Politics & Policy

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

Louisiana must develop ‘water budget’ and ‘water code’ to address future challenges, expert says

How do you put a value on water? It’s a question the state has...

Comprehensive traffic solutions, fiscal reform top BRAC gubernatorial election platform

Securing funding to solve the Capital Region’s transportation crisis and enacting fiscal reform top...

White hopes to retain job as Louisiana schools head following fall election of new governor, BESE president

Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White is hoping to hang on to his current...

Cracking the Cuban market: Louisiana companies contemplate new business prospects with the Caribbean nation

Louisiana and Cuba once were among each other’s most important trading partners. The Cold...

Cracking the Cuban market: What’s changed?

(Photography by Collin Richie: The Melancon outside of Habena Vieja) President Barack Obama is using...

Cracking the Cuban market: Land of opportunity for Louisiana

There are plenty of Louisiana business sectors that could benefit from improved relations with...
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Publisher: Buckle up for the Louisiana governor’s race

The qualifying is officially over,  and the battles have begun. Buckle your seatbelt because...

Demand is on the rise at some regional airports. But are there too many of them in Louisiana?

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Janet Gonzales, manager, Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales) Louisiana Regional Airport...

Our judges pick Louisiana’s political winners and losers based on one criteria: graphic design

As election season heats up in Louisiana, candidate signs and logos come out in...

TIF take two? Developers of the proposed downtown Courtyard Marriott are changing minds about public financing

After the Metro Council voted in July to deny the creation of a special...
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