Who’s running against who in the upcoming elections?
Louisiana's election sign-up period opens this morning with the races for governor, six other statewide jobs and all state legislative seats on the fall...
Hitting the RESET button on better Louisiana government
Though the business community scored some minor victories in the recent legislative session, re-election-facing lawmakers declined to tackle any of the really meaty issues...
Why so few women in politics?
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome began her political career 30 years ago with a seat on the East Baton Rouge Metro Council, where she surprisingly...
Acadian Thruway drainage canal improvements contingent on finding local match money
Residents living along a flood-prone stretch of Dawson Creek near Acadian Thruway were told Tuesday evening by a city-parish official that improvements were planned...
More south Baton Rouge women running for Legislature
With 56 seats up for grabs in the Louisiana Legislature—and the qualifying deadline more than a month away—south Baton Rouge is already seeing more...
Metro Council to discuss 5G cell towers, consider MovEBR contracts today
The Metro Council is scheduled to consider several high-profile topics at tonight’s meeting, including 5G small cell tower issues as well as the MovEBR...
Legislative Auditor: Louisiana needs easier way to dissolve dying cities
Should Louisiana’s dying towns be kept on life support? The long-standing question dominated much of the discussion during Monday’s Press Club of Greater Baton...
After getting $500M in Texas tax breaks, Exxon cuts job creation forecast
Two years ago, ExxonMobil and its Saudi Arabian partner secured more than $500 million in tax incentives from Texas communities in which its huge...
Parish attorney search committee to meet Tuesday; one applicant drops out
More than a month after applications were due for the vacated East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney post, the search committee formed to recommend a...
News alert: Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoes St. George transition bill
Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed Senate Bill 229, which would have created a transition structure in the event voters approve the incorporation of...
