Politics & Policy

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

Forty Under 40 Q&A: Alexandra Bautsch Grunewald

Alexandra Bautsch Grunewald, 31 Owner, The Bautsch Group Calculated and cool, Alexandra Bautsch Grunewald has earned a...

Forty Under 40 Q&A: Major Thibaut

Major Thibaut, 38 Agent, The Thibaut Company Louisiana State Representative Major Thibaut has managed to balance business...

Forty Under 40 Q&A: Justin Champlin

Justin Champlin, 35 Chief deputy assessor, Ascension Parish Assessor's Office Justin Champlin quite literally got his...

Guest column: Rhonda Melancon on how strong patent law drives American innovation

There is nothing more intimately entwined with the American Dream than innovation, invention and...

A look at the millages East Baton Rouge Parish property owners pay

Ever wonder how much you’re going to pay in property taxes in East Baton...

One year after upheaval, RDA still without business plan or permanent funding source

When Gwen Hamilton became interim CEO of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority one...
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Publisher: Metro Council character to be tested

Metro Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle’s election to the Louisiana House of Representatives creates a...

Lipsey hopes to represent Louisiana higher ed, business communities on Edwards transition team

When Governor-elect John Bel Edwards contacted Richard Lipsey early this year to ask for...

Want to be the interim Baton Rouge mayor? If Holden wins lieutenant governor’s race, anything is possible

If Democratic Mayor Kip Holden should win Saturday’s runoff election in his bid for...

CATS taps former Pittsburgh area port authority executive as new COO

The Capital Area Transit System has tapped as its new chief operating officer an...
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