Politics & Policy

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

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

Ex-Metro Councilman ‘Bones’ Addison seeks Registrar of Voters job

Former Metro Councilman Ulysses “Bones” Addison hopes to get back into city government—this time...

Four of the Louisiana Inspector General’s highest profile cases are now being called into question. Has the agency gone too far?

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Louisiana Inspector General Stephen Street) As part of the 2008 state...

Treating mentally ill rather than jailing them could save Baton Rouge taxpayers $55M over a decade, analysis says

A comprehensive jail diversion program designed to treat those with mental illness and substance...

Stephanie Riegel: Does the East Baton Rouge Parish Library really need a new south branch?

When the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Board of Control asked voters for a...

Should award amounts for the TOPS scholarship program be capped?

As has any other state-funded program this legislative session, the popular Louisiana college scholarship...
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The East Baton Rouge Mortgage Finance Authority gets a makeover—and a new name

For 41 years the East Baton Rouge Mortgage Finance Authority helped first-time homebuyers secure...

Did Livingston Parish politics take down businessman and whistleblower Corey Delahoussaye?

(Photo by Collin Richie: Corey Delahoussaye) In 1997, Corey delaHoussaye started C-Del, a consulting firm...

Baton Rouge airport sets new impact study into motion to enhance service, attract business

What’s the community and economic impact of the Baton Rouge Municipal Airport? It’s unclear at...

CATS audit shows big improvement to bus system’s financial procedures

The Capital Area Transit System in 2014 corrected all but a handful of 33...