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Does Baton Rouge need a 24-hour misdemeanor detention facility to help combat crime?
In an effort to clear a massive criminal case backlog, some Baton Rouge law enforcement officials have suggested opening a 24-hour detention facility to house...
Publisher: Don’t punish hard work and success
As voters elect a new governor, many business groups are preparing for the first special session, and each group has its new “agenda” of...
Stephanie Riegel: Solving a CRISIS
The next time you’re sitting in one of those maddening traffic jams that seem increasingly frequent on I-10 of late, you can take solace...
A look at East Baton Rouge Parish’s capital projects budget
East Baton Rouge Parish budgeted more than $4 billion for capital projects in fiscal year 2015. So where did all of that money go?...
Baton Rouge councilman thinks next mayor should be paid as a CEO to bring...
The CEO of an $800 million company with 3,000 employees.
That’s how Metro Councilman Joel Boé views the position of Mayor of Baton Rouge. It’s...
Caroline Roemer: Looking back on two decades of charter schools
Editor's Note: This guest opinion column is from Caroline Roemer of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools.
The year 2015 marks the 20th anniversary...
Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy is a prolific fundraiser. But some of his most generous...
(Photography by Don Kadair: Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy)
In the campaign commercial released this summer, a high-school-age John Neely Kennedy rambles down a tree-lined dirt...
Stephanie Riegel: The futility of trying to build a bus culture in a car...
If you’ve ever ridden a Capital Area Transit System bus from the Mall of Louisiana to downtown, you’re one of the few. Apparently, ridership...
LSU Gateway Development could be bundled with plan to replace aging on-campus dorms
The five firms submitting proposals for the LSU Gateway Development, a planned mixed-use project of student housing and retail space on Nicholson Drive, will...
EPA releases report outlining steps Baton Rouge should take to establish bikeshare program
A new Environmental Protection Agency report released today on the possibility of establishing a bikeshare program in Baton Rouge says there’s enough support for...
Publisher: Endorsements for the Oct. 24 election
Editor's Note: This column has been revised since its original publication to accurately reflect the Center for Public Integrity's ranking of Louisiana's Department of...
Publisher: Two faces of John Bel Edwards
Rep. John Bel Edwards needs to be authentic and tell voters who he is. Is he the liberal, union champion, big government entitlements advocate...
Stephanie Riegel: A step backward for biking?
Neighborhood controversies may seem trivial to those who don’t live within the affected area. But the way the skirmishes play out often speaks volumes...
The choice of Louisiana’s next governor is weeks away. What might the 2016 cabinet...
As important as it is for an incoming governor to staff up with the right kind of talent, especially when it comes to their...
LSU ranks high among nation’s 50 flagship schools, SEC in new College Scorecard
LSU has the fifth-lowest cost of attendance among the 50 flagship institutions nationwide, according to the new College Scorecard released by the White House...
Louisiana Sheriff’s Association torn on endorsement in governor’s, insurance commissioner’s races
The Louisiana Sheriff’s Association on Wednesday made endorsements in five statewide races, but it failed to reach a consensus on a single candidate to...
Stephanie Riegel: A different approach to tackling poverty
In 2013, a Texas-based energy company with operations throughout the Gulf Coast announced a major investment in the Baton Rouge area that would bring...
Publisher: Buckle up for the Louisiana governor’s race
The qualifying is officially over, and the battles have begun. Buckle your seatbelt because it is going to be a wild and rough ride....
Our judges pick Louisiana’s political winners and losers based on one criteria: graphic design
As election season heats up in Louisiana, candidate signs and logos come out in force. Sprinkled along highways, posted in front yards and slapped...
Nichols stepping down as Jindal’s commissioner of administration for private sector job; Palmieri promoted...
After serving as Gov. Bobby Jindal’s commissioner of administration for the past three years, Kristy Nichols is leaving the public sector to become Ochsner...
