Politics & Policy

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

Jim and Dana Bernhard hosting Hillary Clinton fundraiser

Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard and his wife Dana will host a fundraiser at...

Metro Council to consider raising next Baton Rouge mayor’s salary to $157K

Baton Rouge’s next mayor could start earning more annually than Mayor Kip Holden currently...

Governor candidates lay out ideas for addressing traffic woes in Baton Rouge and New Orleans at Super Region forum

Trust must be restored to the Transportation Trust Fund before the state can begin...

Baton Rouge area gun stores swamped by shoppers as tax-free holiday weekend begins

Baton Rouge area gun and sporting stores didn’t have to wait long this morning...

Baton Rouge grass cutting falls behind due to weather, labor shortages

If it seems that grass around the Baton Rouge area is unusually high, that’s...

Getting in the game: More LSU athletes in business, politics or gone pro

(Courtesy LSU Athletics: Mickey Guidry) IN BUSINESS Eddie Fuller Football, 1986-1989 Buffalo Bills; Sales Representative, IROKO Pharmaceuticals Wally...
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A proposal to raise the federal overtime threshold has some Baton Rouge business leaders worried

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say that employees earning salaries below...

Employee handbooks: It’s time to revise

With recent changes to federal, state and local regulations, now is a good time...

Q&A: Superintendent Warren Drake on St. George, charter schools and whether EBR is a bad school system

(Photography by Don Kadair: Warren Drake) Warren Drake officially became the new superintendent of East...

Stephanie Riegel: Lessons learned from Tubal-Cain

When Port Arthur, Texas-based Tubal-Cain Marine Services approached the Port of Greater Baton Rouge...
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