Politics & Policy

PSC Commissioner Craig Greene wants to inject competition into Louisiana energy market

Dr. Craig Greene, who represents much of the Capital Region on the Louisiana Public Service Commission, wants participants in the energy space to have “skin in the game.” 

A US Senate committee takes up NIL regulations

College athletic officials testified Tuesday in support of nationally standardized name, image and likeness regulations at a U.S. Senate hearing.

Gov. Edwards announces $500 million energy resilience program

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a $500 million program to establish energy hubs for communities during times of natural disasters. 

NFIB hopeful for further income tax cuts under new governor, legislature

Governor-elect Jeff Landry had a 100% voting record with the National Federation of Independent Business when he was in Congress, says Dawn Starns McVea, who leads NFIB’s Louisiana chapter. 

Entergy Louisiana wants to hike customer utility bills again

Entergy Louisiana wants to again raise prices on its customers, and state utility regulators are expected to discuss the proposed rate hike today. 

Alford: Legislative leadership races coming into focus

After this past weekend’s primary elections, the drama and intrigue surrounding the Louisiana Legislature’s...
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Incoming Louisiana insurance commissioner selects advisory council 

The state’s next insurance commissioner has formed an Insurance Advisory Council “with the goal of bringing all stakeholders to the table to aggressively tackle the insurance crisis in Louisiana.”

Port of South Louisiana delays $330 million deal to buy former Avondale shipyard

The Port of South Louisiana has delayed its proposed purchase of the former Avondale shipyard after facing tough questions last month from Bond Commission members over the terms of the $330 million deal, NOLA.com reports.

Here’s what critics are saying about last week’s hydrogen hub announcement

There’s criticism over a lack of transparency by the Department of Energy around the application and selection process.

Companies are increasingly using this tool to refinance short-term debt 

Businesses short on cash are turning to so-called double-dip loans to refinance short-term debt...