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St. George lawsuit moves forward with scheduling order
A scheduling order has been issued in the suit filed by Mayor Sharon Weston Broome against the incorporators of the prospective city of St....
‘LaPolitics:’ Tax questions on runoff ballot
The Dec. 5 ballot will not only host the runoff elections resulting from last week’s primary tallies—including a local mayoral showdown between Mayor Sharon...
Judge rejects GOP attempt to block Louisiana virus restrictions
19th Judicial District Judge William Morvant today rejected an effort by Republican state House members to force an end to Democratic Gov. John Bel...
Willow Ridge residents withdraw annexation petitions, will likely refile in future
The 13 Willow Ridge homeowners who want to annex out of the prospective city of St. George and into Baton Rouge have all withdrawn...
GoAuto’s Greg Tramontin faces boycott calls over Facebook post
GoAuto Low Cost Car Insurance has become the object of protest calls and a social media backlash after its chief executive referred to Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as a “hoe” in a recent Facebook post.
Baton Rouge named a Top 10 Digital City
For a sixth consecutive year, Baton Rouge has been named a Top 10 Digital City by the Center for Digital Government.
At No. 3 among...
Legislative audit finds questionable spending at GOHSEP, other state agencies
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor has raised questions about almost $31 million in spending and financial management by state entities during the first quarter of...
DDD approves $812k budget for 2021
The Downtown Development District Board of Commissioners this morning unanimously approved the agency’s $812,230 budget request for 2021, a 6.7% increase over its current...
Louisiana GOP, business leaders reticent to say much about presidential election outcome
Like the majority of Republican elected officials around the country, members of Louisiana’s predominantly GOP Congressional delegation have thus far been largely muted in their reaction to the outcome of the presidential election.
Memo to state and local governments: Don’t count on more federal money
President-elect Joe Biden most likely will be dealing with a Senate led by Republican Mitch McConnell. That bodes ill for a lot of the...
Gov. John Bel Edwards leaves most legislators’ pet projects in budget
Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to nearly all of the $20 million-plus in pet projects that lawmakers inserted into this year's budget in their...
‘LaPolitics’: Sales tax plan coming together
The task force charged with developing policy ideas for centralizing and streamlining sales tax collections in Louisiana should have a plan to present to...
Though leaner, Baton Rouge budget for 2021 includes police pay raises
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome presented the 2021 city-parish budget to the Metro Council this afternoon, a mostly standstill spending plan that includes a 3%...
Electric scooter rentals approved for Baton Rouge; what’s next?
Scooter rental companies can now set up shop within Baton Rouge city limits, the Metro Council decided at its Wednesday meeting.
Gov. John Bel Edwards, AG Jeff Landry readying for COVID-19 court fight
A state judge has rejected Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry's request to temporarily keep Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards from renewing his COVID-19 restrictions,...
Army Corps reconsidering permit for $9.4B Formosa plant
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering whether potential environmental impacts require it to change, suspend or revoke the permit for a $9.4 billion...
Baton Rouge peer review
A study regarding the economic development potential of Baton Rouge against peer cities reveals the good, the bad and the ugly of its potential.
Graves, Richmond pressure SEC chair to do more for Stanford Group victims
U.S. Reps. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, and Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, are the latest members of the Louisiana congressional delegation to push for efforts to help victims of the Stanford Group Ponzi scheme recoup some of the more than $7 billion they lost more than a decade ago.
Eight Emerge Louisiana women are on today’s ballots
The new director of Emerge recently discussed these candidates' platforms with The Network, as well as the broader significance of their bids for public office:
Pandemic delays work on any Baton Rouge short-term rental regulations
After a committee was created last year to look at short-term rental regulations around the country and consider what would work for Baton Rouge, virtually no work has been completed and officials say efforts won’t resume until 2021.
