Politics & Policy

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

Stephanie Riegel: The challenges of reorganizing DPW

In the category of being careful what you wish for could go the pending...

Best Advice: Melissa Landry

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte) Melissa Landry Executive Director Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch Age: 33 Professional experience: Melissa Landry serves as...

Immigration dilemma

(Photography by Don Kadair) The national debate hits home as Capital Region companies struggle to meet...

Rolfe McCollister: TOPS is a good thing for Louisiana

Walter Kimbrough, president of Dillard University, a historically black university in New Orleans, penned...

Six questions construction firms should ask themselves now to prepare for the year ahead

Whether or not 2014 is a good or bad year for your construction business...

Pluses, but a minus, too

The Advocate's circulation is up, but not close to home. Within 18 months of John...

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Stephanie Riegel: Common Core and the politics of extremism

When I began my reporting career in the late 1980s there still existed a...

How low can it go?

While falling prices at the pump may increase consumers’ disposable income this holiday season,...

Trauma fees: Independent contractors in the emergency room can prove costly for patients

(Photo of Dr. Laura Richey: Don Kadair) It's the stuff of parents' nightmares: A child...

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