Politics & Policy

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

Publisher: A ‘solution’ in search of a problem

It seems everyone’s an expert and knows what needs to be done to advance...

Riegel: The fallacy of the ER debate

Our priorities with respect to health care are clearly out of whack. When a...

Making Mississippi River deeper remains unknown—and unfunded—variable in local impact from Panama Canal expansion

Originally scheduled to be concluded in October 2014, the newly expanded Panama Canal will...

The oil and gas industry questions whether new regulations will make drilling safer or just more expensive

New offshore drilling regulations aimed at improving safety were created after the April 20,...

Louisiana Lawmakers convene their third session this year, and once again business stands to lose from the tax proposals on the table

It’s another week, another legislative session. Since mid-February, Louisiana lawmakers have been in session continuously—first, a...

New legislation creates pilot program to provide emergency care in north Baton Rouge

A bill passed by the Legislature during the recent session creates a pilot program...
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BRAF eyes aerial gondolas as one solution to Baton Rouge’s traffic problems

Imagine a city where transit is aerial—where people move about not by airplane but...

LSU chancellor emeritus defends TOPS

Knowing that one of the hardest conversations for a parent is to tell their...

Parking relief could be coming to busy intersection of East Chimes and Highland

More parking could be coming to the busy intersection of East Chimes Street and...

Capitol Views: Hospitals on defense as debate over funding looms; tort reform withers

Rightly predicting a last-minute budget debate over hospital funding and health care, the Louisiana...
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