If you missed our recent Breakfast Briefing series on public safety, click here to watch the video replays. The series, which BGR presented free to the public thanks to First Horizon Bank, featured experts on data analysis and community-based public safety strategies, as well as local law enforcement leaders.
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At least $1 million a year in lower pension costs for New Orleans
$39 million in Orleans Parish school funding redistributed
national awards for BGR policy achievements
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