Politics & Policy

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

Metro Council members chide Banks-Daniel for urging association not to give BREC national award

Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks-Daniel is coming under fire by her colleagues on the council...

Hospitals have little to say about partnership on north Baton Rouge emergency room

Baton Rouge’s major hospitals are reacting with caution to a proposed resolution discussed at...

Council defers on Baton Rouge Health District item, ponders accompanying resolution

Though sponsors of an agenda item to incorporate the Baton Rouge Health District into...

Baton Rouge-New Orleans rivalry could become factor in 2nd Congressional District race, analyst says

Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden is promising to be accessible to constituents living in...

Baton Rouge public schools yet to take stance, action on federal transgender directive

East Baton Rouge Parish Schools have yet to take any action regarding the recent...

Capitol Views: Budget compromise could come down to four days

Now that the Louisiana House has advanced the state budget to the upper chamber,...
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Planning Commission staff recommends denying proposed 18-story high-rise near LSU

The final development plan for a proposed 18-story high-rise student housing complex on Burbank...

Louisiana House OKs $26B budget protecting hospitals over TOPS; bill heads to Senate next

Lawmakers in the Louisiana House have sent their colleagues in the Senate a nearly...

Committee of 100 to flex its muscle and begin pressuring lawmakers who oppose Edwards

The Committee of 100, a business roundtable group comprising top executives of the state’s...

Metro Council defers voting on resolution to create smart car technology district

Armed with several questions on the boundaries and location of the proposed Transportation, Technology...
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