Politics & Policy

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

Stephanie Riegel: Do we really support public transit?

Baton Rougeans love to complain about the city’s gridlock and infrastructure issues—and justifiably so....

Name it: Government agencies explore corporate branding as an alternative revenue stream.

In recent years, Louisiana lawmakers have used all sorts of stopgaps to balance the...

Aiming high: The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport’s new chairman has lofty goals for Capital Region air travel

The new chairman of the East Baton Rouge Airport Commission, Jared Smith, wants to...

Film fight: As the legislative session approaches, industry professionals gear up to protect Louisiana’s production incentives

(Photo: Paramount Pictures/Portions of G.I Joe: Retaliation were filmed in Louisiana) New Jersey native Pieter...

Stephanie Riegel: Band-Aid solutions no longer working for higher ed

Once again the state budget is in crisis. With plummeting oil prices exacerbating what...

Stephanie Riegel: Deconstructing Holden’s latest bond issue fiasco

On Jan. 14, the Metro Council voted 8-4 against putting Mayor Kip Holden’s $335...
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Louisiana braces for fiscal disaster

The state Legislative Fiscal Office is expected to announce on Jan. 26 its revised income...

Understanding the Food Safety Modernization Act

The Food Safety Modernization Act isn’t exactly easy to understand upon first glance, given...

Need training for employees? Tap into state programs.

At a time when some local companies are finding it harder to hire and...

Q&A: Congressman Garret Graves

Baton Rouge Republican Garret Graves, until recently head of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and...
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