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News alert: Foil and Carter tied in Senate race following recount; three-way runoff possible
A recount shows Republicans Franklin Foil and Steve Carter tied for the No. 2 spot in the Senate District 16 race; if it stands, both will face Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson in a three-way runoff.
Panhandling is impacting businesses across Baton Rouge
Though all in the community express concern about the homeless, the problem with panhandling in Baton Rouge is a problem that's negatively impacting businesses across the city.
Questions circle around soon-to-open New Orleans airport
The under construction New Orleans airport is a sight to behold, but logistical concerns beg the question: How well will it actually work for the planes?
What Baton Rouge can expect next in Alton Sterling lawsuit
With no settlement in sight and plenty of legal maneuvering, the Alton Sterling lawsuit against the city-parish appears headed to trial in 2020.
To be or not Airbnb
Whole-house short-term rentals from companies like Airbnb are creating controversy in Spanish Town and elsewhere in Baton Rouge. Regulations are coming, but it’s clear not everyone will be happy.
News alert: IBM meets revised hiring goal with state
IBM, after receiving a two-year extension, hits its promised hiring goal for its Baton Rouge operations with 811 full-time employees.
Kathleen Blanco: Losing a ‘champion’
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's first and only female governor, should be remembered for much more than her response to Hurricane Katrina. She was a dedicated public servant who worked to improve education in the state.
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...
Development growth rises flood concerns in Ascension, Livingston
Decades ago, as the nation’s longest desegregation case dragged on in East Baton Rouge Parish schools, families began flocking to the lower housing cost...
How business fared during the Louisiana legislative session
No one had particularly lofty expectations for this year’s legislative session. It’s an election year, after all, which means lawmakers were reticent to do...
Politics making strange bedfellows in the anti-St. George camp
While no visible signs of any organized campaign to combat the city of St. George incorporation effort have yet emerged, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome...
