Politics & Policy

East Baton Rouge city-parish sales tax collections were just slightly ahead of last year’s pace through July, according to the latest report made public today. 

Councilmen Dwight Hudson and Rowdy Gaudet both say they’ve heard opposition from constituents regarding the creation of an economic development district at the Aztek Cove development. 

Federal appeals court judges in New Orleans closely questioned voting rights advocates and attorneys...

Entergy Louisiana’s new road map for addressing future needs does not examine transmission options or explore the potential impact of more stringent environmental standards, among other key issues, Public Service Commission members and staff say. 

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Work to put most of Baton Rouge’s Government Street on a “road diet”—turning four lanes into three (including a turning lane) while adding bike lanes and medians and improving sidewalks—was completed in 2021. 

More than a decade ago, local investors sued Walter Morales and his firm, Commonwealth Advisors, alleging that they were misled about how risky their investments were and how their money was handled, which Morales denied. 

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Americans' already poor views on the U.S. economy have gotten worse in September, a new Gallup poll finds. 

Officials have completed a major cleanup of the Comite River, removing 7,843 tons of debris, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced today.