Politics & Policy

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

Banks confident Baton Rouge police residency requirement will advance to a hearing today

Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original publication to clarify language...

White says his war chest for Baton Rouge mayor exceeds $400K

When campaign finance reports are released Wednesday for the three-month reporting period ending July...

State officials bracing for deficit from last year’s budget, Dardenne says

Louisiana officials are bracing for an expected additional shortfall in last year’s budget that...

Grass cutting contractor isn’t keeping up with work, city-parish official says

As predictable in a Baton Rouge summer as are heat and afternoon thunderstorms, so,...

As the city’s business, civic and political leaders try to figure out how to move Baton Rouge forward after recent tragedies, they first have...

People attend a July 19 candlelight vigil for Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson,...

Faith-based and community organizations are planning to play a vital role in helping Baton Rouge heal

The Rev. Mike Button, center, is among the many representatives of faith-based and community...
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What once appeared to be a relatively predictable mayoral race in Baton Rouge is now anything but

Clay Young, host of The Clay Young Show podcast, has been inviting many of...

Publisher: July 2016—A moment or a movement?

Not many cities have endured what Baton Rouge has had to deal with since...

Officials remain mum on Mark Slyter’s departure from Baton Rouge General

Officials at Baton Rouge General are remaining tight-lipped about circumstances that led to the...

Rispone creates super PAC to support White in Baton Rouge mayor’s race

Super PACs, which have transformed elections at the national level, will be playing a...
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