Politics & Policy

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

Metro Council to consider ordinance that would require fewer homeowners to elevate their properties

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council will consider an ordinance at a special...

Capital Region businesses grapple with the impact of Baton Rouge’s worst natural disaster ever

Jim Crifasi pushes a shopping cart along damaged and empty aisles of his family's...

Industry experts aren’t optimistic recent flooding will lead more Louisianans to get flood insurance

Raymond Lieteau of Baton Rouge, seen here taking photos of his flood damaged kitchen...

Companies are apologizing for cellphone and internet outages following flood, but they’re providing no plans for averting a repeat scenario

  Walker resident Adam Raborn and his wife first lost their Wi-Fi signal—and then their...

Agriculture losses in south Louisiana are at $110 million and growing

  It will take until at least early September for officials to gauge the exact...

New taxes on hospitals are spurring legal challenges and could lead to higher prices for patients

Though hospitals have no way to pass along the cost of higher state taxes...
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Most objectives in Baton Rouge’s master plan have been initiated since it was adopted in 2011, but some of the biggest remain a work...

The current Unified Development Code is "a real barrier to development" and needs to...

Publisher: We will come back strong

Over these past two months, our community has suffered pain and adversity, but our...

Photo Essay: After the flood

(Photography by Allie Appel) As soon as the floodwaters began receding during the week of...

River Center shelter forces temporary closure, layoffs at USS Kidd

Count the USS Kidd among the victims of the historic 2016 flood. The World...
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