Politics & Policy

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

CATS board ready to name interim CEO in wake of Mirabito’s resignation

Though it has been less than 18 hours since Bob Mirabito publicly announced he will...

CATS CEO Bob Mirabito resigns, effective May 6

Bob Mirabito is resigning from his post as head of the Capital Area Transit...

Smoke-free EBR coalition has spent roughly $300K in advertising to push for full smoking ban

In the six months since it began campaigning to make East Baton Rouge Parish...

Political attention is turning toward underdeveloped north Baton Rouge, but challenges abound for sustainable economic development in distressed areas

(Aspiring entrepreneur Dezmion Barrow has "decided to plant my stake" in north Baton Rouge...

George Lockhart, a former police juror and current golf course owner, continues to make a career of hauling away industrial waste

(CEI Gulf Coast Division President George Lockhart. Photography by Don Kadair.) When George Lockhart was...

An 18-story student housing complex proposed for Burbank Drive is the latest of several projects in a market nearing a saturation point

(Photo by Don Kadair) On April 18, the city-parish Planning Commission is scheduled to vote...
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Baton Rouge’s DPW reorganization created six new departments—and six new salaries

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte) With six new agencies comes six new department heads—and six new...

Edwards says state will find a way to bring emergency room back to north Baton Rouge

Gov. John Bel Edwards said today he has asked Baton Rouge General Health System...

Congressman calls for overhaul of CATS, says system isn’t working

With ridership on the Capital Area Transit System’s rebranded Red Stick Trolley—formerly the Garden...

New Baton Rouge Zoo could feature zip lines and sky lift in effort to give visitors new views of park

The new Baton Rouge Zoo could feature zip lines and adventure courses, a sky...
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