Politics & Policy

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has named former House Speaker Taylor Barras to be his chief budget architect. 

A majority of Cameron Parish residents who attended recent public hearings say they support Venture Global LNG’s proposed CP2 expansion and CP Express pipeline, The American Press reports.

The new state task force on carbon capture and storage projects met Monday and got an earful from opponents of a proposal to store CO2 emissions under Lake Maurepas. 

State and local officials and business leaders are preparing to launch a new initiative to encourage more people to take Baton Rouge Metro Airport’s direct flight to Washington, D.C., which is in danger of being discontinued. 

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to move forward with a design...

While there’s a great deal of attention focused on Louisiana’s remaining statewide runoffs for secretary of state, attorney general and treasurer, there are another 23 parishwide elections worth keeping tabs on this month. 

Efforts to better coordinate and improve Louisiana's resilience to storms and other natural disasters launched Monday with a new legislative task force.

A new mergers and acquisitions policy from the Justice Department reinforces the need for...

A federal jury in Missouri has found the National Association of Realtors and some...

While state officials await word of a $200 million federal grant to make rail...