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The St. George saga will continue
The battle over the prospective city of St. George won’t end anytime soon, what with pending lawsuits and the unresolved school issue.
Mayor’s race will be main election event, but it may not be a fight
The election race for Baton Rouge mayor may be the biggest contest on the ballot this fall but don’t expect any fireworks.
The election year priorities of Mayor Sharon Weston Broome
As Louisianans begin to pivot from state to national elections in 2020, a national group of mayors is pushing candidates to support efforts to...
5 things state legislators will be talking about
Louisiana legislators will focus on tort reform, oil and gas lawsuits, education funding, tax reform and selecting its new leadership.
Searching for a new leader at LSU
Finding a replacement for F. King Alexander at LSU will likely be controversial and will certainly dominate the local higher ed conversation.
Breaking down the economic priorities of the Capital Region
A parish-by-parish roundup of the 2020 economic development priorities of the Capital Region.
The transformation of Plank Road
Don’t expect a transformation overnight, but look for small yet significant changes along north Baton Rouge's Plank Road in 2020.
Addressing the north Baton Rouge food desert
Repackaging and funneling leftover recovery money from hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome in November launched the Healthy Food Retail Initiative, an...
Pushing for a charter-friendly leader of Baton Rouge public schools
With Superintendent Warren Drake set to retire at the end of the school year, the hunt is on to find the person who will...
Louisiana industry desperately seeking ITEP clarity
The curious case of Bollinger Shipyards highlights the latest ITEP issue to arise since Gov. John Bel Edwards altered the program.
Can business win despite losing?
Louisiana's business and industry groups went all-in supporting Republican Eddie Rispone, so what does that mean now that John Bel Edwards won re-election?
Saving the LSU and City Park lakes moves closer to reality
Saving and enhancing the LSU Lakes system moved closer to reality with Gov. John Bel Edwards announcing plans to fund the project.
Why the Plank Road Master Plan matters for Baton Rouge
Despite skepticism, executing the Plank Road Master Plan, say supporters, is critical to lifting an underserved part of Baton Rouge.
Louisiana seeks federal dollars for $258M fisheries disaster
Efforts to prevent flooding this year caused Louisiana’s fishing industry to lose about $258 million, according to state estimates announced last week.
The federal government...
Why are Louisiana coastal restoration projects bogged down?
A better, faster way to jump start coastal restoration projects has been on the books for more than two years now, so why isn’t anything happening?
No comment from St. George on Broome’s lawsuit against incorporation
Organizers of the proposed city of St. George declined to comment this morning on a suit filed today by Mayor Sharon Weston Broome.
Goal of new cyber coordination center is to make Louisiana a cybersecurity global leader
With the goal of Louisiana becoming a global leader in cybersecurity, LED acts as a ‘catalyst’ for a new cyber coordination center at 1200 Brickyard Lane.
Baton Rouge inches closer to lawsuit against St. George with ‘litigation hold notice’
An attorney “representing Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome” has put officials with the city of St. George on notice that a lawsuit is coming soon and they need to preserve any documents that could be relevant to the case.
St. George votes to incorporate … now what?
In the wake of the St. George incorporation vote, Baton Rouge grapples with where to go from here and whether its city-parish
government is forever broken.
Looking for an oasis in the north Baton Rouge food desert
City working with Hope Enterprise to address the food desert problem and get brick-and-mortar grocery stores to open in north Baton Rouge.
