Politics & Policy

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

As effort to ban smoking in Baton Rouge bars and casinos gathers steam, both sides prepare to face off

(Photo by Collin Richie; Joe Hall, owner of Phil Brady’s, is a vocal advocate for...

Stephen Waguespack: There is no silver bullet

Throughout life, we often find ourselves on a quest for that one silver bullet...

Executive profile: Louisiana Chemical Association’s Gregory M. Bowser

POSITION Executive Vice President & Director of Governmental Affairs, Louisiana Chemical Association AGE 55 HOMETOWN Baldwin,...

Louisiana ports and the industries that depend on them are expecting to catch a wave when the expanded Panama Canal opens this year.

SAILING CLEAR: Cargo ships sail near the area where a new set of locks...

Despite tensions, southwest Louisiana leaders move ahead with initiatives to reap the benefits of rapid growth.

PROACTIVE MINDSET: GO Group Executive Director Karen Clapp near a construction project in downtown...

Will the end of the ban on exporting oil be good or bad for Louisiana?

In October of 1973, the Arab members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...
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How long Louisiana’s ‘recession’ will last largely depends on oil prices, Albrecht says

When the Revenue Estimating Conference met last Wednesday to update the state’s worsening fiscal...

Edwards’ doomsday budget speech draws mixed results from business groups

There’s no question Gov. John Bel Edwards focused the attention of the people of...

PAR’s balanced approach

Despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ pledge throughout his campaign to govern from the center...

The budget crisis: How did we get here?

  Economists with the state and LSU have identified several reasons for the current revenue...
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