Politics & Policy

Officials hope to return River Center arena to operator by the end of this week

As more than 800 area flood victims settle into their third week of shelter...

Louisiana Home Builders Association keeping eye on state police probe of Sunday’s deadly I-10 crash

State police are continuing their probe into Sunday’s multivehicle accident on Interstate 10 near...

Baton Rouge sanitation officials preparing debris removal contingency plan if tropical weather threatens

While city and state leaders are keeping a close eye on the tropical weather...

DAILY REPORT EXTRA / Friday, Aug. 26, 2016

More businesses expected to secure flood insurance A growing number of Capital Region companies are expected...

Republican votes against Superstorm Sandy aid will not negatively impact Louisiana’s chance for help, Vitter says

U.S. Sen. David Vitter says he doesn’t think Louisiana’s chances of obtaining from Congress...

CB&I shareholder calls company’s 2013 Shaw Group acquisition a ‘complete and utter disaster’

A Chicago-based stockholder of CB&I is calling for the resignation of the corporation’s president...
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Flood wreaks havoc on Capital Region property tax reassessments

Add property tax reassessments to the growing list of problems caused by last week’s...

Obama pledges to support Louisiana flood victims ‘after the TV cameras leave’

Standing amid piles of waterlogged debris, President Barack Obama today promised a sustained national...

State preparing to consolidate displaced flood victims at River Center later this week

As the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is preparing to consolidate evacuated...

Officials looking into allegations of food, medicine and clothing being thrown out at Baton Rouge shelter

A local Facebook post alleging that Red Cross volunteers threw out donations of food,...