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Crossover voters helped pass roads tax opposed by most voters in Central, southeast EBR
While the city-parish as a whole voted Saturday to approve Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s roads tax—with a healthy 61% approval—voters in Central and Shenandoah strongly opposed...
Publisher: Choose solutions on Dec. 8 ballot
Parishwide MovEBR Roads and traffic tax:Â YES
You have seen the old Fram oil filter commercials where a mechanic warns you about costly engine repairs...
Baton Rouge and St. George seem headed for a nasty divorce
FOUNDING FATHERS: The leaders of the St. George incorporation effort—(from left) Lionel Rainey, Chris Rials, Norman Browning and Andrew Murrell—stand in front of Baton...
What will a St. George school district look like?
UNANSWERED QUESTION: Among the many uncertainties with a new St. George school district is whether students from the new city, if created, could still...
Central’s lesson for St. George: Be careful moving forward
THE CENTRAL TEA PARTY: Opposition to the under construction Settlement at Shoe Creek, shown in this rendering, sparked a voter revolution in November, costing...
The best announced announcement of 2018
Late Hammond attorney C.B. Forgotston, a go-to source for reporters and state legislators during the Jindal and Foster administrations, would have worn out his...
Low early voting turnout not favorable for Baton Rouge tax proposals Â
After five days of early voting, and two left to go, the relatively low turnout rate so far doesn’t bode well for two tax...
Metro Council to review dedicated millage levels in 2019
Sparked by growing concern over unchecked spending by the Baton Rouge city-parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control agency, which is funded by a dedicated...
A final look at the 2018 run-off
With roughly a week or so to go until Louisiana voters weigh in on our Dec. 8 runoff ballots, let’s take a quick look...
Louisiana listening tour on how to spend $1.2B in federal flood control money wraps...
The Louisiana Watershed Initiative—a program involving five state agencies focused on watershed management—wraps up a months-long, statewide listening tour Thursday with a meeting in...
Lessons learned the hard (and easy) way
There are so-called basics in Louisiana politics that shouldn’t be ignored, even if seasoned professionals do just that each and every election cycle.
It...
Will new packaging convince Baton Rouge voters to approve MovEBR?
On a Wednesday night in early August, local businessmen Jeff Koonce and Mike Wampold found themselves somewhere they probably never expected to be: attending...
How will all these Baton Rouge traffic proposals fit together?
IT ALL CONNECTS: Baton Rouge officials say there’s no long-term solution for relieving traffic on I-10 and the Mississippi River bridge without improving surface...
Bridging the mental health messaging gap
The need for the Bridge Center hasn’t changed since 2016, according to local officials. What has changed, however, is the messaging behind the concept,...
Local politics matter, especially this Election Day
Baton Rouge’s echo chamber was filled with theories last week about the momentous spike in early voting. Nearly all of the reads and interpretations,...
As opposition ramps up, St. George supporters say ‘it’s time’
St. George organizers plan to submit petition signatures to the city-parish Registrar of Voters on Monday, ahead of deadline, in their second attempt to...
Sending out an SOS about Louisiana SOS race
There are a few signs here and there promoting the candidates for Louisiana secretary of state, but not nearly enough to signal to voters...
Alford: Is legislative erosion a real problem?
Turnover in the Louisiana House of Representatives, and to a lesser degree in the Senate, is the story that just keeps on giving for...
‘Pleased, but not satisfied’: The blight fight, one year later
Exactly one year ago Tuesday, Metro Councilman Lamont Cole held a Blight Workshop for north Baton Rouge residents at the MLK Community Center, where...
Moret: The far-reaching impact of BRAF and its affiliates
The recent Business Report cover story about Commercial Properties Realty Trust, an affiliate of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, brought to mind many ways...
