Politics & Policy

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

Another St. George conspiracy theory?

One of the more interesting subtexts of the St. George saga came earlier this...

Was the 2015 legislative session bad for business?

(Photo by Melinda Deslatte/Associated Press; Representatives from left to right, Jay Morris, R-Monroe; Kenny Havard,...

BRAF says state budget doesn’t allow enough to complete LSU lakes restoration project

The state construction budget approved by the Louisiana Legislature in the final days of...

SU8-What they’re saying about

"It was a completely nonsensical, anticompetitive revenue strategy." Adam Knapp, Baton Rouge Area Chamber President...

Business groups disappointed by outcome of 2015 session

The 2015 legislative session may not go down in history as the single-worst session...

SU10-Online

(Denise Marcelle.vu.eps) WORTH REPEATING "It’s just another incident that shows Baton Rouge is backwards and behind...
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News alert: Lawmakers OK SAVE act, paving the way for a budget deal

After a highly emotional debate, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed by a vote...

Will Louisiana’s film industry suffer if the state’s tax credit program is capped?

Louisiana surpassed California as the filmmaking capital of the world in 2013, according to...

The Louisiana budget fight reaches a crescendo in the final days of the session

(AP photo by Melinda Deslatte; From left to right: Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego; Senate...

News alert: Stuart Bell recommended as next University of Alabama president

A top LSU administrator is being recommended as the next president of the University...
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