Politics

East Baton Rouge Metro Council member Dwight Hudson is pressing Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office for a plan to increase funding for drainage projects.

Proposed changes to Louisiana’s tax system would “simplify the state’s tax code, lessen residents’ tax burdens, and make the state more competitive,” the Washington,...

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser recently hosted a political strategy luncheon in New Orleans to discuss how Republicans could regain control of Congress. In attendance...

Beginning Sunday, businesses in Louisiana with at least 25 employees will have to make specific accommodations for their pregnant employees. State law already prohibits discrimination...

Senate Republicans reached a deal with Democrats on Wednesday over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure package that would provide more than...

Senate Republicans reached a deal with Democrats today over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure package, a key part of President Joe...

Over the coming days and weeks, Speaker Clay Schexnayder is expected to make a number of high-profile committee changes, including swapping out a few...

The Broome administration is moving forward with plans to acquire more than 340 acres of low-lying undeveloped property in Baton Rouge’s floodplain in an effort to improve drainage throughout the parish.

Metro Council member Dwight Hudson’s proposal to rededicate a portion of tax dollars from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system and the EBR...

For all the hype, Louisiana's first veto override session under the state's nearly 50-year-old constitution turned out to be a bit of a dud.  Republican...

Some four years after the city-parish sued local contractor Radu Cosman over his controversial $10,000 purchase of a prime tract of undeveloped land the case remains in legal limbo.

Over the next 12 months it’s possible that the House and Senate could convene as many as four more legislative sessions. Up first is a...

Republican leaders in the Louisiana Legislature ended the first veto override session in the history of the state Wednesday, three days earlier than the...

Less than a day after the Metro Council Zoning Committee approved a controversial mixed-use development at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road, several council members...

Louisiana House lawmakers failed to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of legislation banning transgender athletes from school sports teams today, a significant blow...

Louisiana state senators narrowly voted to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards' rejection of a bill prohibiting transgender students from participating in school sports, on...

  This week’s veto session will introduce arena politics to Capitoland, with divisive, headline-grabbing issues pitting two branches of government against each other in an...

While Baton Rouge officials profess to be increasingly focused on addressing the parish’s worsening flooding and drainage problems, the Planning Commission tonight is scheduled to consider three new residential developments in high-risk flood zones.

There's no shortage of political stories stirring as we head into the weekend. This morning, the leadership of the Louisiana Legislature announced its membership's...

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Baton Rouge North Economic Development District, Build Baton Rouge, and Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today celebrated the passage of...