Politics & Policy

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

Varsity Sports owner, BREC differ on ideas for public track in Brooks Park

Plans by a group of running enthusiasts to help develop a public track on...

Pollster: Low interest in Louisiana governor’s race ‘as bad as I’ve ever seen it’

Local pollster Bernie Pinsonat has been surveying Louisiana voters about gubernatorial elections for decades...

Pair of studies could reignite push to build new parish prison in Baton Rouge

The effort to build a new parish prison and mental health facility in Baton...

First of two public hearings on CATS route eliminations draws just one attendee

Perhaps it was fitting that a public hearing hosted by the Capital Area Transit...

Majority of Louisianans still tuned out of governor’s race little more than a week before election, LSU survey shows

Though the Oct. 24 primary is only a little more than a week away,...

Lower energy prices could hamper Louisiana economy for next two years, but overall outlook is positive, economists say

Proposed increases in federal environmental regulations and volatile energy prices could hamper Louisiana’s economic...
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Caroline Roemer: Looking back on two decades of charter schools

Editor's Note: This guest opinion column is from Caroline Roemer of the Louisiana Association...

Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy is a prolific fundraiser. But some of his most generous donors are those who broker multimillion-dollar financing deals before the...

(Photography by Don Kadair: Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy) In the campaign commercial released this summer,...

Stephanie Riegel: The futility of trying to build a bus culture in a car town

If you’ve ever ridden a Capital Area Transit System bus from the Mall of...

Emerging market volatilities could impact Louisiana’s state pension funds

Over several decades, Louisiana politicians promised far more in benefits than the state was...
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