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A Q&A with mayoral candidate Sid Edwards
Daily Report sat down with Republican mayoral candidate Sid Edwards to discuss his campaign and his vision for Baton Rouge. This interview has been...
‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana PSC race heating up
Public service commissioner isn’t the sexiest job in terms of public profile, but there are only five such seats in the state, so when...
‘LaPolitics’: State lawmakers are targeting civil service protections
Senate Judiciary C Chair Jay Morris sponsored a constitutional amendment during the last regular session that would have given the Louisiana Legislature the ability...
‘LaPolitics’: State auditor discusses corruption, watchdog position
LaPolitics: What are the most common ways that Louisiana local government entities get themselves in financial trouble?
Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack: Some entities struggle...
‘LaPolitics’: Landry is on a record pace issuing executive orders
Gov. Jeff Landry issued 138 executive orders during his first eight months in office, which represents the highest single-year tally of any governor dating...
A Q&A with mayoral candidate Ted James
Daily Report sat down with Democratic mayoral candidate Ted James to discuss his campaign and his vision for Baton Rouge. This interview has been...
Here’s when Baton Rouge’s mayoral candidates will debate
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication.
With the Baton Rouge mayoral race in full swing, voters will soon have the...
Applications are now open to fill LaMont Cole’s Metro Council seat
The Metro Council Administrator’s Office is now accepting applications for those interested in Lamont Cole’s vacant seat on the Metropolitan Council representing District 7.
Cole...
‘LaPolitics’: Will presidential swap influence local politics?
Just two weeks ago, President Joe Biden’s quest to hold the White House appeared to be, if not a lost cause, at least trending...
Republican mayoral candidate Sid Edwards shares his vision for Baton Rouge
Prominent high school football coach and surprise Republican mayoral candidate Sid Edwards intends to run a “positive” campaign aimed at reaching voters across party...
‘LaPolitics’: Debate over constitutional cash rages on
While a conservative mega-donor pleads with Louisiana legislators to hold an everything-goes constitutional convention later this summer, the state revenue secretary is pushing instead...
Nine candidates qualify for mayor’s race
Four additional candidates threw their hats in the ring to become the next mayor of East Baton Rouge Parish on the final day of...
Will revenue follow a DOTD overhaul?
With Gov. Jeff Landry directing an aggressive overhaul of the state transportation department, highway advocates and policy hawks wonder if new revenue streams could...
Louisiana’s newly created role of surgeon general, explained
What will Ralph Abraham’s duties as surgeon general actually be, and how much is he getting paid? Here’s what we know about Louisiana’s newest...
This 31-year-old Republican is running for mayor
Nathaniel Hearn, a 31-year-old Republican and political newcomer, is running for mayor of Baton Rouge.
That’s according to Roy Fletcher, who tells Daily Report that...
‘LaPolitics’: GOP weighs endorsement in 6th District
Elbert Guillory of Opelousas says he was "born an underdog," so his latest bid for elected office—this time for the new 6th Congressional District—should...
’LaPolitics’: Mayoral contests pepper fall ballot
There's going to be plenty of local action at the bottom of the Nov. 5 ballot this fall, with Louisiana's villages, towns and cities...
‘LaPolitics’: Governor’s gator hunt political fundraiser set for September
More than a decade ago, when he was in Congress, Gov. Jeff Landry had an idea for a fundraiser built around an alligator hunt...
‘LaPolitics’: State construction budget undergoing changes
The state’s process for deciding which projects from the annual construction budget to fund, and how to fund them, can be difficult to follow.
Sometimes,...
Garret Graves: A big loss for Louisiana
I couldn’t believe the news. How does one of the smartest, most effective and hardest-working members of the Louisiana congressional delegation not have a...
