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COA pushes back against Metro Council’s proposed millage review
The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging sent a letter to Metro Council members Wednesday, opposing plans to form a committee to review and...
Introducing the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame Class of 2019
The Louisiana Political Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2019 inductees. This year’s inductees are:
Raymond “Coach” Blanco—Blanco is the husband of...
State of the City: Broome touts MovEBR, declining murder rate
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome celebrated the accomplishments of her second year in office today with a high-energy State of the City address, touting the...
How the Metro Council could remove Parish Attorney Batson
If the Metro Council approves Councilman LaMont Cole’s proposal to remove Parish Attorney Lea Anne Batson, which will be introduced at tonight’s meeting, the...
Metro Council agenda: ExxonMobil ITEP requests, opportunity zones
Two Industrial Tax Exemption Program applications from ExxonMobil are among the items to be introduced at this afternoon’s Metro Council meeting.
The applications are...
Council to consider reduced funding request for controversial tire shredder
The budget for a proposed tire shredder program that would be run by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control District...
Alford: The anything-can-happen election
For the past 28 years, Louisiana’s incoming governors have alternated party labels four times. From the perch of 2019, looking back over those years,...
If Metro Council fires Batson as parish attorney, will her top deputy be tapped...
Metro Councilman LaMont Cole isn’t saying why he’s pushing to remove Parish Attorney Lea Anne Batson, but two city-parish officials say he wants to...
Coalition committed to fixing Louisiana roads jumps into action
A coalition of business and economic development groups from across the state has announced the formation of a new organization that will advocate for...
Baton Rouge area schools working to increase security
Area schools are strengthening emergency procedures by investing in security upgrades on campuses across East Baton Rouge Parish.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School...
Louisiana issues RFP to manage $1.2B federal flood control grant
((Editor's Note: This story has been revised from an earlier version to update information about the size of the contract that had been incorrectly...
Alford: They said it in 2018 (And in 1993)
Remember 2018? It was 12 months long, as I recall, with four different seasons that appeared sporadically in some order or another. It was...
Authority exploring new Mississippi River bridge to meet for first time in January
The five-parish Capital Area Road and Bridge Authority is eyeing January for its first official meeting to begin exploring how to fund a new...
St. George petition verification to begin in early January
With the 2018 elections wrapped up and the holidays coming to a close, the East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters Office plans to...
Alford: Twelve crazy months of hardball politics
2018 has offered more than a few valuable lessons for working in or around politics in Louisiana.
While there are certainly more takeaways to...
BREC superintendent finalists’ interviews underway
The four finalists vying to replace retiring BREC Superintendent Carolyn McKnight have been making the rounds in Baton Rouge, meeting with community leaders and...
Louisiana population dropped by 10k last year
Louisiana had some of the steepest population losses in the nation last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s national and state population estimates...
Together Baton Rouge launches petition to deny Exxon ITEP requests
Together Baton Rouge began circulating an online petition Monday night calling for the Metro Council, school board and sheriff to deny ExxonMobil’s upcoming Industrial...
Audit: More than 17,600 Medicaid recipients did not qualify for coverage
A third audit of the Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid expansion program has found more than 17,600 current recipients may not have qualified for...
Baton Rouge officials consider uses for empty space at former Woman’s Hospital site
As part of an ongoing effort to increase the efficiency of city-parish government, local officials are meeting this morning with their architect, Jim Frey,...
