Politics & Policy

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

Stephanie Riegel: Unpaid tickets: an obvious problem with uncertain solutions

Problems with unpaid parking tickets are nothing new in Baton Rouge. From time to...

The 2015 Legislative Session: Will Louisiana’s lawmakers make the tough choices necessary to deal with a $1.6 billion deficit?

(Illustration by Steve Shamburger) State Rep. Franklin Foil has been a loyal supporter of Gov....

Making the case: LSU President F. King Alexander leads the charge to stave off cuts to higher education

After nearly two years of wearing the many hats that come with being chancellor and...

Baton Rouge General is closing the doors on its emergency room. But that may be just the beginning.

On March 31, Baton Rouge General Hospital’s Mid City emergency room on Florida Boulevard...

Blood in the water

Metro Council members take aim at the latest project of an already-weakened RDA. The unveiling...

Quarterly Outlook: Seven sector-watchers share predictions for the second quarter

A state budget crisis and slumping oil prices have 2015 off to a bumpy...
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Executive Spotlight Q&A: Joe Rallo

Name: Joseph Rallo Position: Commissioner of Higher Education Organization: Louisiana Board of Regents Age: 65 Hometown: Staten Island, New...

Merger flurry: Regulations spark a wave of consolidations among smaller banks

United Community Bank opened in 1998 to fill a perceived need for a local...

Talking Points: Ben Carson

Ben Carson Author, retired neurosurgeon Gov. Bobby Jindal is not the only 2016 Republican presidential hopeful...

More questions than answers surround the pending closure of BR General’s Mid City ER.

Less than two hours after a Feb. 11 press conference demanding that Baton Rouge...
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