Politics & Policy

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

President Obama to tour flood damage in Baton Rouge next week

President Barack Obama, who has come under fire for not disrupting his Martha’s Vineyard...

East Baton Rouge sheriff pushes tonight’s curfew back by two hours

In an effort to meet the needs of residents and business owners, East Baton...

Trump, Pence arrive in Baton Rouge to tour flood damage

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, are...

Tax changes take aim at industry

So I’m a Dow baby. That’s right. Like so many in Louisiana, my dad...

Site selection decisions rest on many factors. How does south Louisiana measure up?

Site selection has become an increasingly competitive process in the U.S., as hundreds of...

Baton Rouge business owners grow increasingly frustrated with curfew, in effect for at least another night

The 10 p.m. curfew that has been in effect since Tuesday will continue this...
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Local oil and gas producers predict EPA will soon target existing facilities

Taking what they say is a sizeable step toward corralling methane emissions by U.S....

Vitter gets a signature win with a new law regulating chemicals

It took five years and lots of bipartisan wrangling, but Republican Sen. David Vitter...

Drake pushing to reopen Baton Rouge public schools on Monday

Officials from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System are holding a strategy session...

Three years after coming to LSU, President F. King Alexander gets high marks—even among critics—for collaborating with a variety of groups, breaking down institutional...

Alexander has been one of LSU's biggest cheerleaders during his three years as president...
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