Politics & Policy

A pair of applications filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission indicate that some major changes could be coming to the area surrounding L’Auberge Casino. 

A new bridge across the Mississippi River still won’t happen before 2031, and there’s...

Louisiana could better address a number of challenges facing the state's ports through statewide coordination using a master plan, according to a new report.

Gov. Jeff Landry wants to drive a lot of the state’s extra funding into...

Greg Upton isn’t a climate scientist. He can’t tell you about the effect greenhouse gas emissions have on the climate or how the climate might change over the course of the next century.

A report released today by two Louisiana Senate committees listed 30 findings of concern regarding the proposed reorganization and sale of the state’s largest health insurer. 

Lawmakers approved a public-private partnership last week to build a $2.1 billion toll bridge over the Calcasieu River near Lake Charles after officials renegotiated an initial deal rejected in October, reports New Orleans City Business.

The federal redistricting lawsuit both sides hoped to settle when the Louisiana Legislature drew a new congressional map last month saw a new motion filed this week that could keep the case open for some time. 

Louisiana residents pay the highest average sales tax rate in the country at nearly 10%, according to the latest Tax Foundation rankings released this week.

Gov. Jeff Landry hasn’t changed the parental leave policy for state workers put in place by former Gov. John Bel Edwards at the beginning of the year, the governor’s office confirmed Tuesday.