....

Independent voters are on the rise in East Baton Rouge, but their impact on the upcoming election is unclear

(Photo by Don Kadair) An increasing number of East Baton Rouge Parish voters are bucking...
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