Politics & Policy

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

A guide to the constitutional amendments on Louisiana’s fall ballot (courtesy of PAR)

What do college management boards, parish registrars of voters and military veterans have in...

The Interview: Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain on the state’s relationship with Cuba

(Photo by Don Kadair) The possibility of the United States lifting its trade embargo on Cuba...

WRKF-FM in talks with LSU about possible move to campus

WRKF-FM and LSU are having discussions about moving the National Public Radio affiliate station...

Changes to industrial tax exemption program won’t apply to renewals, governor and commerce board decide

A controversial executive order signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards earlier this year imposing...

Edwards increases request for federal disaster assistance to $4B

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has upped his request for federal disaster assistance from...

Raising Cane’s to buy naming rights to Baton Rouge River Center, sources say

Mayor Kip Holden’s administration has secured a deal with Raising Cane’s for the chicken...
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Courtyard Marriott breaks ground in downtown Baton Rouge after years of delays

It has been exactly two years since South Carolina-based Windsor Aughtry Hotel Group announced...

Challenger in Metro Council District 4 race suggests politics at play in River Center’s decision to sever ties with her firm

A candidate for the Metro Council’s District 4 seat is crying foul over the...

Two weeks after endorsing Marcelle for Baton Rouge mayor, EBR Democratic Party Executive Committee re-voting tonight

The East Baton Rouge Democratic Party Executive Committee will meet tonight to vote again...

LSU preparing for spring semester with TOPS only partially funded

LSU’s registration for the spring semester begins next week, and while students are mapping...
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